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Alan Sargent, Fred Harris
Art Tokle
Did you Know?
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The original cost to build the ski jump was $2,000 and was paid for the first day of the jump.
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Mezzy Barber from Brattleboro was the first American to jump over 300 feet.
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In 1950, 10-year-old Roger Dion from Lebanon, N.H., became the youngest ski jumper to jump Harris Hill, with distances of 104 and 109 feet.
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In 2001, 53 jumpers surpassed the 80-meter mark at Harris Hill (256 feet).
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The Fred Harris Memorial Ski Jumping Competition has been won
by jumpers from 10 different countries.
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In 1935, Harris Hill used an amplified announcer for the first time.
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In 1922, John Carleton—then a student at Dartmouth, later a Rhodes scholar and member of the first US team to compete in Europe—became the first winner of what is now Harris Hill.
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Bing Anderson of Berlin, N.H., who held the Hill record in 1922 and 1925, was convicted of murder and hanged in Nova Scotia in 1930.
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In 1955, Martin Ingel from New York suspended a heavy cable high above the landing hill to which he slung a boatswain chair and photographed jumpers taking off straight at him. The photos appeared in the 1956 winter issue of Vermont Life.
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Harris Hill Ski Jump
A Brattleboro Tradition
The Harris Hill Ski Jump, founded by Fred
Harris in 1922, attracts several thousand spectators
each year not only to watch our own local
jumpers reach great heights but also to view
world renown jumpers soar in the sport of ski
jumping.
Right in our own backyard in Brattleboro, Vermont,
these athletes have broken records and
have displayed their world class talents to fans
of all ages from the northeast.
Harris Hill is the site of 18 national and regional
championships. Many residents of southern
Vermont have fond memories of attending the
Fred Harris Memorial Tournament and Pepsi
Challenge during Winter Carnival every February,
and watching ski jumpers from around the
world compete.
It is with pride and tradition that we are reaching
out to our own greater ski jumping community,
and all the fans who love this popular winter
sporting event to help us raise $300,000 to
make the necessary repairs and renovations to
Harris Hill so we can continue this fantastic tradition
in Brattleboro. Brattleboro's Ski Jumping Legacy
The Harris Hill Ski Jumping Competition is a celebrated Brattleboro tradition that dates back to 1922. The two-day tournament brings world-class jumpers from the U.S. and Europe. It is one of the region’s most popular winter sporting events attracting several thousand spectators each year. It is the site of 18 national and regional championships. The most recent was in 1992 when Brattleboro hosted the National Championships.
Harris Hill was the vision of Fred Harris of Brattleboro who founded the Brattleboro Outing Club and the Dartmouth Outing club. Only an occasional snow drought and World War II have interrupted this annual tradition.
Harris Hill’s reputation for organizing first-class tournaments dates back to 1923 when the newly built hill was the site of the National Ski Jumping Championships. Photos show proof of the enormous appeal of this event, with crowds in the thousands coming from near and far. Over the years, it has become a tradition with the people of this region.
One of the top jumping venues in the country, Harris Hill is a favorite among ski jumpers everywhere because of the hospitality, festive atmosphere and continued reputation for attracting an enthusiastic crowd of spectators.
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