Ski Jumps » United States » Utah » Alta

Recent news:

Latest updates:

2012-02-06

2012-02-04

2012-01-30

2012-01-29

2012-01-25

2012-01-23

2012-01-22

USA-CO Steamboat Springs

GER-BY Rastbüchl

GER-BW Titisee-Neustadt

Alta

Data | History | Map | Comments

Landes Memorial Hill:

K-Point:	60 m
Hill record:	61.0 m (200 ft) (Matz Jenssen , 1968)

Year of construction:	1948
Further jumps:	no
Status:	destroyed
Plastic matting:	no
Ski club:	Utah Ski Club

to top

History:

At the inauguration of Landes Memorial Hill at Alta, Utah, in 1948 Alf Engen jumped a first hill record of 181 feet (55 meters). In 1949 the first annual competition was organized, in which always numerous ski jumping stars of the postwar area took part, like for instance Norway’s Olympic Gold Medal Winner Arnfinn Bergmann and to which thousands of spectators came.
After the ski jumping activities at Landes Hill ended in late 1960’s / early 1970’s, in May 1988 inrun and judges tower were finally removed.

to top