35th Annual Leavenworth Winter Sports Contest

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Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1757

Original Film: 040-013-06

HD: N/A

Location: Washington State, Leavenworth

Timecode: 00:34:35 - 00:35:18

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In Leavenworth, Washington the 35th annual Winter Sports Contest is underway. Despite the use of man-made snow, Norwegian World Champ Bjorn Wirkola breaks the North American ski jump record by 10 feet. Ski jumpers riding down a steep platform and into a high jump down onto snow that had to be trucked in from surrounding areas for the competition. High Angle Shot the mountain side is snowless. Another skier comes down the ski jump and lands a very clean and flawless landing. Norwegian World Champion, Bjorn Wirkola performs a text book ski long jump, breaking a North American ski jump record by 10-feet.