John W Lundin

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Ski Jumping in Washington State: A Nordic TraditionPaperback, 1 February 2021

Ski Jumping in Washington State: A Nordic Tradition
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Sports
Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
History Press
Date Published
1 Feb 2021
ISBN-10
1467147826
ISBN-13
9781467147828

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Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin re-creates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage.

Product Details

Author:
John W Lundin
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 February 2021
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.75 x 1.02 cm
Genre:
Pacific Northwest
ISBN-10:
1467147826
ISBN-13:
9781467147828
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Series:
Weight:
476.27 gm

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