London Ski jumping competition 1950

London Ski jumping competitions 1950 was the first ski jumping competitions to be held in London. Snow was imported from Norway and a ski jump built on Hampstead Heath for the events.[1] The 1950 competition took place on 24–25 March 1950.[1] On the first day a competition was held between members of the Norwegian ski jumping team[1] who had come over to help publicise Norway as a tourist destination. On the second day there was a competition between representatives from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The Oxford Oxford team won this University Challenge Cup.[1] The "London Challenge Cup"—which anyone could enter—was won by Arne Hoel of Oslo.[1]

The event attracted a huge crowd—the BBC report says "tens of thousands of people"—and was so successful that plans were discussed for it to be repeated the following year.[1] However, the BBC report says "The ski-jump competition was never held again, despite several attempts to revive it."[1]

The Cinema Museum in London holds excellent film of the event. Ref HM0578.