Madison (Muir Knoll) WI

Re-opening in 1933

Hoofers Ski Jump:

K-Point: 35 m

Year of construction: 1919, Rebuilt 1933

Further jumps: no

Plastic matting: no

Ski club: Hoofers Club

A competiton on the first wooden ski jump

© University of Wisconsin

History:

In 1911 athletics director Tom Jones and his students of the University of Wisconsin at Madison constructed a wooden ski jumping hill at small hill called “Muir Knoll”, the jump’s outrun lead on Lake Mendota. Until 1931 this ski jump was very popular with the students, but then it had to be torn down.

Already in the following year Hoofers Club forced the construction of a new ski jump with steal-made inrun, which could be opened on 1933-02-11 attended by 4,000 spectators. The new inrun was 17 meters high and 33 meters long and jumpers as well as spectators of the numerous little competitions had a wonderful view on the lake. In World War II soldier used the hill for maneuver and in 1957 it was finally destructed.

Hoofers Ski Jump at Muir Knoll in 1933

© Don West

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