Goodbye Big Chester
The city of Duluth has determined that the ski jumps at Chester Bowl will be coming down due to safety concerns. A public meeting will be held July 31.
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erik
about 3 years agoThat would be the ultimate mountain bike gravity trail. The Bowl could rock it old school, no need for high speed quad, just get a rope and pulley to haul your bike to the top.
Mike4511
about 3 years agojanamidwife
about 3 years agoSki Jump Art: I wish they would leave them be, and shift their place in the city files from "ski jumps" to "sculpture." They are artwork, giant installations, as iconic on the skyline as the bridge is on the harbor. If not sculpture, I hope the boards can be auctioned off or gifted to someone who would use them to build something public and very cool.
llinmpls
about 3 years agoI sure hope there are plans to turn it into a dog park.
BadCat!
about 3 years agoSorry I rolled a bowling ball down you in 1995.
Tony D.
about 3 years agoFor those of you unfamiliar with the jumps, here is a history of ski jumping in the Zenith City: Duluth's long, rich history of jumping in the "Norseman's Shoes"
The Big E
about 3 years agoI really dislike this idea. True, I don't have any great enthusiasm for our kids getting into ski jumping, but I love seeing the jumps on the skyline. I think the best memorial of Duluth's great ski jumping history is leaving them there.
Aldin
about 3 years agollinmpls, I really hope they don't turn it into a dog park. There are already too many dogs roaming around Chester Creak.
Andy Tveter
about 3 years agoI am looking for some aged lumber for a wall panel project. Would anyone have an idea who the right person to contact would be to purchase a few of these boards?
Paul Lundgren
about 3 years agoUpdate: Next week's Chester Creek Concert Series performance will be preceded by a special tribute to the Chester Park Ski Jump Program with a brief presentation by former Olympic ski jumper Adrian Watt.
Nobody
about 3 years agoA crew is up at Big Chester right now working to pull it down in one shot. There a few people watching the jump wiggle as they work on it...
brian
about 3 years agoPlanning for a Chester Ski Jump memorial is underway. From a City of Duluth press release: