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Halstad Hill:
| K-Point: | 20 m |
  Hill record: |
22.9 m (75 ft) |
| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Year of construction: | 1932 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | Lake Arrowhead Ski Club |
| Coordinates: | 34.251488, -117.182053 
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History:
The ski jumping hill in Lake Arrowhead, California, was one of the first facilities of its kind in Southern California. It was built in 1932 by Halvor Halstad, an American skiing pioneer and member of the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame. Halstad, born in Norway, began ski jumping at the age of 10 and competed in Norwegian junior competitions for eight years. After emigrating to the United States, he played a key role in the development of skiing in Southern California.
The official opening of the ski jump took place on December 18, 1932. In February 1933, Lake Arrowhead hosted a Snow Carnival, during which a ski jumping competition was held.
In 1934, John Elvrum, a Norwegian ski jumper, set an American ski jumping record of 240 feet (about 73 meters) during a competition in Big Pines, California. He was later hired by the Lake Arrowhead Corporation to promote skiing in the San Bernardino Mountains. Elvrum also established children's skiing programs in the Lake Arrowhead school district, which was one of the first initiatives of its kind in Southern California. In 1968, he was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame, and his contribution to the development of skiing in California is still remembered.
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