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| Copper Peak | |
|---|---|
 Ski jump and chairlift in 2008 | |
| Location | Ironwood, Michigan United States |
| Size | |
| Hill record | Werner Schuster, Mathias Wallner (158.0 m in 1994) |
Copper Peak | |
  Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates | 46°36′04″N 90°05′25″W / 46.60111°N 90.09028°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000948[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1973 |
| Designated MSHS | January 22, 1971[2] |
Copper Peak is a ski flying hill located in Ironwood, Michigan, United States. The hill is a Michigan State Historic Site (MSHS) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
[edit]Copper Peak was built in 1969 and completed in early 1970.[3][4]
Copper Peak was built for a cost of $1,032,000, paid for entirely with federal funds, with all but $250,000 as grants.[5]
Copper Peak, along with some nearby copper mines, was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on January 22, 1971. On January 4, 1973, the hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places. An MSHS informational marker was erected on August 15, 1974.[2]
World Cup
[edit]| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Alois Lipburger[6] |  AUT
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Hill Record
[edit]| Date | Name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Zbyněk Hubač |
134 m (440 ft) |
| 1973 |  Akitsugu Konno |
136 m (446 ft) |
| 1973 |  Jerry Martin |
137 m (449 ft) |
| 1973 | Akitsugu Konno |
138 m (453 ft) |
| 1974 | Tom Dargay |
144 m (472 ft) |
| 1974 | Jerry Martin |
144 m (472 ft) |
| 1975 | Jerry Martin |
147 m (482 ft) |
| 1976 |  Hans-Georg Aschenbach |
154 m (505 ft) |
| 1981-2-13 | Alois Lipburger |
154 m (505 ft) |
| 1990 | Stanislav Vasko |
156 m (512 ft) |
| 1994-1-22 | Mathias Wallner |
158 m (518 ft) |
| 1994-1-23 | Werner Schuster |
158 m (518 ft) |
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ a b Staff (2009). "Copper Peak / Chippewa Hill Peak". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Ski Flying Comes To Michigan 1969, p. 186.
- ^ Getting off the Ground 1972, p. 178.
- ^ Brady & Ward 1970, p. 50.
- ^ FIS-Ski - resultats
Bibliography
[edit]- "Getting off the Ground". Ski Magazine. 1972. ISSN 0037-6159.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Brady, M. Michael; Ward, James (1970). "Flying High on Federal Funds". Ski Magazine. 34 (7). ISSN 0037-6159.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "Ski Flying Comes to Michigan". Ski Magazine. 34 (1). 1969. ISSN 0037-6159.
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External links
[edit]
Media related to Copper Peak at Wikimedia Commons
Staff (November 25, 2013). "Copper Peak to be world's largest summer ski jump". Daily Mining Gazette. p. 3A.
- Soaring With the Eagles: The Copper Peak Story
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