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This essay was written for the Norsk Bergverksmuseum (Norwegian Mining Museum) in
Kongsberg, Norway to provide a brief history of some of the ski jumpers from that small town
who competed in the U.S. and dominated the sport from the 1920s through the 1940s. This was
known as the Kongsberg Era, and the Kongsberg technique of ski jumping, developed by the
Ruud brothers, was the style used by most competitors.
In summer 2025, Mining museum staff contacted the Washington State Ski and
Snowboard Museum seeking information about ski jumping trophies in their collections that
were won by Kongsbergers in tournaments held in Washington state.
Skiers from Kongsberg dominated ski jumping in the Northwest in the 1930s and 1940s.
These include three jumpers from Vancouver, B.C., Nordal Kaldahl, Tom Mobraaten and Henry
Solvedt, known as the “Three Musketeers;” Sigmund and Birger Ruud; Roy Mikkelsen; Hjalmar
Hvam; Petter Hugstad; and a number of members of the famous Ulland family - Sigurd, Olav,
Arnie, Reidar and Ragnar Ulland; and others.
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
John W. Lundin
City
Sun Valley
Keywords
Ski Jumping, Kongsberg Norway, Birger & Sigmund Ruud, Professional ski jumping, Leavenworth Washington
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Lundin, John W., "SKI JUMPERS FROM KONGSBERG, NORWAY, DOMINATED COMPETITION 1938 - RUUD BROTHERS TOUR THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATING THEIR SKI JUMPING SKILLS" (2025). Works by Local Authors. 50.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/local_authors/50