Satre Hill is a winter sports venue located in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Operated by the all-volunteer Salisbury Winter Sports Association, Satre Hill is the site of

ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...

lessons for young people, and, annually for the United States Eastern Ski Jumping Championships each February. In 2011, it was the site of the ski jumping portion of the

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(USSA)

Nordic Combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

Junior Olympics, the first time this competition has been held in Salisbury. The site is the venue for Annual Jumpfest Winter Festival in

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...

. It is also a tourist site. Satre Hill is equipped with 20 metre and 30 metre jumps for training purposes and to introduce area young people to

ski A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partial ...

jumping. A historic wooden 65 metre jump that had become obsolete was demolished in 2010 and has been replaced with a modern steel structure suitable for future competitions. The venue draws its name from the Satre brothers, immigrants from Norway, who popularized the sport of ski jumping in the Salisbury area. He jumped from the top of a barn to introduce the sport of ski jumping to the town of Salisbury. First used for ski jumping in the 1920s, the venue was previously a portion of a local farm, with the present landing area having served as a cow pasture. During the warmer months, Satre Hill is also the site for benefits for local not-for-profit organizations.

References

External links

Salisbury Winter Sports Association website
Ski jumping venues in the United States {{Connecticut-sports-venue-stub