Visiting Copper Peak Ski Flying Facility in the UP

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Жыл бұрын

In this #cubbyvanlife video postcard we're visiting the largest man-made ski flying facility in the world, the only one in the western hemisphere, Copper Peak Ski Flying Complex, located in one of our favorite places, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, or the UP, just outside the town of Ironwood.
Buit in 1969 at a cost of just over $1 million and the first international ski flying competition was held there in 1970 and the last flight was in 1994. Luckily for us it's now open to the public for touring, if not for flying.
What an awesome place to visit!
The archival footage used in the video is from two other KZfaq channels and you should definitely check out the full-length version, they're really something to see.
The video from the 90s is at SeXieS and ORVs of Michigan's channel and can be seen here:
• COPPER PEAK SKI FLYING...
The video from the 70s is excerpted from DVD they sell at the Copper Peak gift shop. The full video can be seen on Jim Kallinen's channel here:
• 1972 Copper Peak.Ski F...
To learn more about Copper Peak, including admission times and fees, visit the official website at copperpeak.net

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@user-xe4dl3jz8c 10 ай бұрын

So fun! Wow!

@Rehabit8 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Keep up the great work!

@CubbyVanLife Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@TheJoePokrifka Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s high! Lynn said “I get the shakes just looking at it”. Thanks for sharing. We drove by there a couple times when we visited Ashland but didn’t realize it was THAT tall. Cool clip.

@CubbyVanLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Ot was a pretty cool place.

@joecaines1160 Жыл бұрын

That was pretty cool. These are the things, that alot of us would never know about. Thanks for sharing.

@CubbyVanLife Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Joe, thanks for watching. I don’t know where you are but if there’s anything we should see in your neck of the woods please let us know. That’s how we find them.

@joecaines1160 Жыл бұрын

@@CubbyVanLife well, im on the east coast of Canada. Of course, like everywhere, there is so much to see and experience. If you ever make it this way , you wont be disappointed. Oh, and of course, we are 420 friendly. Take care, safe travels. Cant wait to see where we go next.

@CubbyVanLife Жыл бұрын

@@joecaines1160 we’ve been to Halifax and driven from there to Cape Breton and it’s amazing country.

@jamesrund9359 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shout-out. Glad to see you two enjoyed Copper Peak. Really have been enjoying the videos. Safe travels

@TerryX2Explore Жыл бұрын

Hello Glenn and Nita! So nice to meet fellow explorers and KZfaqrs! We are from WI and love exploring in the U.P.! We've been to Ironwood many times and love all the waterfalls in the area! I noticed you had some WI videos - will have to check those out too... Looking forward to more exploring with you guys!! 💙Terry and Terri

@CubbyVanLife Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, just subscribed to your channel. Haven’t watched yet but we will because it looks great! I have so much video from Minnesota, UP, and Wisconsin it’s insane. I just have to find tome to edit it. We really want to come back to WI to experience the Supper Clubs, never been to one.

@TerryX2Explore Жыл бұрын

@@CubbyVanLife Thank you so much! Hope you come and see us soon! ;-) Looking forward to seeing your Wi videos!