Ski History

[Peter Minde]

This is the outrun of the Odin Ski Club's ski jump, around 10 miles from where I live. The club flourished between the mid 1940s - mid 1960s. This was Art Tokle Sr's (2-time Olympian, National Ski Hall of Fame) home hill. Been looking for this for 20 years and found it by accident.

Lake Telemark: Cradle of Cross-Country Skiing in NJ | Oxygen Fed Sport

History of the Odin Ski Club in Lake Telemark, NJ, which featured ski jumping and cross-country skiing.

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Harv, I didn't know whether I should post here or in Off Topic.

 

[ScottySkis]

I think it perfect in woodstove????

 

[raisingarizona]

Peter, I grew up in Telemark. I used to hike and mountain bike up to and around that old ski jump.

its hard to believe there was ever enough snow there for ski jumping.

 

[Peter Minde]

I found it by accident. I'd heard it was behind the Lutheran church, or off some road by the DPW. Back in the day, in bad years they'd drive around Rockaway harvesting snow for the jump.

 

[raisingarizona]

I found it by accident. I'd heard it was behind the Lutheran church, or off some road by the DPW. Back in the day, in bad years they'd drive around Rockaway harvesting snow for the jump.

I have fantastic memories of summer days listening to those church bells. It was a pretty great spot to grow up. Trails, fishing and Craigmuer just up the road.

 

[Harvey]

Harv, I didn't know whether I should post here or in Off Topic.

Woodstove all the way man, it's SKIING!

 

[Ripitz]

Ski Minne sign for sale (Minnewaska)

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[Ripitz]

The old timers sure did rip it back in the day. Work hard, play hard.

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[tirolski]

Dude wrote a dissertation for his PhD in History at Stony Brook entitled:
"Creating a Modern Wilderness Playground:
The Creation of The Adirondack State Park, 1920-1980"
Link to Dissertation
~4 of 7 chapters are about skiing.

If ya might know where ya been ya might know where yer goin.

 

[tirolski]

It’s a story about Marble Mountain.
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