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Pine Mountain holds the U.S. records for the longest jump in World Cup competition at 140m (459 feet), as well as the overall distance record at 144m (472.44feet). [2], not counting records set at ski flying hills. The facility also includes two smaller ski jumping hills that are built into the hill northwest of the large hill.
Tim Ashburn says in his book The History of Ski Jumping that Norheim's longest jump on the circular track in Haugli ground in 1868 should have been measured at 9.4 metres alen [8] but that newspapers in Christiania reported that the length "was a little exaggerated", so the official record is everywhere written as 19.5 m.
Copper Peak is a ski flying hill designed by Lauren Larsen and located near Ironwood, Michigan, United States.It was built in 1969 and inaugurated one year later. [1] [2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [3] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971. [2]
The plan is to modernize "the iconic ski jump," which was once "home to the world’s largest ski flying hill." The state is kicking in $20 million in construction grants to make it happen.
Bush Lake Ski Jump, Bloomington, Minnesota K70 | K28 | K18 | K8; Harris Hill Ski Jump, Brattleboro, Vermont K90; Pine Mountain Jump, Iron Mountain, Michigan (Continental Cup, World Cup) 133 | 120; Copper Peak, Ironwood, Michigan (first ever ski flying hill in the western hemisphere, currently being updated) K160
Suicide Hill Ski Jump is a 90-meter ski jump located in Negaunee, Michigan, and is part of the Ishpeming Ski Club. It is one of three major ski jumps located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the others being Copper Peak (a larger ski flying hill) and Pine Mountain Ski Jump). Suicide Hill has been in existence since 1925.
On 16 February 1913, American Ragnar Omtvedt set the second official world record at 169 feet (52 metres) at the afternoon longest standing jump competition and earlier that day he successfully landed at 158 feet (48 meters) world record distance, but it didn't count as this was the professional competition.
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