Mount Ruapehu

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Mount Ruapehu Ski Jump:

K-Point:	20 m
Hill record:	26.0 m (85 ft) (Olaf Pedersen )

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Year of construction:	ca. 1921
Status:	destroyed
Ski club:	Ruapehu Ski Club
Coordinates:	-39.236242, 175.55558

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History:

Already in 1913 Ruapehu Ski Club was founded a brought skiing activities to New Zealand's highest Volcano (2797 m) on the North Isle.
In early 1930's Norwegian ski guide Olaf Pedersen started ski jumping near the Rock Garden chairlift at Whakapapa on a hill called "Olaf's Jump". The ski jump at Mount Ruapehu was built in 1933.
In August 1936 the ski jump at Mount Ruapehu was visited by Colin Wyatt, who was British ski jumping champion. In this time he jumped there about 22.9 metres (75 ft), which as the longest ski jump ever made in New Zealand.
Usually at Mount Ruapehu Ski Jump the athletes from Ruapehu Ski Club trained. Some times Ruapehu Ski Club championships in ski jumping were held. In August 1938 this event was judged by Ernst Skadarasy from Austria. After the competition he made a demonstration jump in which he jumped about 21.3 metres (70 ft). Probably last event on Mount Ruapehu Ski Jump were the club championships in August 1940.

	1936-08-25:	22.9 m	(75 ft) Colin Wyatt
	:	26.0 m	(85 ft) Olaf Pedersen

1964	:	N-NZL	K20
1958	:	N-NZL	K20	1. Toni Mandlik
1957	:	N-NZL	K20	1. Eivin Lynghaug
1956	:	N-NZL	K20	1. Murray Laird
1954	:	N-NZL	K20	1. K. Hamilton
1949	:	N-NZL	K20	1. Murray Laird
1940	:	N-NZL	K20	1. A. R. Wilson
1939	:	N-NZL	K20	1. Brian Murphy
1935	:	N-NZL	K20	1. V. Clarion
1934	:	N-NZL	K20	- cancelled -
1933	:	N-NZL	K20	- cancelled -
1932	:	N-NZL	K20	- cancelled -
1931	:	N-NZL	K20	1. H. Elworthy
1930	:	N-NZL	K20	1. E. F. Murie

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