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Silver Mine Hill:

Hill Size:	HS 95
K-Point:	85 m
Longest jump:	99.5 m (327 ft) (Ben Loomis , 2012-01-21)
Hill record:	96.0 m (Miha Kveder , 2014-01-18)
Hill record:	84.5 m (Anna Hoffmann , 2020-01-18)
Tower height:	68.5 m
Hill certificate:

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Year of construction:	1969
Conversions:	2012
Status:	out of order
Ski club:	Eau Claire Ski Club, Flying Eagles
Coordinates:	44.773304, -91.584114 ✔

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History:

In 1969 Silver Mine Hill was opened as a 70 meter jump. Over the years the jump was converted several times and now has a K-Point of nearly 90 meters. Ski jumping has a long tradition in Eau Claire, because already 1890 people used the Third Ward Hill ski jump in Carson Park.
The inrun tower of the ski jump already has an interesting past behind it: Before the Olympics in 1936 it was set up at Ogden Dunes, Indiana, for the Trial competitions, then it came to Rockford, Illinois, and finally to the Hendrickson Hill K61 at Eau Claire. Later it was set up at the new Silver Mine Hill.
On today’s Silver Mine Hill there has been a competition named “Annual Silver Mine Invitational” every year at which a “Long Standing Jump” is made after the normal men’s competition. This record trial, which is usual in some U.S. ski clubs, is an additional voluntary round with large inrun distance for which a special prize is posted. But the longest jump is not counted as an official hill record.
In summer and fall 2012 profound modernization works were carried out on the ski jump. Mainly the drainage system in the lower part of the landing hill should be renewed. Coming along with these measures the whole landing hill was falttened and reshaped. The K-Point was reduced from 87 to 84 meters, and the Hill Size moved to 92 m, but jumps up to 100 m shall still be possible. For the re-opening of Silver Mine Hill the North-American Championships were oragnized on January 18 and 19, 2013.
For the education of younger ski jumpers there is a modern ski jumping facility at Mt. Washington.

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10) Eberhard Jurgalski wrote on 2017-02-01 at 13:33:

Schanzenrekorde

Minami Watanabe und Fumika Segawa sprangen am 27.1. beide 83 m. Zählen die nicht? Zumindest inoffiziell...

9) Marco wrote on 2017-01-29 at 20:38:

Der Schanzenrekord bei den Frauen hat sich geändert! Rio Seto (JPN) verbesserte beim FIS-Cup am 28.01. den alten Rekord von Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) um 1 Meter auf 81,5.

8) Logan Gundry wrote on 2017-01-23 at 20:22:

Jumping it for the first time

I get to jump this hill for the first time this year.

7) Frank Jeff Verito wrote on 2013-04-18 at 22:36:

self-titled

As a student at UWEC (1975-1978), one of my favorite pastimes was to visit the hill during the summer to use the grounds as a park and the ski jump as a jungle gym. I loved climbing up the steel supports rather than use the conventional route. I'm bummed out to see the trees cleared to the west of the original incline.

6) Jeff Papke wrote on 2013-01-21 at 20:23:

I ment the bottom photo...

5) Jeff Papke wrote on 2013-01-21 at 20:21:

The sixth photo looks like the old Mt Washington in Eau Claire to me.

4) Artur wrote on 2013-01-21 at 14:46:

K-Point and Hill Size

Jednak K85 i HS92. Jak na oficjalnych wynikach z wczoraj.

http://www.ec-skiclub.com/results/results_eau_claire_2013-01-19.pdf

3) michael jastrow wrote on 2013-01-03 at 20:42:

wrong picture

the sixth picture on here isnt one of the ski hills in eau claire i have grown up in eau claire i used to jump and i have never seen this hill

2) Artur wrote on 2012-12-06 at 09:09:

Silver Mine Hill

Silver Mine Hill after conversion:

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/60668_487572551263024_1706465500_n.jpg

1) Artur wrote on 2011-02-02 at 20:15:

Eau Claire K87 HS94 - Hill record

95.0 m (Riku Tahkavuori FIN, 2011-01-21, US Cup)

http://www.ec-skiclub.com/results/results_eau_claire_2011-01-21.pdf

95.0 m (Dusty Korek CAN, 2011-01-22, US Cup)

http://www.ec-skiclub.com/results/results_eau_claire_2011-01-22.pdf

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2014-01-18:	96.0 m	Miha Kveder
2014-01-17:	95.5 m	Miha Kveder
2012-01-21:	99.5 m	(327 ft) Ben Loomis
2011-01-22:	95.0 m	Dusty Korek
2011-01-21:	95.0 m	Riku Tahkavuori
2010-01-22:	95.0 m	Håkon Helgesen
2009-01-30:	95.0 m	Petr Chaadaev
2003:	94.5 m	Kyle Kessler
2001:	94.0 m	Vladimir Hlyvka
2001:	93.0 m	Vladimir Hlyvka
1997:	92.0 m	Kip Kopelke
1997:	91.0 m	Kip Kopelke
1994:	89.5 m	Jack Gasienica
1994:	89.5 m	Jason Kardas
1982:	88.5 m	Reed Zuehlke
1982:	86.5 m	Reed Zuehlke
1982:	86.0 m	Walter Malmquist
1980:	85.0 m	Walter Malmquist
1980:	85.0 m	Tauno Käyhkö
1979:	82.5 m	Oystein Onsoien

1971:	82.0 m	Greg Swor
1971:	78.5 m	Tim Denisson
1971:	76.5 m	Arne Haugen
1969:	76.5 m	Bill Bakke

2020-01-18:	84.5 m	Anna Hoffmann
2017-01-27:	83.0 m	Fumika Segawa	FIS
2017-01-27:	83.0 m	Minami Watanabe	FIS
2017-01-27:	81.5 m	Rio Seto	FIS
2017-01-27:	81.5 m	Fumika Segawa	FIS
2017-01-27:	80.5 m	Nozomi Maruyama	FIS
2014-01-18:	80.5 m	Tara Geraghty-Moats
2014-01-18:	80.0 m	Tara Geraghty-Moats
2014-01-17:	78.5 m	Emilee Anderson
2013-01-18:	76.0 m	Nita Englund

Sa.	2017-01-28	19:00 :	FIS	K85	1. Eetu Nousiainen
Sa.	2017-01-28	19:00 :	L-FIS	K85	1. Rio Seto
Sa.	2017-01-28	03:00 :	FIS	K85	1. Moritz Baer
Sa.	2017-01-28	03:00 :	L-FIS	K85	1. Fumika Segawa
Su.	2016-02-14	01:00 :	FIS	K85	1. Stefan Huber
Sa.	2016-02-13	02:00 :	FIS	K85	1. Daniel Huber
Su.	2013-01-20	:	NC-N-NAM	K85
Sa.	2013-01-19	:	N-NAM	K85
	1990	:	N-USA	K85	1. Jim Holland
	1983	:	N-USA	K85	1. Mark Konopacke
	1980	:	N-USA	K85	1. Walter Malmquist
	1970	:	N-USA	K85	1. Bill Bakke
	1908	:	N-USA	K85	1. John Evenson

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