It was a nearly perfect fall day in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, bluebird skies stretching for miles above the changing leaves and Lake Superior to the north. I'm normally not scared of heights, but ...
UPPER PENINSULA — The annual Ishpeming Ski Jump is going ahead as planned next weekend. The weekend of Jan. 19-20 will feature the 137th annual Ishpeming Ski Jump, where dozens of professional skiers ...
IRONWOOD, MICH. -- The Copper Peak ski jump may have been built for winter thrills, but it’s got a spectacular adventure awaiting visitors come fall. This time of year, Ironwood’s Copper Peak, home of ...
The townspeople of Salisbury, CT unite to save their cherished ski jump. In a heartwarming story of small-town magic, the townspeople of Salisbury, Connecticut, unite to save their cherished ski jump ...
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Of all the things you need to worry about when flying more than 100 yards off a 377-foot-tall ski jump at 60 miles an hour, you’d think your outfit would be way down on the list.
MILAN — The people who are the past, present and future of ski jumping in New Hampshire, and perhaps nationally, came together Sunday for the Nansen Eastern Ski Jumping Tournament. Held at Nansen ...
Ski jumpers use aerodynamics and physics to overcome gravity – at least for a while. Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground ...
Copper Peak Ski Jump, located in Ironwood in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is set to reopen for the first time since 1994. Copper Peak secured $20 million from the state of Michigan last year to help ...
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Every four years, the Winter Olympics bring us some of the world’s most thrilling athletic achievements: the whiplash speeds of the bobsled and luge, the snowboarders defying ...
The night before he would try to ski jump over a busy three-lane highway in the Colorado high country, Dallas LeBeau sat down with his parents for dinner in their log cabin home. Valerie and Jason ...
The Nansen Ski Club was notified that its agreement was officially executed for the federal “Save America’s Treasures” grant that will provide up to $500,000 to continue the rehabilitation of the Big ...
When 21-year-old Dallas LeBeau vowed to clear a highway to win a contest and social media clout, his parents felt helpless to stop him. Now they’re left with regret. Black Hawk, Colo. The night before ...