Cleveland Cliff's announced that Suicide Hill Ski Jumps will have to be moved to ensure that the mining industry can continue to provide jobs in this community. The other ski jumps, K5, K10, K20, K30, and K60 will also be moved. The K60 and K90 ski jump structures will be rebuilt utilizing existing structural materials. Our facility would then become a major training center in the Upper Peninsula. Installing plastic on all jumping hills will allow for year round utilization.
Ski jumping is now a year round sport.
Many summer training camps and tournaments are currently hosted by various clubs in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, and Utah who have plastic facilities. However, Ishpeming would be the ONLY facility in the United States who would have plastic on all six hills, making it the most elite facility available in our country for the training of athletes and hosting national and international events. At the same time other outdoor sports, such as cross country, snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, roller skiing, and biathlon would be available. Some of these sports are already developed, others in different stages of development, with new ones being planned. By developing this facility into a first class training center and combining its historic content with the tourism industry, it would become a major contributor to the economies of Ishpeming, Negaunee, Marquette, Marquette County, the Upper Peninsula, and the State of Michigan.