He and Thor Hansen built the first jumps, which were opened in 1963 and named Lille Norway Ski Area.

Additional land for the complex was also leased, and the provincial government provided funding to construct the main twin hill.

In 1981, the Provincial Government of Ontario started redeveloping the site to transform it into a national training center.

[1] During the campaigning for the 1995 Ontario provincial election, Conservative Party leader Mike Harris deemed Big Thunder a "cash cow" as part of his Common Sense Revolution.

[2] The citizens group Friends of Big Thunder Bay announced on 1 March 2010, following the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, that they had sent a letter of intent to the provincial government where they stated that they wished to re-open the sports park.

[1] The Nordic combined individual took place on 9 March, and was won by Fred Børre Lundberg ahead of Jari Mantila.

The following day saw Japan win ahead of Norway and Finland in the Nordic combined team event.

In ski jumping, the individual normal hill event took place on 12 March, which saw a double Japanese victory with Takanobu Okabe winning ahead of Hiroya Saito.