"Aude Volare" -- Dare to Fly!

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the electronic newsletter of
Eastern U.S.
Ski Jumping

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New Heights contents (teasers) are now listed on four pages:
[ 2005 forward ]   [ 2003-2004 ]   [ 2001-2002 ]   [ 1997-2000 ].

Fall 2004

Winter Elite Team
 Jumping
Evan Bliss
Nick Fairall
Chris Lamb
Jonathan Kling
 Combined
Willy Graves
Peter Freire
Robbie Goodwin

[ DETAILS ]

Danielle Lussi reports on
Grasshopper Camps

This years Grasshopper Camp was the biggest it’s ever been, with an especially large group of girls ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Stoney's Corner
by Larry Stone, Eastern/NYSEF coach

Another summer season has come and gone and we are ready for Winter 2005! This winter will see some high profile ...

[ CONTINUED ]

The Official Line
from Galen Sayward

Are you ready for some snow? At this writing, the plan to have some early snow training in Steamboat has been put on hold....

[ CONTINUED ]

AUSTRIA!   

The Eastern trip to Ramsau, Austria this summer was quite an experience for all involved. It was a great opportunity to ...

[ CONTINUED ]

SPECIAL DEALS for Ski Jumping Fans wishing to travel to Brattleboro for the Jan. 15-16 SuperTour events or to Lake Placid for the North American Junior Championships.

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
THE SPONSORS OF THE 2004
SOARING SATURDAYS
  • Avalanche Adventure
  • Lake Placid Hilton Hotel
  • Whiteface Lodge
  • Cameron's Restaurant
  • The Cottage Restaurant
  • Desperado's Restaurant
  • Golden Arrow Best Western Hotel
    & Gold Berries Restaurant
You can help assure more
GENERATIONS of EXCELLENCE

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Between the Colors ...
by Dan "Mouse" Warner

As yet another winter skiing season comes at us, here in the East it's time to start making snow on our jumps and ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Notes from Jumpers
  • Chris Jones
  • Tristan Handler
  • Steve McNeil
  • Mike Holland
    ...
    many others
[ READ THEM ALL ]  

Editor -- Matt Cook
Web Editor -- Don West

Spring 2004

Summer Elite Team
 Jumping
Evan Bliss
Nick Fairall
Chris Lamb
 Combined
Willy Graves
Matt Delaney
David McCahill

[ DETAILS ]

The OFFICIAL LINE
Bob Rollins Retires

Eastern ski jumping judge Bob Rollins has announced his retirement from judging after ...

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Stoney's Corner
by Larry Stone, Eastern/NYSEF coach
The winter of ’04 is now behind us and I think it was a difficult winter which perhaps taught us some lessons ...

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Bring it On!

The Eastern Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined program brought coach Matt Cook and over 25 athletes to train and ...

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AUSTRIA!   

Connections have been rekindled with Andreas Mitter, an Austrian ski jumper who spent the summer of 2000 in Lake Placid training and coaching with Larry Stone. Many of our Eastern team members ...

[ CONTINUED ]

NEWS and NOTES
  • USSA Membership required ...
  • Thanks to Heidi Roland ...
  • EASTERN STORE ...
  • Competition results ...
  • Tax deductible contributions ...
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Competition Schedules, etc.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

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Honor your friend's birthday or
anniversary with a tax-deductible
donation to his or her
favorite charity.

Between the Colors ...
by Dan "Mouse" Warner

Think good thoughts...

This was one winter I will not soon forget. The season for snowmaking started off slow as the weather didn't ...

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Art Devlin in 1952
Art Devlin, dead at 81 [ OBIT. ]
AUCTION TREASURES - Gather your goods - Load up the bins - Flaming Leaves it is!
Please put Silent Auction items in the NYSEF Coaches Office - Thank you!
Editor -- Matt Cook
Web Editor -- Don West

"Aude Volare" -- Dare to Fly!

Fall 2003

Four News Items

Evan Bliss on Alpen Cup Team
Brian Welch trains in Europe
Jonathan Kling in college, will jump
Jay Rand Jr. in L. Placid Hall of Fame

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The OFFICIAL LINE
By Art Tokle, Jr.

The winter season is upon us, it seems that the previous winter season just ended. With young athletes emerging ...

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Stoney's Corner
by Larry Stone, Eastern/NYSEF coach
Eastern Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined is getting ready for the 2004 Winter. It was a busy summer for our athletes and ...

[ CONTINUED ]

US COACHES Visit East
This summer the Eastern programs were enhanced by the presence of the two U.S. Ski Team Head Coaches of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined at camps. It all began ...

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ELITE TEAM Named

The Eastern Elite Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Teams have been named ...

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THANK YOU ALL

Eastern Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined sincerely thanks the following ...

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Hopper Highlights

As NYSEF Coach Matt Cook looks back on the months of July and August, there is one thing that he vividly remembers ...

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Not for Grasshoppers Only
By Stanislas Etzol

Grasshopper camp is not for grasshoppers, it is for ski jumpers who want to spend a week of fun and ...

[ CONTINUED ]

A Week of Fun and Ski Jumping
By Joe Novakowski

Living four hours from the ski jumps in Lake Placid, I only get to jump on rare occasions. Naturally I was looking forward to ...

[ CONTINUED ]

NEWS and NOTES
  • USSA Membership required ...
  • Jere Linehan ...
  • EASTERN STORE ...
  • Competition results ...
  • Tax deductible contributions ...
[ READ THEM ALL ]

Between the Colors ...
by Dan "Mouse" Warner
WHOA. Summah sure flew by! A thank you to those involved over here in Lake Placid-from songbirds Lisa Kling and Jennie Frenette to the "results meister" Tony Goodwin and ...
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Death of Gene Ross

The eastern ski jumping community suffered a great loss this fall, when long time Plymouth High School Coach Gene Ross died in a construction accident. Gene coached ...

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"Aude Volare" -- Dare to Fly!

Spring 2003

Hoffman Retires
Satre Trophy

By winning the Eastern Ski Jumping Championships at Salisbury, Taylor Hoffman became only the ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Junior Events
Meet Expectations

2003 saw some changes in the traditional major junior meets. The Junior Olympics became a J2 event ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Stoney's Corner
by Larry Stone, Eastern/NYSEF coach
The 2003 winter season is history and with it were changes. The revised Junior Olympic age group as well as the new North American Junior Championships ...

[ CONTINUED ]

A New Heights Online Extra

Summer Elite Team
Evan Bliss
Nick Fairall
Jonathan Kling
Matt Delaney
Willy Graves
David McCahill

[ DETAILS ]

Matt's Back
Matt Cook, fresh off two seasons traveling in Europe with the USA Nordic Combined Ski Team, will be joining Larry Stone in coaching the NYSEF ...
[ CONTINUED ]

Competition Schedules, etc.

NEWS and NOTES
  • USSA Membership required ...
  • Welcome Jack Bauer Hastings ...
  • EASTERN STORE ...
  • Competition results ...
  • Need any equipment?
  • Tax deductible contributions ...
[ READ THEM ALL ]

East Meets (Far) East

Sam Burke and I were lucky to have the opportunity to travel to Japan this year (with Larry Stone) to compete in the FIS continental cups in Sapporo, and Yamagata City/Zao Japan. My eyes were opened ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Hopper Highlights
Grasshopper Camps

The Lake Placid NYSEF Grasshopper training camps are a great chance for young athletes to ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Ski Jumping
Keep it Simple
Whether you are looking to ski jump for the first time or are a World Champion in the sport ...

[ CONTINUED ]

Between the Colors ...
by Dan "Mouse" Warner

I have been fielding a lot of questions as to why we would change the 48 meter jump here in Lake Placid. "Mouse", they say ...

[ CONTINUED ]

A New Heights Online Extra

The Old Boys
The State of Masters Ski Jumping

When I was young, every ski jumping meet had a bunch of fat old guys who jumped ...

[ CONTINUED ]

"Aude Volare" -- Dare to Fly!


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