Copper Peak
46.601219444444 - 90.090380555556Koordinaten: 46 ° 36 ' 4.4 "N, 90 ° 5' 25.4 " W
The Copper Peak is a Inaugurated in March 1970 flying hill in Ironwood, Michigan, USA. It is the world's smallest ski jump which was homologated by the FIS.
History
The name of the hill is derived from copper mining, which began in 1884 in this area. By 1995, there were millions of tons of copper mined and processed. The fact that iron ore was mined, reveals the name of the nearby town of Ironwood. The start of the ski jump tower consists of 30 tons of high-alloy steel and weather resistant. It is equipped with 73 meters of the biggest jump tower in the world. The steel structure is designed so that the tower even withstand wind speeds of up to 300 km / hr. In 1980 the hill was first rebuilt. Thus the reason the spout was recessed by about 3 feet, so the K- point could be increased from 145 to 160 meters. In vain they hoped to make possible this way flights to 180 meters. In 1988, the inclination of the takeoff was increased to 12 ° according to the FIS rules. A total of ten ski flying competitions were there from 1970 to 1994 carried out. The last official World Cup competitions took place in 1981. Copper Peak is now a popular tourist destination. In winter the nearby ski lift can be used. The profile of the hill is outdated and has no current FIS certificate.
The hill record holding two Austrians: 1994, so at the last jump, only improved Matthias Wallner old hill record by two meters to 158 meters, before his compatriot Werner Schuster these equalized soon after.
Currently there are plans to renovate the ski jump, to be implemented by 2013 for U.S. $ 250,000. The landing area is to be filled up with 1150 cubic meters of earth, the Aufsprungwinkel is reduced from 41 ° to 36 °, a new jury tower is to be built and installed snow-making equipment. In December 2013 the first test competitions should take place. A little later, however, it became known that the jump instead of a ski jump to a big hill to be converted, be possible on the Jumps to 170 meters. This would make it the largest ski jump in the world.