Named for Norwegian explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, the ski jump has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was constructed in 1936 by the city of Berlin and the National Youth Administration and was once the largest of its time.

The architect of the ski jump was John Barnard Nichol, a resident of neighboring Berlin.

In November 2011, a New Hampshire historical marker (number 227) was placed to commemorate the ski jump.

In 2015, brush clearing work was started as Phase 1 toward a goal of restoring the site so visitors can view it as it once was.