Curry Hill (Ironwood)
Curry Hill was a K50 ski jumping hill located in Ironwood, Michigan, United States with two official world records set. It was operated by Ironwood Ski Club and Norrie Athletic Club.
| Curry Hill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ironwood, Michigan, US |
| Coordinates | 46°28′24″N 90°11′09″W |
| Operator | Ironwood Ski Club Norrie Athletic Club |
| Opened | 1906 (first time) 1922 (reopening) |
| Closed | 1914 (first time) 1930 (collapsed) |
| Size | |
| K–point | K50 |
| Hill record | 56.4 m (185 ft) Walter Brattlund(1923) |
History
The Ironwood Ski Club (organized in 1905) operated the 40 meter Curry Hill ski jump from 1906 through 1914[1] and the Norrie Athletic Club operated the 50 meter Curry Hill site from 1922 to 1930 when it collapsed after a snow storm.
On 18 February 1911, American Anders Haugen set the first official world record at 152 feet (46 metres), the same day his fellow Barney Riley fell at 154 feet (47 metres) world record distance.[2]
On 18 February 1912, American James Presthus fell at 156 feet (48 metres) world record distance and did not count as record.[3]
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. Barney Riley crashed that day at 161 and 165 feet, but the order of jumps is not clear, so it is not clear if those two were falls at world record distances or not, depends if those two jumps happened before or after Omtvedt set world record at 169 ft.[4][5]
Elsewhere in 1915, American Ragnar Omtvedt successfully landed at 184 feet (56 metres) world record distance, but did not count as it was set at unofficial event.[6]
Ski jumping world records
| No. | Date | Name | Country | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 | 18 February 1911 | Anders Haugen | United States | 46.3 | 152 |
| F | 18 February 1911 | Barney Riley | United States | 46.9 | 154 |
| F | 18 February 1912 | James Presthus | United States | 47.5 | 156 |
| PRO | 16 February 1913 | Ragnar Omtvedt | United States | 48.2 | 158 |
| F | 16 February 1913 | Barney Riley | United States | 49.1 | 161 |
| F | 16 February 1913 | Barney Riley | United States | 50.3 | 165 |
| #21 | 16 February 1913 | Ragnar Omtvedt | United States | 51.5 | 169 |
| UN | 1915 | Ragnar Omtvedt | United States | 56 | 184 |
Not recognized! Fall at world record distance.
Not recognized! Set at professional event. Standing jump.
Falls! Unclear if set before of after 169 ft? If at WR distances or not?.
Not recognized! Set at unofficial event. Standing jump.
See also
References
- Supercynski, Charles (2017) "IRONWOOD: An Epicenter of International Ski Jumping" Michigan History Magazine Historical Society of Michigan ISSN 0026-2196
- "Sensational ski jumping (page 1, column 3)". Calumet News. 20 February 1911.
- "Hopper 152 fod (pages 11, column 5)" (in Norwegian). Nordisk Tidende. 22 February 1912.
- "Makes new ski record; 169 ft". Calumet News. 19 February 1913.
- "Ski jumping record broken by 13 feet". San Francisco Call. 16 February 1913.
- "Eit Ski Hop paa 56 Meter (page 4)" (in Norwegian). Fremtiden. 13 April 1915.
External links
- Curry Hill skisprungschanzen.com