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Mount David ski jump:

K-Point:

20 m

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Year of construction:	1923
Operating until:	1950's
Status:	destroyed
Ski club:	Bates College
Coordinates:	44.106551, -70.208136 ✔

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History:

The ski jump on the slope of Mount David, located right next to the Bates College campus, was actively used from the early 1920s until the mid-1940s to early 1950s. It was an important part of the annual Winter Carnival, a well-known event among students and the local community.
Its construction dates back to 1923, when instructor Woodward (affiliated with Bates College) initiated the building of a wooden take-off tower and an informal ski jump. From then on, ski jumping became a regular feature of the Winter Carnival, serving as one of the highlights of the college's winter festivities.
In the 1930s, the ski jump reached its peak popularity. In 1936, a film was recorded documenting a ski jumping competition, and in 1939, a photograph was taken showing Robert Ireland mid-air, surrounded by spectators. Data suggest the hill had a K-point of around K20, and jumpers reached distances up to 22 meters (72 feet).
After World War II, interest in the jump declined — the infrastructure was no longer modernized, and alpine and Nordic skiing began developing off campus. The ski jump slowly fell into disuse and ceased operation sometime between the late 1940s and early 1950s. In the decades that followed, it was completely dismantled.
However, Bates College preserves the memory of the jump: archival materials and film footage from 1936 and 1939 bear witness to its past. In 2016, during the modern Winter Carnival, student Pat Sheils performed a symbolic jump at the same site — captured in a photo juxtaposed with the 1939 image. This collage, published by the college, highlighted the symbolic connection between past and present.
Today, the site no longer has any ski jumping infrastructure, but the natural topography of Mount David’s slope still reflects the former trajectory of the jump.

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