Continental Cup leaps into life Friday

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published February 3, 2022 at 10:32 AM EST

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI— Skiers are jumping with excitement for this year’s Pine Mountain Continental Cup in Iron Mountain.

Sponsored by the Kiwanis Ski Club, the 82^nd ski jumping tournament starts at 1 p.m. with training rounds. The competition kicks off Saturday at 11 a.m., and an opening ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Ski jumping continues on Sunday with training rounds at 11 a.m.

Tournament officials have improved the ski jump by replacing wood in the steel structure with fiberglass. Competitors will have to climb 100 stairs to get to the top.

More information about the tournament is at www.kiwanisskiclub.com.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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