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Muir Knoll

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Hoofers Ski Jump:

K-Point:

35 m

Year of construction:	1919
Conversions:	1933
Further jumps:	no
Status:	destroyed
Plastic matting:	no
Ski club:	Hoofers Club

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History:

In 1911 athletics Professor Tom Jones and his students of the University of Wisconsin at Madison constructed a wooden ski jumping hill at small hill called “Muir Knoll”, the jump’s outrun lead on Lake Mendota. Until 1931 this ski jump was very popular with the students, but then it had to be torn down.
Already in the following year Hoofers Club forced the construction of a new ski jump with steel-made inrun, which could be opened on 1933-02-11 attended by 4,000 spectators. The new inrun was 17 meters high and 33 meters long and jumpers as well as spectators of the numerous little competitions had a wonderful view on the lake. In World War II soldier used the hill for maneuver and in 1957 it was finally destructed.

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