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Suicide Hill Ski Jump

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17: 139: 47:). Suicide Hill has been in existence since 1925. Suicide Hill Ski Jump is located in a small valley known as Suicide Bowl. Suicide Bowl contains a total of five jumps: a 13-meter, 25-meter, 40-meter, 60-meter, and Suicide Hill at 90-meters. The 13-meter and 40-meter jumps are fitted with plastic for summer jumping. All five jumps are used during winter. Suicide Bowl also contains cross-country ski runs. 126: 249:
The local newspaper reporter, Ted Butler, said "Sure it's a good hill, but why not have a little color about it. I gave it the name a few days before it was used in 1926. Walter Anderson fell in practice a few days before the meet and was badly hurt. In the stories I sent out about him, I called it
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was on February 25, 1882. Since 1887, an annual competition has taken place in the area. On February 26, 1926, Suicide Hill was opened for its first competition. The name "Suicide Hill" was given by a local newspaper reporter named Ted Butler after jumper Walter "Huns" Anderson was injured in
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Before the construction of the jump in 1925, numerous other hills and jumps were used for competitions. The first competition that took place in
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1926. Due to this long history of ski jumping in the area, the
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Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan
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Ski Jumping Hill Archive » skisprungschanzen.com
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ski jump
Negaunee, Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Copper Peak
Pine Mountain Ski Jump
Ishpeming, Michigan
National Ski Hall of Fame
Ferdinand Bader
Germany
Germany
United States
United States
"Ishpeming"
"Copper Peak, Ironwood"
"Our History"
Archived
"Michigan's long history of ski jumping"
The Detroit News
the original
46°28′56″N 87°37′36″W / 46.48222°N 87.62667°W / 46.48222; -87.62667
Categories
Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan
Ski jumping venues in the United States
Sports venues in Michigan
Ski areas and resorts in Michigan
Ski jumping venues in Michigan
1925 establishments in Michigan
Tourist attractions in Marquette County, Michigan

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