Winter sports all compete for the same time frame . The UP200 got underway on Friday night, the Jackpine 30 ran on Saturday, and Saturday and Sunday , the annual ski jumps on giant Pine Mountain were underway.
Photos are of the jump and landing, billed by foreign jumpers as 'very pleasant, with a bit of a short landing and steep drop " (understatement). Newer hills are carved out a bit longer, but this hill has a great history of jumping. Local jumpers have done well over the years with 18 North American champions.
Julia's son, Daniel, age 18, is pictured in his second trial jump yesterday. He is scheduled to fly to Poland today for competition in the World Juniors, but it was iffy if Poland has enough snow for this to go on. We've been watching these jumps for many years and each year it is amazing to see them fly off the scaffolding with seemingly no concerns. Of course, they start at age five, increasing their jumps over their training years.
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