Aspen Colorado-1961: A Man Wearing A Blue Coat Skiing Down A Snowy Slope

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationAspen, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Aspen Colorado

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A Man Wearing A Blue Coat Skiing Down A Snowy Slope — Clip Details

A man in a blue coat and dark pants skis down a snowy slope in this vintage 8mm home movie from Aspen, Colorado, 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him in motion with ski poles, his silhouette standing out against the bright white snow. The grainy texture and slight motion blur are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the early 1960s, offering a nostalgic glimpse of winter recreation. The clip shows a continuous descent, with the skier maintaining balance and control on the snow-covered terrain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127543502

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1208 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #2
Reel-level year note: 1961
Reel-level location note: aspen colorado
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Aspen, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Aspen ski footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing winter recreation and amateur home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The skier's clothing, narrow skis, poles, and bright open slope support an early-1960s recreational skiing scene, with Aspen and 1961 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged home-movie view of one adult skier moving downhill, concentrating on balance and turns rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult skier in a blue coat, dark pants, long skis, ski poles, white snow, strong shadows, film-frame borders, and soft motion blur.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, high snow exposure, slight blur, gate edges, and color softness that give the clip its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, winter-sports cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about Aspen, skiing, or midcentury leisure.
Historical context: The clip shows recreational downhill skiing in a snowy mountain setting, reflecting private leisure travel without proving a specific resort run or organized event.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, private property, or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Aspen skiing home movie, 8mm skier on snowy slope, vintage Colorado winter recreation, and midcentury amateur ski footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Aspen 1961 material, then broader 1960s skiing, winter travel, and recreational sport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult skier in a blue coat and dark pants moves across snow in Aspen, Colorado, 1961 home-movie footage. — A skier crosses the bright slope with poles extended.

Adult skier turns downhill on a snowy Aspen slope, with motion blur and visible 8mm film edges. — The skier leans into a downhill turn on the open snow.

Adult skier in blue continues a downhill turn in the 1961 Aspen home-movie ski sequence. — The skier’s body angles into the turn as the skis track across snow.

Adult skier passes close to frame edge on the snowy Aspen slope, partly softened by home-movie blur. — The skier moves toward the edge of the frame during the descent.

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