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Sunday River Ski Jumps:
| K-Point: | 40 m |
| Further jumps: | K30, K20, K10 |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Year of construction: | 1939 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | Gould Academy Ski Team |
| Coordinates: | 44.457703, -70.818275 ✔ 
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History:
The ski jump on Barker Mountain was built around 1939 at the initiative of Gould Academy, as part of the school's then-developing winter sports program. It was located on the northwestern slopes of the mountain, in the area of what is now the Sunday River Ski Resort, approximately 5 kilometers southwest of downtown Bethel, Maine. The facility was also known as the Gould Academy Ski Jump.
Originally, the jump served as a training facility, but it quickly evolved into a full-fledged club venue used by students and young athletes from the region. In the 1950s, the facility was expanded — a wooden inrun tower was constructed, the landing hill was extended to meet K30–K40 standards, and a rope tow was installed to transport jumpers to the top. In addition, a smaller training jump of about 10 meters was added for beginners.
The site primarily served local schools and clubs — not only Gould Academy, but also youth from nearby towns such as Rumford and even regions of neighboring New Hampshire. It was considered one of the best-equipped ski jumping training facilities in western Maine.
In 1990, an attempt was made to revive the hill. Night lighting was installed, and the goal was to resume training sessions and organize small competitions. However, the project did not gain broader support. Changing trends in winter sports — particularly the rapid rise of snowboarding and alpine skiing — soon led to the abandonment of the effort.
In the years that followed, the jump was taken out of use, and its structures were dismantled. Today, no visible traces of the former facility remain. The site where the jump once stood has been fully integrated into the modern infrastructure of the Sunday River ski area, which now focuses on alpine skiing, snowboarding, and general winter recreation.
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