Pine Mountain Jump

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The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is a ski jump located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, Dickinson County. It is part of the Kiwanis Ski Club and hosts annual FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup competitions.[1] 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. Attendance is about 20,000 ski jumping fans year around.[3]

Specifications

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  • Scaffold length: 117m [2]
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  • Hill Size (HS): 133m [2]
  • Pitch of landing hill: 39°
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History

Construction of the jump began in 1937 and was completed in 1938. At the time it was Script error: No such module "convert". high. It hosted its first competition in 1939. In 1948, the outrun was dug out, and in 1977 the inrun tower was made larger (to the current Script error: No such module "convert".) after a fire. There have been numerous other renovations over the years. In 1996 and 2000 the hill hosted the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, bringing in 20,000 spectators. However, it has not hosted one since, and now hosts annual FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup competitions.[5]

Locally known as "Giant Pine Mountain," it is reputed worldwide to be one of the best ski jumping facilities. The ski jumping fans are said to be friendly. It is also considered by most jumpers as the most challenging jump on the Continental Cup circuit and in the world. This partly is due to the fact that the top of the jump is nearly 600 feet above all of the surrounding landscape giving the jumpers the same view that they would have if they were standing on top of a 60 story skyscraper. Also, because of the jump and hill's high rise above the surrounding landscape there is a significant wind factor for jumpers making it more challenging.[6]

Excluding ski flying hills, the Pine Mountain Ski Jump is the largest ski jump in the United States and it is between the 3rd and 8th tallest man-made ski jump in the world (depending on how height is measured).[7] There are two other ski jumps in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Copper Peak is the only Ski flying venue in the western hemisphere, located near Ironwood, Michigan (and has been called "Suicide hill"),[8] as well as the pre-existing Suicide Hill Ski Jump located at Ishpeming, Michigan, which is near the National Ski Hall of Fame.[8]

Jump records

Below is the list of past and current record holders:

Year Distance (m) Distance (ft) Name Country
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1949 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon United States
1949 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon FIN
1949 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon USA
1955 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon USA[9]
1961 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon USA
1962 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon FIN
1965 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon United States
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1971 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon United States
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List of events held

The Pine Mountain ski jumping tournament has been part of the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup every year since 2004 and with the exception of the occasional Winter Olympic Games or World Cup event, the tournament is annually the most prestigious and highest level ski jumping competition held in the Western Hemisphere. Below is an incomplete list of events held at the hill.[1][2][3][11]

  • United States National Ski Jumping Championship held in 1958.
  • United States National Ski Jumping Championship held in 1960.
  • United States National Ski Jumping Championship held in 1966.
  • FIS Ski Jumping World Cup held February 16, 17, 18. and 19, 1996.
  • FIS Ski Jumping World Cup held February 25, 26, and 27, 2000.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 16, 17, and 18, 2001.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 22, 23, and 24, 2002.
  • FIS Continental Cup held January 20, 21, and 22, 2004.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 25, 26, and 27, 2005.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 17, 18, and 19, 2006.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 16, 17, and 18, 2007.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 15, 16, and 17, 2008.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 13, 14, and 15, 2009.
  • FIS Continental Cup held January 29, 30, and 31, 2010
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 11, 12, and 13, 2011.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 10, 11, and 12, 2012.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 8, 9, and 10, 2013.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 7, 8, and 9, 2014.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 20, 21, and 22, 2015.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 19, 20, and 21, 2016.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 24, 25, and 26, 2017.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 9, 10, and 11, 2018.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 8, 9, and 10, 2019.
  • FIS Continental Cup held February 4, 5, and 6, 2022

Getting there

From US Highway 2 in town (Iron Mountain), turn west onto Kent Street just south of the Chapin Pit, and follow the signs. In about Script error: No such module "convert"., look for Upper Pine Mountain Road which winds up to the hilltop. The view from the observation deck at the top of the jump is about Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] There is no charge to use the observation deck.

References

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  11. ↑ Dougoveto, John (2018) Pine Mountain ski jump: A History of Ski Jumping in the Iron Mountain Kingsford Area RRR Publishing OCLC 1080346979

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External links

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