Ski jumping and Newport, NH have gone together for decades. The name McCrillis and skiing/ski jumping have also gone together for decades around Newport/Sunapee area. John W. McCrillis was one of the pioneers of alpine skiing in the area and is an honored member of the National Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan. His son John Cooper McCrillis helped get the old trestle used during the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics moved to Newport in 1975. John C. McCrillis had two sons, David and Bill who took up ski jumping. Several years back Bill won the McCrillis Cup competition and when his work schedule allows him, he makes the trip back to the area in order to participate in the competition. Now the next generation of flying McCrillis's has put on the skis. This year would mark the first time David's 10 year old son Cooper would compete on the trestle his grandfather helped to move to the area. Cooper McCrillis jumping from the trestle that his grandfather helped to move from Lake Placid After several days of warm weather (for the second time in two years the thaw hit right before Valentine's Day) the weather once again turned cold. The hill workers spent part of Thursday, Friday and Saturday getting the K32 ski jump back in shape in Newport, NH just in time for towns 93rd annual winter carnival. For years there has been a ski jump meet as part of the winter carnival to help showcase another one of the fine winter activities people can get involved with in the area. This year brought sunny skies the whole weekend with temperatures right near the freezing point. The track condition was fast thanks to the February thaw and refreezing. It was fun trying to cut a new track on the inrun Saturday. Due to the thaw only the K32 would see any jumping action as the other hills weren't able to be salvaged. The jump site is known for funneling of the wind right up the ski jump and today was no different. At times, there was a noticeable head wind that helped those who knew how to use it to their benefit. The meet was scored best two out of three rounds and one point per meter. The five classes were handled a little differently, with an Under Grade 6, Middle School, High School, Women and an Out of School/Over The Hill class(Ok so not everyone in the class has hit the big 40 yet). From Ryan Crawford

McCrillis Cup 32 meter jumping Under Grade 6 bib ATHLETE NAME CLUB Dist. style points Jump Total (M) J-1 J-2 pts. points --------------------------------------------- 1. 15 Frost, Jared AOC 12.0 12.5 12.5 37.0 12.5 12.0 12.0 36.5 16.5 13.0 13.0 42.5 79.5 2. 14 Thompson, Alan AOC 13.0 12.0 12.0 37.0 14.0 12.5 12.5 39.0 16.0 12.0 12.0 40.0 79.0 3. 18 King, A.J. AOC 12.0 11.5 11.5 35.0 13.5 12.0 12.0 37.5 16.0 12.5 12.0 40.5 78.0 4. 19 McCrillis, Cooper MSASC 11.0 10.0 10.5 31.5 10.0 11.5 11.5 32.5 11.5 11.5 11.0 34.5 67.0

A.J. King, Cooper McCrillis, Alan Thompson, Jared Front