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Historical Information About American Ski Jumping
This page will contain historical information about the sport of ski jumping in the United States,
and links to various resources. The list of videos at right will show you the progression of ski
jumping technique ... we’ll add a few more to include some more recent footage.
** Don West is the webmaster of www.skijumpeast.com, the online voice of USSA’s Eastern
Division. He’s also the oldest active ski jumper in the USA ... he’s jumping in Masters Class V,
which includes athletes age 70-79. This website contains a lot of historical information,
including a number of interesting lists of national champions, Olympic and FIS team members,
etc. There’s also a lot of info on Masters classes and competitions.
** Here’s a website which catalogs ski jumps around the world, and it’s got a huge listing of
American jumps, past and present ... www.skisprungschanzen.com. That’s German for
“ski jumping hills.” It’s in both German and English. The link will bring up the homepage in
English, but if you navigate to a page that’s in German, look for a little British flag logo in the
upper part of the left (blue) column to switch to English. Click on Ski Jumps, choose United
States, and you’ll find a lengthy list. Some material may be outdated, but you can contact
the webmaster if you have more complete or current info. Prepare to spend some time ...
Here’s an example of what you can find there ... a listing for a ski jump in Berkeley, California.
There was a description of two events held there in the 1930s, with a link to a YouTube VIDEO
compiled from black & white movies shot on site. There’s a sharp right turn at the end of the
outrun, and one of the jumpers has to dodge a dog! As Master Card would say, “Priceless!”
** The International Skiing History Association publishes a terrific comprehensive quarterly
magazine called Skiing Heritage. Their website is www.skiinghistory.org. Its subject matter
covers all skiing disciplines, and of course it’s international in scope. They have published
articles about American ski jumping and Nordic combined, and it’s well worth the time to
become familiar with their website. Back issues of the magazine are online.
** See a historical insert from the Red Wing Republican-Eagle Feb 7, 2007. PDF, 24 pages
This was printed at the time of the first American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame induction, and
contains a lot of information on the early days of ski jumping in the USA.
** Learn about the Morgedal Valle in Norway, where ski jumping began ... Morgedal.com
Find more links on our “Museums, etc.” page ... along with info in collections, books, etc.
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