{"id":72358,"date":"2026-02-05T12:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=72358"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:01:08","slug":"want-to-see-what-a-ski-jumper-sees-michigan-project-would-make-it-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/want-to-see-what-a-ski-jumper-sees-michigan-project-would-make-it-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to see what a ski jumper sees? Michigan project would make it easier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The first ever elevator is being constructed at the Pine Mountain Ski Jump in Iron Mountain<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The elevator would allow athletes and off-season visitors to get near the top of the jump without taking stairs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The project is expected to cost at least $2 million and could finish before next year\u2019s ski jumping competition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>From Feb. 20 to 22, skiers will launch themselves hundreds of feet off of the Pine Mountain Ski Jump in Iron Mountain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But something else will be in the air at this year\u2019s annual competition: the beginning of the tower\u2019s first elevator, which could help draw more tourists to catch the views from up high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first phase \u2014 the foundation and a steel shaft \u2014 was completed in November. Once fully installed, the elevator will allow skiers and off-season visitors alike to get near the top of the jump\u2019s 176-foot-tall tower without taking stairs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s people that come up here during the summer. Lots. It&#8217;s a very, very high-traffic area, but the older people cannot go up to the top of the tower,\u201d said Nick Blagec, president of the nonprofit Kiwanis Ski Club, which operates the jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey all want to have that big view,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/meet-the-michigan-troll-who-runs-an-iconic-up-snowmobile-race\/\"><strong>Snowmobile race coming to the Soo. Meet the Michigan \u2018troll\u2019 in charge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/12-items-to-add-to-your-michigan-winter-bucket-list\/\"><strong>12 items to add to your Michigan winter bucket list\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2OsrMSr9ZpY\"><strong>Climbing Copper Peak ski jump<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sign up for our outdoors newsletter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want more coverage like this delivered directly into your inbox? Sign up for the Bridge Michigan Outdoors newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/signup\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ski club has already spent a little over $1 million on the elevator project, money that it raised in part through event sponsors and donations. In 2024, the club received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppermichiganssource.com\/2024\/07\/09\/kiwanis-ski-club-gets-1-million-dollars-debt-relief-pine-mountain-ski-jump\/\">$1 million in debt relief<\/a> from the state to help cover the costs of a project loan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blagec said the club still needs to raise about a million more to purchase the actual elevator and finish the project, which he hopes will happen within the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the ski club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fis-ski.com\/DB\/ski-jumping\/calendar-results.html?noselection=true\">hosts a Continental Cup<\/a>, a competition sanctioned by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fis-ski.com\/\">International Ski and Snowboard Federation<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s the biggest event in our area during the course of the year,\u201d said Dave Kasten, the executive director of the Tourism Association of the Dickinson County Area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"72356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/skijump_crewshot_courtesygundlachchampion-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SkiJump_CrewShot_CourtesyGundlachChampion-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760096264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SkiJump_CrewShot_CourtesyGundlachChampion (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gundlach Champion wrapped up the first phase of construction on the Pine Mountain Ski Jump elevator in November. 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(Courtesy of Gundlack Champion)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The event brings in more than 10,000 spectators who tailgate in shanties and it draws athletes from around the globe vying for spots on national teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s a step below the federation\u2019s World Cup. The vertical lift could give competition organizers the chance to take their event up a notch, but it probably won\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey tell us we do need (the elevator) for World Cup events, however we are not thinking of having a World Cup at the moment,\u201d Blagec told Bridge Michigan in an email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club held World Cups on Pine Mountain in 1996 and 2000, before the rule book required an elevator. Those higher-caliber events can bring in money if they\u2019re televised, but they\u2019re expensive to host. Blagec said they cost around half a million dollars, \u201ca lot more\u201d than a Continental Cup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou pay all flights for all teams and many more people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Blagec, the elevator is less about expanding the ski jumping competition and more about making the jump more accessible year-round. He said that, right now, the club allows the public to buy tickets to check out the views in the summer and fall, about once a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the elevator was in place and working, it would be open a whole lot more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designs for the second phase of the elevator project were just completed in January by Integrated Designs Inc., a firm based in Marquette. Construction is being led by Gundlach Champion, an Iron Mountain-based company that upgraded the tower from wood to galvanized steel in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe guys that work here, they remember climbing the old scaffold when they were kids,\u201d said Gundlach Champion President Stan Kaczmarek.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tower apparently used to have lax security, so a lot of locals would climb it.<br>\u201cEverybody has a story about climbing the old jump,\u201d Kaczmarek said. \u201cNow, they\u2019ll be able to get to the top again with the elevator.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is not the only one in the state. There\u2019s also the Suicide Bowl Ski Jump in Ishpeming and Copper Peak, a decommissioned ski jump that is undergoing plans to be restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new elevator at the Pine Mountain Ski Jump would make it easier for tourists to reach the top of the jump and take in the views. 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