I'm a Kennett High School Ski Jumping Team alum from the class of 1996. I have many fond memories of skiing at this hill. Olympians like Nick Alexander, Nick Fairall, Chris and Jeff Hastings, Mike Holland, Bryan Welch, Jed Hinkley,Carl Van Loan and others all got their start on the jumps of the NH High School Circuit. Please save this uniquely NH tradition and maintain the infrastructure necessary to train the next batch of NH Olympians!
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Debbie gibilaro
10 years ago
Keep the jump open! Future Olympic athletes need to start locally!
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Mallory slate
10 years ago
Ban JetSkis.... Build SkiJumps
.....yea ..Ski & Jump
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George Rhoades
10 years ago
No jump in Plymouth?? That's like Laconia without bikes! Build a new one, we need world class jumpers!!
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Walter Malmquist
10 years ago
Plymouth is an integral part of the only state high school ski jump organization in the nation. The Plymouth program regularly has ten or more ski jumpers (boys and girls) on its team. Each year several of the Plymouth ski jumpers are contenders in the New Hampshire High School Championships for individual titles. The team has been among the top two New Hampshire teams for the past five years (e.g. State Champs 2011 and 2012; runners-up 2010, 2013, and 2014... not sure about 2015). The real bottom line is that several boys and girls are introduced to the sport of ski jumping each year at the Plymouth jump and those boys and girls enjoy, progress, and excel at the sport as well as share unique experiences with each other that they will most likely remember fondly for the rest of their lives. Plymouth's participation in the sport provides benefits to more people than Plymouth residents... not that Plymouth owes anything to other communities; however, providing a facility and hosting annual events for New Hampshire high school jumpers from across the state does a lot to keep the sport vital in other New Hampshire communities such as Andover/Newport/Sunapee, Concord, Conway, Hanover, Hopkinton, Laconia, Lebanon, and Merrimack Valley. The roles the Plymouth facility and the Plymouth programs play in New Hampshire ski jumping are huge and could become even larger in the years to come. Sincerely, Walter Malmquist... member of US Ski Team 1974-1981; member of 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic Teams Special Jumping and Nordic Combined
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Jim Balfanz
10 years ago
I sincerely hope the School Board will agree to work with the members of your community who want to fix this jump up for the use of future athletes. As the former USSA Nordic Program Director, I can say that it has been programs and facilities such as this ski jump that have been the "feeders" for every Olympic Ski Jumper and Nordic Combined competitor. Please do not let this be torn down and not be replaced.
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John Lowell
10 years ago
Please reconsider your position on the ski jump at Plymouth. Ski jumping is a rich part of our history and such a unique offering for the team and community. I am sure many would be willing to donate time and money to preserve the sport for the community and the ski team. We have lost too many jumps around the state and country. Please look at the success the women have had bringing the sport to national attention and pride. It can happen again for the men with good programs at the high school and collegiate levels.
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Chris Solberg
10 years ago
Ski jumping has been a wonderful sport for my 3 boys, now ages 7-12, and my 3 year old daughter can hardly wait to start this winter! It has been a great winter activity and one that develops character and mental strength.
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Phil Peck
10 years ago
I hope we can keep this important facility and program available to generations of future students.
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Patrick Kruegel
10 years ago
Please consider rebuilding the tower before another piece of history is gone forever! Your kids and the future generation of Salisbury/East Coast will someday appreciate you did...
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Ted LaLiberte
10 years ago
there are few and far between opportunities to get involved in the sport of ski jumping. Do not allow the elimination of one of the few remaining jumps in New Hampshire. This was my sons first jump in competition in 2009 in 8th grade. He has continued jumping through HS and in college, and is the reigning uscsa collegiate jumping champion.
.DO NOT LET ANOTHER ONE GO NH is the only state in the country that continues to have ski jumping as a HS sport.
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David Cieslowski
10 years ago
Please keep this hill alive to help with development of our future jumpers!
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Nils Stolzlechner
10 years ago
Please do not close or tear down this ski jump. Its essential to offer kids options and keep ski jumping alive in the community
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Larry Stone
10 years ago
Once they're gone, they are gone- let's try to keep this one going and not become a "memory" like the Vale of Tempe at Dartmouth or the Rumford hill.
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Carey Fiertz
10 years ago
I was introduced to ski jumping while in college in NH, and continued with the sport when I moved to Salisbury, CT. We faced the same issue of an aging jump and limited community interest. However, in 2010, in the height of the recession, we locally raised over $750,000 to rebuild our tower. We hosted the Junior Nationals in 2011, and they return in 2016. We now have a vibrant junior program as well. "Jumping changed my kid's life" is frequent comment. Keep the jump!
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Erik Merta
10 years ago
Save this ski jump this is a cherished sport that needs a spot for our youth to train!
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Adam
10 years ago
save the ski jump!
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Greg Poirier
10 years ago
Though ski jumping is a relatively small sport in the USA, junior ski jumps like this play a HUGE roll in developing 'made in America' Olympians. Please consider all options before tearing down your ski jump.
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Nate Seymour
10 years ago
Save this good hill for future generations of jumpers.
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Chris Johnson
10 years ago
Please fix the jump instead of tearing it down. What a powerful opportunity for students to have a ski jump at a high school. The lessons learned from ski jumping will stay with those kids throughout their lives.
I'm a Kennett High School Ski Jumping Team alum from the class of 1996. I have many fond memories of skiing at this hill. Olympians like Nick Alexander, Nick Fairall, Chris and Jeff Hastings, Mike Holland, Bryan Welch, Jed Hinkley,Carl Van Loan and others all got their start on the jumps of the NH High School Circuit. Please save this uniquely NH tradition and maintain the infrastructure necessary to train the next batch of NH Olympians!
Keep the jump open! Future Olympic athletes need to start locally!
Ban JetSkis.... Build SkiJumps .....yea ..Ski & Jump
No jump in Plymouth?? That's like Laconia without bikes! Build a new one, we need world class jumpers!!
Plymouth is an integral part of the only state high school ski jump organization in the nation. The Plymouth program regularly has ten or more ski jumpers (boys and girls) on its team. Each year several of the Plymouth ski jumpers are contenders in the New Hampshire High School Championships for individual titles. The team has been among the top two New Hampshire teams for the past five years (e.g. State Champs 2011 and 2012; runners-up 2010, 2013, and 2014... not sure about 2015). The real bottom line is that several boys and girls are introduced to the sport of ski jumping each year at the Plymouth jump and those boys and girls enjoy, progress, and excel at the sport as well as share unique experiences with each other that they will most likely remember fondly for the rest of their lives. Plymouth's participation in the sport provides benefits to more people than Plymouth residents... not that Plymouth owes anything to other communities; however, providing a facility and hosting annual events for New Hampshire high school jumpers from across the state does a lot to keep the sport vital in other New Hampshire communities such as Andover/Newport/Sunapee, Concord, Conway, Hanover, Hopkinton, Laconia, Lebanon, and Merrimack Valley. The roles the Plymouth facility and the Plymouth programs play in New Hampshire ski jumping are huge and could become even larger in the years to come. Sincerely, Walter Malmquist... member of US Ski Team 1974-1981; member of 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic Teams Special Jumping and Nordic Combined
I sincerely hope the School Board will agree to work with the members of your community who want to fix this jump up for the use of future athletes. As the former USSA Nordic Program Director, I can say that it has been programs and facilities such as this ski jump that have been the "feeders" for every Olympic Ski Jumper and Nordic Combined competitor. Please do not let this be torn down and not be replaced.
Please reconsider your position on the ski jump at Plymouth. Ski jumping is a rich part of our history and such a unique offering for the team and community. I am sure many would be willing to donate time and money to preserve the sport for the community and the ski team. We have lost too many jumps around the state and country. Please look at the success the women have had bringing the sport to national attention and pride. It can happen again for the men with good programs at the high school and collegiate levels.
Ski jumping has been a wonderful sport for my 3 boys, now ages 7-12, and my 3 year old daughter can hardly wait to start this winter! It has been a great winter activity and one that develops character and mental strength.
I hope we can keep this important facility and program available to generations of future students.
Please consider rebuilding the tower before another piece of history is gone forever! Your kids and the future generation of Salisbury/East Coast will someday appreciate you did...
there are few and far between opportunities to get involved in the sport of ski jumping. Do not allow the elimination of one of the few remaining jumps in New Hampshire. This was my sons first jump in competition in 2009 in 8th grade. He has continued jumping through HS and in college, and is the reigning uscsa collegiate jumping champion. .DO NOT LET ANOTHER ONE GO NH is the only state in the country that continues to have ski jumping as a HS sport.
Please keep this hill alive to help with development of our future jumpers!
Please do not close or tear down this ski jump. Its essential to offer kids options and keep ski jumping alive in the community
Once they're gone, they are gone- let's try to keep this one going and not become a "memory" like the Vale of Tempe at Dartmouth or the Rumford hill.
I was introduced to ski jumping while in college in NH, and continued with the sport when I moved to Salisbury, CT. We faced the same issue of an aging jump and limited community interest. However, in 2010, in the height of the recession, we locally raised over $750,000 to rebuild our tower. We hosted the Junior Nationals in 2011, and they return in 2016. We now have a vibrant junior program as well. "Jumping changed my kid's life" is frequent comment. Keep the jump!
Save this ski jump this is a cherished sport that needs a spot for our youth to train!
save the ski jump!
Though ski jumping is a relatively small sport in the USA, junior ski jumps like this play a HUGE roll in developing 'made in America' Olympians. Please consider all options before tearing down your ski jump.
Save this good hill for future generations of jumpers.
Please fix the jump instead of tearing it down. What a powerful opportunity for students to have a ski jump at a high school. The lessons learned from ski jumping will stay with those kids throughout their lives.