Friday, January 30, 2009

A lot of News about the Brattleboro Ski Jump and older jumps around the country

Vermont ski jump restored to old glory - Boston.com
For decades, ski jumpers from around the world -- Norway, Austria, Canada
-- launched themselves off the ski jump at Harris Hill.

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When I was 17, I and many others got to Ski in Berlin (discussed below). It was a wonderful jump and is also worth restoring.

Thrill of victory forgotten
Boston Globe - United States
By 1937, the Granite State was home to the country's tallest ski jump, a
fearsome, now-defunct, 198-foot tower in Berlin that was home to the United
States ...

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Look at what is coming to Oslo Norway:

Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects | SpaceInvading

Holmenkollen ski jump
Construction is underway in Oslo, Norway, on the new Holmenkollen ski jump
designed by JDS Architects. Building will be completed in time for the
Holmenkolldagen annual international ski jumping competition in March 2011
...
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Norge Ski Club hosts 104th ski jump tourney
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
For hundreds of fans, the 104th Norge Ski Club's ski jump tournament
competition Sunday in Fox River Grove was a chance to see something
extraordinary. ...
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There are more postings about Leavenworth Washinton and Frisco Co that we will be exploring.

Build a jump in your home town!

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