No Way!

On our recent trip "Up North", we ran into a cool place in Coleraine, Minnesota.
It is called Mt Itasca

They have several ski jumps there that are used for Olympic training. I can't imagine racing down the slippery slope on skis then launching into the air and being expected to land with some amount of control!

Two weeks ago they hade ski jumpers competing...without snow!
With the assistance of $130,000 in funding from the MASC, the Ole Mangseth Ski Jump was outfitted with plastic mats to allow for ski jump training and competition during the non-snow months. Since this addition was completed in 1999, usership and economic impact at the facility have increased significantly. Athletes from throughout the U.S. have trained in Coleraine for extended periods of time – at formal training camps lasting as long as ten days. Both the U.S. National Ski Jump Team and the Nordic Combined Development Team trained at the facility in the past two years.

This fellow has pretty good form...considering!


Once again...I repeat...NO WAY!


If I ever get the urge to do something like that, I will slowly walk to my recliner, sit down and wait for the urge to pass.