Those of us that grew up in the U.P., northern Wisconsin did this when were kids....started on the lower jumps then graduated to the big man made scaffolds...some over a 100 feet high...I loved doing it...felt like flying on the bigger jumps when the air caught under your skis' and body...the landing had to be just right or one could be hurt badly....glad I did it then...if I tried it now, I would be in serious trouble.
In this video I went off these same jumps....I don't recognize myself in any scenes. Some went on to Olympics fame like Willie Erickson.
Mel Allen, sportscaster from the 40's and 50's did the narration....Very rare footage.
Most of manmade artificial ski jumps have been torn down due to insurance...not sure if the kids still do this.
Pine Mountain, scaffold 176 feet high still has a tournament every year...sometimes over 20,000 people attend the weekend event.
Happy Jumping,
Joe
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High Flying Doug Nord
by veryfitt
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Vintage footage of big smiling, high flying, ski jumping protege, Duggy Nord in Iron Mountain Michigan, narrated by fabled voice, Mel Allen
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