Olympic skier Ottar Satre set a record jump of in 1937. The following year a extension was placed atop the mountain to increase jumpers' distance. Although Satre's record was expected to be beaten by more than , the winner of the January 23, 1938 competition was Norwegian skier Nils Eie, who jumped only . Harold Schelderup also participated in the competition, which was held the week after he won a separate tournament in White Plains. Another Joppenbergh tournament was planned for March 7, 1938. Competitions were held in 1940 and 1941. The length of the slope was increased to in 1941, but the United States' entrance into World War II caused skiers to enter the military, and competitions were not held after the war.