Nels Nelsen Hill (orig.: Big Hill) is an abandoned ski jumping hill located in Mount Revelstoke National Park near the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The original hill, Big Hill, was built in 1916 and was the first permanent ski jump in Canada. By 1933, three world length records had been set on the Big Hill. It fell out of use in 1939, with Revelstoke instead using the Big Bend Ski Jump.
Big Hill was rebuilt to a K80 hill in 1948 and was named in honor of Nels Nelsen, a local ski jumper who had set two world records on the hill. Among the events hosted there were the annual Tournament of Champions and the 1949 edition of the Western Canada Ski Championships. In the vicinity was a K60 hill and other smaller hills. The hill record of 94.5 meters (310 ft) was set by Kjell Sjöberg in 1967. The last major tournament was held in 1974. The venue has not been used since 1975 and has fallen into disrepair.
NelsNelsenHill (orig.: Big Hill) is an abandoned ski jumping hill located in Mount Revelstoke National Park near the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia...
NelsNelsen (3 June 1894 – 3 June 1943), born Nils Johan Nilsen and sometimes referred to as Nels Nelson, was a Norwegian-born Canadian ski jumper active...
on NelsNelsenHill in Revelstoke, Canada. On 6 February 1924, NelsNelsen fell at 235 ft (71.6 metres) world record distance on NelsNelsenHill in Revelstoke...
NelsNelsen. Starting with his example in 1915 until late 1959, annual ski jumping competitions were held on Mount Revelstoke — the ski hillNelsen designed...
had won all eight Norwegian qualification events. World record holder NelsNelsen from Canada was not permitted to participate due to financial problems...
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada 1916 Big Hill ski jump in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada 1916 NelsNelsen sets world record at Revelstoke British...
20, 1982). "Oregonians get bite of success in Big Apple". The Oregonian. Nelsen, Don (September 2, 1982). "First B'way Play for Comedy Team". Daily News...
longest natural jump in Canada, and international records were set there. NelsNelsen was an early supporter of the skiing facilities and set several of the...
2014–2023: Sigrun W. Prestbakmo (Sp) 2023-present: Simon Løvhaug (Sp) NelsNelsen (1894 in Salangen – 1943), a Canadian ski jumper active from 1916 to...
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