Copper Peak’s $20 Million Transformation Begins: Contract Signing Marks New Era
We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in Copper Peak’s journey towards becoming the world’s premier ski jumping destination. On September 3rd, 2024, at 2:00 PM CT, Copper Peak hosted a contract signing ceremony at the Copper Peak Chalet, officially launching Phase 1 of our renovation project. This momentous occasion represents years of dedication […]
Copper Peak Ski Jump set to receive funding for renovations
The money comes after the State House and Senate passed a $4.8 billion infrastructure spending plan. By Vinny La Via Published: Mar. 27, 2022 at 9:24 PM CDT IRONWOOD, Mich. (WLUC) – Some of the $4.8 billion from an infrastructure plan passed by state lawmakers will go to renovate the Copper Peak Ski Jump in Gogebic County. […]
U.P. Lawmakers Support Infrastructure, Copper Peak Bills
Upper Peninsula lawmakers voted for a funding measure that includes resources to support the region’s tourism and infrastructure needs. “The western U.P. has been dealt many blows economically for years, the most recent of which was the untimely and unnecessary closure of Ojibway Prison,” said State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township. “The state has made […]
Copper Peak Goes Gold 50th Anniversary Celebration This October
IRONWOOD – Copper Peak is excited to announce the Copper Peak Goes Gold 50th Anniversary Celebration this October at Caribou Lodge in Bessemer, MI. With construction culminating at Copper Peak in November 1969, Copper Peak held its first ski flying event in February and March of 1970. Copper Peak will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary […]
Trails Fest Attract All Ages of Riders
Austin Sturbenz, 11, left, and Logan Holm, 10, both of Ironwood, keep the pressure on one another in trying to reach the finish line first at the end of the children’s trail run Saturday at the Copper Peak Trails Fest in Ironwood. By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com Ironwood – The cool weather proved perfect for around 135 […]
Ride along with skydive over Michigan’s Copper Peak ski jump
Mike Tittel / Red Bull Content Pool Miles Daisher and Andy Farrington kiting off Copper Peak in Ironwood on 11 May, 2019 By Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com IRONWOOD, MI – The view from atop Michigan’s Copper Peak ski jump is one of the best in the Midwest. The view looking down on it may be even […]
Racers double for second year of Red Bull 400 race up Michigan’s Copper Peak ski-jump
IRONWOOD, MI – Double the competitors and two new course records. That was the story of the day at the Red Bull 400 in Ironwood, where 1,000 athletes from across the globe raced 40 stories uphill to the top of Copper Peak’s ski jumping tower on May 11. Competitors traveled from as far away Malaysia […]
Red Bull 400 registration at Copper Peak nearly sold out
via TV6 By Sarah Blakely | Posted: Fri 9:17 AM, May 03, 2019 | Updated: Fri 3:54 PM, May 03, 2019 WAKEFIELD, Mich. (WLUC) – The Red Bull 400 is coming back to Copper Peak on Saturday, May 11, and registration is nearly sold out. Last year’s inaugural event was Copper Peak’s first major event since 1994. It saw about […]
$10 million grant presents a ‘powerful opportunity’ for U.P. ski jumps
By Emily Bingham | ebingham@mlive.com IRONWOOD, MICH. — One of the planet’s historically superlative ski jump spots is on the precipice of making Michigan a world-class destination for the sport. Copper Peak and Pine Mountain, a pair of ski jumps located in the western Upper Peninsula, were jointly awarded a $10 million grant from the […]
City commissioners pleased with late-year economic news
By RALPH ANSAMI (ransami@yourdailyglobe.com) Ironwood — There were smiling faces on Ironwood City Commissioners Wednesday as they discussed economic developments in the late year that will benefit the area. “A number of things came our way,” city manager Scott Erickson said as he began listing some of the recent accomplishments, including $10 million for Copper Peak, $1.5 million […]
