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SALISBURY—The New England winters were a lot colder in 1924 when John Satre (pronounced Say-tree) emigrated from his native Norway to Salisbury. Mr. Satre felt right at home in a countryside covered with snow, but twinges of homesickness and the lure of a pristine snowfall led the noted Norwegian ski jumper to climb to the peak of neighbor’s barn roof and to launch an 86-year-long jumping tradition.
Mr. Satre, who was joined a year later by his brothers Olaf and Magnus—a six-time U.S. Nordic combined champion and member of the 1936 Winter Olympics team—set the stage for the eventual birth of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association [SWSA], host for decades to the Eastern Ski Jumping Championships.
Junior Olympics
Last year, SWSA added to its glory when it brought the Junior Ski Jump Olympics to Northwest Connecticut, further perpetuating the area’s deep association with the winter sport.
Bringing the Olympics home required a new ski jump tower, a costly endeavor enthusiastically supported by Salisbury’s townspeople. But with that support came a promise—to use the tower more than once a year in February. SWSA’s all-volunteer membership has accepted that challenge and this weekend it will play host to a new Winter Carnival.
The weekend will be a festive prelude to the annual Jumpfest Ski Jumping Championships slated for two weeks later, Feb. 10-12. A weekend with a lighter theme than the intensity of the Championships, the Carnival will feature a Gelande Jumping Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Also known as “Alpine skiing,” the event pits mature skiers using regular downhill equipment against the hill.
“The Alpine jumping is a more fun event,” said SWSA vice president Mat Kiefer. “I think the men coming are going through mid-life crisis.”
He said Alpine ski jumping has been growing in popularity in the West and its aficionados are seeking to introduce it to the East. Members of the Alpine Ski Association jump use shorter and narrower skis than the regulation skis used in Nordic jumping. They also use ski poles, and, to add even more of a challenge, the jumpers shun the tracks cut into the inrun (ski tower ramp) that safely aim a jumper onto the exact middle of the landing hill.
“These guys are crazy!” said SWSA president Ken Barker.
Another new event debuting during Winter Carnival will be the Human Dogsled Race that will feature five people pulling a sixth on a decorated sled of their own creation over a 0.5 k course. The race will be held around 2 p.m. on Sunday after the Gelande Jumping event ends. Continued...
Mr. Satre, who was joined a year later by his brothers Olaf and Magnus—a six-time U.S. Nordic combined champion and member of the 1936 Winter Olympics team—set the stage for the eventual birth of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association [SWSA], host for decades to the Eastern Ski Jumping Championships.
Junior Olympics
Last year, SWSA added to its glory when it brought the Junior Ski Jump Olympics to Northwest Connecticut, further perpetuating the area’s deep association with the winter sport.
Bringing the Olympics home required a new ski jump tower, a costly endeavor enthusiastically supported by Salisbury’s townspeople. But with that support came a promise—to use the tower more than once a year in February. SWSA’s all-volunteer membership has accepted that challenge and this weekend it will play host to a new Winter Carnival.
The weekend will be a festive prelude to the annual Jumpfest Ski Jumping Championships slated for two weeks later, Feb. 10-12. A weekend with a lighter theme than the intensity of the Championships, the Carnival will feature a Gelande Jumping Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Also known as “Alpine skiing,” the event pits mature skiers using regular downhill equipment against the hill.
“The Alpine jumping is a more fun event,” said SWSA vice president Mat Kiefer. “I think the men coming are going through mid-life crisis.”
He said Alpine ski jumping has been growing in popularity in the West and its aficionados are seeking to introduce it to the East. Members of the Alpine Ski Association jump use shorter and narrower skis than the regulation skis used in Nordic jumping. They also use ski poles, and, to add even more of a challenge, the jumpers shun the tracks cut into the inrun (ski tower ramp) that safely aim a jumper onto the exact middle of the landing hill.
“These guys are crazy!” said SWSA president Ken Barker.
Another new event debuting during Winter Carnival will be the Human Dogsled Race that will feature five people pulling a sixth on a decorated sled of their own creation over a 0.5 k course. The race will be held around 2 p.m. on Sunday after the Gelande Jumping event ends. Continued...
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“Ken heard about these races somewhere,” reported Willie Hallihan, publicity spokesman for SWSA. “He thought it would be fun. It is based on the model of bed races, where everyone dresses up outrageously. We decided there should be a weight handicap of 200 pounds for the sled’s passenger on the men’s teams. After the jump, we will rough up the surface of the outrun at the base of the jump, because that is pretty hard and slippery, and the racers will go around that twice.”
The only requirement for the vehicle is that it be without wheels. It can have runners, like a sled, or be smooth-bottomed.
Last minute contestants can find a complete set of rules at www.jumpfest.org or can e-mail Mr. Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com for more information or to register a team.
The winning team will be photographed and the picture turned into a trophy suitable for hanging.
Activities for youngsters that day include ice carving and the Children’s Ski Jumping Meet from 1 to 3 p.m. In keeping with its practice of working with other local charities, SWSA directors have also invited area nonprofits to join the Nonprofit Boulevard during Winter Carnival. Organizations can set up tents to explain their programs to visitors and promote their causes. Interested nonprofits can e-mail Mr. Barker for details.
Admission to all events is $10 for adults, with children 12 years old and younger admitted free. NASCAR Dave and his Sunday in the Country Food Drive crew will staff the cook shack, and Lagunitas Brewing Company, official sponsors of USA Ski Jumping, will offer beer for sale.
The 86th annual Jump Fest comes to John Satre Memorial Hill two weeks later and features the Eastern U.S. Championships, where the region’s best jumpers will reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour as they soar over 200 feet in the air.
Jump Fest begins Friday night with a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m., followed by target jumping under the lights starting at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Salisbury Invitational Competition for juniors goes on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 20 and 30 meter jumps and leaps of 65 to 98 feet. Sunday brings the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships starting at 1 p.m., where everyone will try to beat the course record, a 231-foot jump.
SWSA recommends that spectators dress warmly in lots of layers and bring a cowbell, the traditional way to cheer on the jumpers. Hot food and beverages are available starting about 10 a.m. each day to help watchers keep warm. Continued...
The only requirement for the vehicle is that it be without wheels. It can have runners, like a sled, or be smooth-bottomed.
Last minute contestants can find a complete set of rules at www.jumpfest.org or can e-mail Mr. Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com for more information or to register a team.
The winning team will be photographed and the picture turned into a trophy suitable for hanging.
Activities for youngsters that day include ice carving and the Children’s Ski Jumping Meet from 1 to 3 p.m. In keeping with its practice of working with other local charities, SWSA directors have also invited area nonprofits to join the Nonprofit Boulevard during Winter Carnival. Organizations can set up tents to explain their programs to visitors and promote their causes. Interested nonprofits can e-mail Mr. Barker for details.
Admission to all events is $10 for adults, with children 12 years old and younger admitted free. NASCAR Dave and his Sunday in the Country Food Drive crew will staff the cook shack, and Lagunitas Brewing Company, official sponsors of USA Ski Jumping, will offer beer for sale.
The 86th annual Jump Fest comes to John Satre Memorial Hill two weeks later and features the Eastern U.S. Championships, where the region’s best jumpers will reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour as they soar over 200 feet in the air.
Jump Fest begins Friday night with a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m., followed by target jumping under the lights starting at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Salisbury Invitational Competition for juniors goes on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 20 and 30 meter jumps and leaps of 65 to 98 feet. Sunday brings the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships starting at 1 p.m., where everyone will try to beat the course record, a 231-foot jump.
SWSA recommends that spectators dress warmly in lots of layers and bring a cowbell, the traditional way to cheer on the jumpers. Hot food and beverages are available starting about 10 a.m. each day to help watchers keep warm. Continued...
Limited bleacher seating is provided, or viewers can bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is $12 for adults; 12 and under are free.
Satre Hill is on Indian Cave Road, off Route 44 in Salisbury. Signs in the center of Salisbury point the way to ample free parking.
Saturday also brings the event that has become a tradition, the 11th annual Ice Carving Competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library. Another tradition, open to all, is the Snow Ball Dance with live music, to be held at the Lakeville Firehouse on Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Hosting the back-to-back events requires the dedicated cadre of SWSA winter sports enthusiasts to prepare the hill twice. “Much of the hill preparation had to be done for the Eastern championships anyway,” said Mr. Hallihan. “We have had enough cold nights to make enough snow. We have two snow guns and can turn 60 gallons of water a minute into snow. In the course of a night we can make a lot.”
The volunteer crews do not blow the snow onto the jump, however. “We make a big pile of snow so that if the temperature goes up the next day or if it rains, we don’t lose everything. When it is time to prepare the slope, the snow is shoveled into a modified corn blower that shoots it 80 feet into the air. It slides down a plastic cover to the bottom of the hill where crews work to tamp it down to create the right surface for the skiers. Slowly they work back up the slope toward the top.
“We can do it in about four hours if everything goes right,” said Mr. Hallihan, “but inevitably there is a blockage.”
Mr. Kiefer said crews of 15 people have been preparing the landing field over the past week. They planned to “snow” the tower Wednesday night. “We’re hoping the weather will hold so we won’t have to resnow the tower again in two weeks,” he said.
He noted that preparing for two events is not really doubling the effort for the volunteers, however. “With the new tower, we have no maintenance to do, so it’s probably about the same amount of effort,” he said. “And people have been so generous in helping to build it.”
Mr. Hallihan’s only worry is that people will not come to enjoy the events. “When there is no snow on the ground in their yards, people think there is no snow anywhere,” he said. “Some people will think we aren’t having the jumps because it brown everywhere.”
But for those who know the determination of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association there can be no doubt that the show will go on.
Satre Hill is on Indian Cave Road, off Route 44 in Salisbury. Signs in the center of Salisbury point the way to ample free parking.
Saturday also brings the event that has become a tradition, the 11th annual Ice Carving Competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library. Another tradition, open to all, is the Snow Ball Dance with live music, to be held at the Lakeville Firehouse on Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Hosting the back-to-back events requires the dedicated cadre of SWSA winter sports enthusiasts to prepare the hill twice. “Much of the hill preparation had to be done for the Eastern championships anyway,” said Mr. Hallihan. “We have had enough cold nights to make enough snow. We have two snow guns and can turn 60 gallons of water a minute into snow. In the course of a night we can make a lot.”
The volunteer crews do not blow the snow onto the jump, however. “We make a big pile of snow so that if the temperature goes up the next day or if it rains, we don’t lose everything. When it is time to prepare the slope, the snow is shoveled into a modified corn blower that shoots it 80 feet into the air. It slides down a plastic cover to the bottom of the hill where crews work to tamp it down to create the right surface for the skiers. Slowly they work back up the slope toward the top.
“We can do it in about four hours if everything goes right,” said Mr. Hallihan, “but inevitably there is a blockage.”
Mr. Kiefer said crews of 15 people have been preparing the landing field over the past week. They planned to “snow” the tower Wednesday night. “We’re hoping the weather will hold so we won’t have to resnow the tower again in two weeks,” he said.
He noted that preparing for two events is not really doubling the effort for the volunteers, however. “With the new tower, we have no maintenance to do, so it’s probably about the same amount of effort,” he said. “And people have been so generous in helping to build it.”
Mr. Hallihan’s only worry is that people will not come to enjoy the events. “When there is no snow on the ground in their yards, people think there is no snow anywhere,” he said. “Some people will think we aren’t having the jumps because it brown everywhere.”
But for those who know the determination of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association there can be no doubt that the show will go on.
SALISBURY—The New England winters were a lot colder in 1924 when John Satre (pronounced Say-tree) emigrated from his native Norway to Salisbury. Mr. Satre felt right at home in a countryside covered with snow, but twinges of homesickness and the lure of a pristine snowfall led the noted Norwegian ski jumper to climb to the peak of neighbor’s barn roof and to launch an 86-year-long jumping tradition.
Mr. Satre, who was joined a year later by his brothers Olaf and Magnus—a six-time U.S. Nordic combined champion and member of the 1936 Winter Olympics team—set the stage for the eventual birth of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association [SWSA], host for decades to the Eastern Ski Jumping Championships.
Junior Olympics
Last year, SWSA added to its glory when it brought the Junior Ski Jump Olympics to Northwest Connecticut, further perpetuating the area’s deep association with the winter sport.
Bringing the Olympics home required a new ski jump tower, a costly endeavor enthusiastically supported by Salisbury’s townspeople. But with that support came a promise—to use the tower more than once a year in February. SWSA’s all-volunteer membership has accepted that challenge and this weekend it will play host to a new Winter Carnival.
The weekend will be a festive prelude to the annual Jumpfest Ski Jumping Championships slated for two weeks later, Feb. 10-12. A weekend with a lighter theme than the intensity of the Championships, the Carnival will feature a Gelande Jumping Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Also known as “Alpine skiing,” the event pits mature skiers using regular downhill equipment against the hill.
“The Alpine jumping is a more fun event,” said SWSA vice president Mat Kiefer. “I think the men coming are going through mid-life crisis.”
He said Alpine ski jumping has been growing in popularity in the West and its aficionados are seeking to introduce it to the East. Members of the Alpine Ski Association jump use shorter and narrower skis than the regulation skis used in Nordic jumping. They also use ski poles, and, to add even more of a challenge, the jumpers shun the tracks cut into the inrun (ski tower ramp) that safely aim a jumper onto the exact middle of the landing hill.
“These guys are crazy!” said SWSA president Ken Barker.
Another new event debuting during Winter Carnival will be the Human Dogsled Race that will feature five people pulling a sixth on a decorated sled of their own creation over a 0.5 k course. The race will be held around 2 p.m. on Sunday after the Gelande Jumping event ends.
“Ken heard about these races somewhere,” reported Willie Hallihan, publicity spokesman for SWSA. “He thought it would be fun. It is based on the model of bed races, where everyone dresses up outrageously. We decided there should be a weight handicap of 200 pounds for the sled’s passenger on the men’s teams. After the jump, we will rough up the surface of the outrun at the base of the jump, because that is pretty hard and slippery, and the racers will go around that twice.”
The only requirement for the vehicle is that it be without wheels. It can have runners, like a sled, or be smooth-bottomed.
Last minute contestants can find a complete set of rules at www.jumpfest.org or can e-mail Mr. Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com for more information or to register a team.
The winning team will be photographed and the picture turned into a trophy suitable for hanging.
Activities for youngsters that day include ice carving and the Children’s Ski Jumping Meet from 1 to 3 p.m. In keeping with its practice of working with other local charities, SWSA directors have also invited area nonprofits to join the Nonprofit Boulevard during Winter Carnival. Organizations can set up tents to explain their programs to visitors and promote their causes. Interested nonprofits can e-mail Mr. Barker for details.
Admission to all events is $10 for adults, with children 12 years old and younger admitted free. NASCAR Dave and his Sunday in the Country Food Drive crew will staff the cook shack, and Lagunitas Brewing Company, official sponsors of USA Ski Jumping, will offer beer for sale.
The 86th annual Jump Fest comes to John Satre Memorial Hill two weeks later and features the Eastern U.S. Championships, where the region’s best jumpers will reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour as they soar over 200 feet in the air.
Jump Fest begins Friday night with a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m., followed by target jumping under the lights starting at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Salisbury Invitational Competition for juniors goes on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 20 and 30 meter jumps and leaps of 65 to 98 feet. Sunday brings the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships starting at 1 p.m., where everyone will try to beat the course record, a 231-foot jump.
SWSA recommends that spectators dress warmly in lots of layers and bring a cowbell, the traditional way to cheer on the jumpers. Hot food and beverages are available starting about 10 a.m. each day to help watchers keep warm.
Limited bleacher seating is provided, or viewers can bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is $12 for adults; 12 and under are free.
Satre Hill is on Indian Cave Road, off Route 44 in Salisbury. Signs in the center of Salisbury point the way to ample free parking.
Saturday also brings the event that has become a tradition, the 11th annual Ice Carving Competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library. Another tradition, open to all, is the Snow Ball Dance with live music, to be held at the Lakeville Firehouse on Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Hosting the back-to-back events requires the dedicated cadre of SWSA winter sports enthusiasts to prepare the hill twice. “Much of the hill preparation had to be done for the Eastern championships anyway,” said Mr. Hallihan. “We have had enough cold nights to make enough snow. We have two snow guns and can turn 60 gallons of water a minute into snow. In the course of a night we can make a lot.”
The volunteer crews do not blow the snow onto the jump, however. “We make a big pile of snow so that if the temperature goes up the next day or if it rains, we don’t lose everything. When it is time to prepare the slope, the snow is shoveled into a modified corn blower that shoots it 80 feet into the air. It slides down a plastic cover to the bottom of the hill where crews work to tamp it down to create the right surface for the skiers. Slowly they work back up the slope toward the top.
“We can do it in about four hours if everything goes right,” said Mr. Hallihan, “but inevitably there is a blockage.”
Mr. Kiefer said crews of 15 people have been preparing the landing field over the past week. They planned to “snow” the tower Wednesday night. “We’re hoping the weather will hold so we won’t have to resnow the tower again in two weeks,” he said.
He noted that preparing for two events is not really doubling the effort for the volunteers, however. “With the new tower, we have no maintenance to do, so it’s probably about the same amount of effort,” he said. “And people have been so generous in helping to build it.”
Mr. Hallihan’s only worry is that people will not come to enjoy the events. “When there is no snow on the ground in their yards, people think there is no snow anywhere,” he said. “Some people will think we aren’t having the jumps because it brown everywhere.”
But for those who know the determination of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association there can be no doubt that the show will go on.
Mr. Satre, who was joined a year later by his brothers Olaf and Magnus—a six-time U.S. Nordic combined champion and member of the 1936 Winter Olympics team—set the stage for the eventual birth of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association [SWSA], host for decades to the Eastern Ski Jumping Championships.
Junior Olympics
Last year, SWSA added to its glory when it brought the Junior Ski Jump Olympics to Northwest Connecticut, further perpetuating the area’s deep association with the winter sport.
Bringing the Olympics home required a new ski jump tower, a costly endeavor enthusiastically supported by Salisbury’s townspeople. But with that support came a promise—to use the tower more than once a year in February. SWSA’s all-volunteer membership has accepted that challenge and this weekend it will play host to a new Winter Carnival.
The weekend will be a festive prelude to the annual Jumpfest Ski Jumping Championships slated for two weeks later, Feb. 10-12. A weekend with a lighter theme than the intensity of the Championships, the Carnival will feature a Gelande Jumping Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Also known as “Alpine skiing,” the event pits mature skiers using regular downhill equipment against the hill.
“The Alpine jumping is a more fun event,” said SWSA vice president Mat Kiefer. “I think the men coming are going through mid-life crisis.”
He said Alpine ski jumping has been growing in popularity in the West and its aficionados are seeking to introduce it to the East. Members of the Alpine Ski Association jump use shorter and narrower skis than the regulation skis used in Nordic jumping. They also use ski poles, and, to add even more of a challenge, the jumpers shun the tracks cut into the inrun (ski tower ramp) that safely aim a jumper onto the exact middle of the landing hill.
“These guys are crazy!” said SWSA president Ken Barker.
Another new event debuting during Winter Carnival will be the Human Dogsled Race that will feature five people pulling a sixth on a decorated sled of their own creation over a 0.5 k course. The race will be held around 2 p.m. on Sunday after the Gelande Jumping event ends.
“Ken heard about these races somewhere,” reported Willie Hallihan, publicity spokesman for SWSA. “He thought it would be fun. It is based on the model of bed races, where everyone dresses up outrageously. We decided there should be a weight handicap of 200 pounds for the sled’s passenger on the men’s teams. After the jump, we will rough up the surface of the outrun at the base of the jump, because that is pretty hard and slippery, and the racers will go around that twice.”
The only requirement for the vehicle is that it be without wheels. It can have runners, like a sled, or be smooth-bottomed.
Last minute contestants can find a complete set of rules at www.jumpfest.org or can e-mail Mr. Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com for more information or to register a team.
The winning team will be photographed and the picture turned into a trophy suitable for hanging.
Activities for youngsters that day include ice carving and the Children’s Ski Jumping Meet from 1 to 3 p.m. In keeping with its practice of working with other local charities, SWSA directors have also invited area nonprofits to join the Nonprofit Boulevard during Winter Carnival. Organizations can set up tents to explain their programs to visitors and promote their causes. Interested nonprofits can e-mail Mr. Barker for details.
Admission to all events is $10 for adults, with children 12 years old and younger admitted free. NASCAR Dave and his Sunday in the Country Food Drive crew will staff the cook shack, and Lagunitas Brewing Company, official sponsors of USA Ski Jumping, will offer beer for sale.
The 86th annual Jump Fest comes to John Satre Memorial Hill two weeks later and features the Eastern U.S. Championships, where the region’s best jumpers will reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour as they soar over 200 feet in the air.
Jump Fest begins Friday night with a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m., followed by target jumping under the lights starting at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Salisbury Invitational Competition for juniors goes on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 20 and 30 meter jumps and leaps of 65 to 98 feet. Sunday brings the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships starting at 1 p.m., where everyone will try to beat the course record, a 231-foot jump.
SWSA recommends that spectators dress warmly in lots of layers and bring a cowbell, the traditional way to cheer on the jumpers. Hot food and beverages are available starting about 10 a.m. each day to help watchers keep warm.
Limited bleacher seating is provided, or viewers can bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is $12 for adults; 12 and under are free.
Satre Hill is on Indian Cave Road, off Route 44 in Salisbury. Signs in the center of Salisbury point the way to ample free parking.
Saturday also brings the event that has become a tradition, the 11th annual Ice Carving Competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library. Another tradition, open to all, is the Snow Ball Dance with live music, to be held at the Lakeville Firehouse on Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Hosting the back-to-back events requires the dedicated cadre of SWSA winter sports enthusiasts to prepare the hill twice. “Much of the hill preparation had to be done for the Eastern championships anyway,” said Mr. Hallihan. “We have had enough cold nights to make enough snow. We have two snow guns and can turn 60 gallons of water a minute into snow. In the course of a night we can make a lot.”
The volunteer crews do not blow the snow onto the jump, however. “We make a big pile of snow so that if the temperature goes up the next day or if it rains, we don’t lose everything. When it is time to prepare the slope, the snow is shoveled into a modified corn blower that shoots it 80 feet into the air. It slides down a plastic cover to the bottom of the hill where crews work to tamp it down to create the right surface for the skiers. Slowly they work back up the slope toward the top.
“We can do it in about four hours if everything goes right,” said Mr. Hallihan, “but inevitably there is a blockage.”
Mr. Kiefer said crews of 15 people have been preparing the landing field over the past week. They planned to “snow” the tower Wednesday night. “We’re hoping the weather will hold so we won’t have to resnow the tower again in two weeks,” he said.
He noted that preparing for two events is not really doubling the effort for the volunteers, however. “With the new tower, we have no maintenance to do, so it’s probably about the same amount of effort,” he said. “And people have been so generous in helping to build it.”
Mr. Hallihan’s only worry is that people will not come to enjoy the events. “When there is no snow on the ground in their yards, people think there is no snow anywhere,” he said. “Some people will think we aren’t having the jumps because it brown everywhere.”
But for those who know the determination of the Salisbury Winter Sports Association there can be no doubt that the show will go on.
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