NAGANO '98 Kids' Info Center




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How high are the ski jump hills?

Measured from the top of the ramp, where the jumpers begin their approach, to the braking track (the area at the bottom of the slope where they come to a stop), the normal and large hills are 107 and 138 meters tall (350 and 450 feet). The large hill is close to the height of a 30-story building.

How do some famous structures around the world stack up against these hills? The normal hill is a little higher than the Statue of Liberty in New York (93 meters or 305 feet), and the large hill is almost as tall as Egypt's Great Pyramid at Giza (147 meters or 480 feet). Imagine how it must feel to ski straight down something that tall and soar out into the air!

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