SALISBURY — The most startling revelation from the current exhibit at the Academy Building was the ski jump of August 1953.
You read that right. August. 1953. That’s when the ski jump community, in a stunning display of ambition and zeal, trucked in 40 tons of ice, chopped it up and shot it up on Satre Hill — using a rig made from corrugated metal roofing material.
One photo shows a skier, appropriately clad, soaring off — and the spectators in short sleeves.
The exhibit, which celebrates the history of ski jumping in Salisbury, runs through March 12. It includes lots of photos, old uniforms and information on Olympians who began their careers at the Salisbury jumps.
“In the 1930s there were jumps all over Connecticut,� said Carl Williams. “If you skiied, you jumped. You didn’t have all this wiggle stuff.�
