2010 FIS Continental Cup – Pine Mountain -U.P Michigan, photo by ebaillies.

Next weekend (February 10 & 11, 2012) the FIS Continental Cup takes place at Pine Mountain. This annual competition celebrates the long heritage of on of the first ski flying sites and draws competitors from all over the United States and the world along with 20,000 fans!

Over on Absolute Michigan today we have a feature on the Pine Mountain ski jumping tournament. 2012 is the 73rd annual and you can learn all about it and see some videos at the link! There’s also a vintage shot from the 1930s on Michigan in Pictures!

See this photo on black and in Eric’s great Pine Mountain Ski Jumps 2010 slideshow!