[1] Heini Klopfer from Oberstdorf southwest of Munich, Germany was hired to design the ski jumping hills, which he finished in early 1957.

A judges' tower was constructed on the side, which was both accessible by stairs from the bottom of the hill or from the chairlift which ran to the top of the in-runs.

[6] The special ski jumping event was won by Helmut Recknagel of Germany, who also set a hill record of 93.5 meters (307 ft).

[5] In the ski jumping part of the Nordic combined event, Germany's Georg Thoma received the highest points ahead of the Soviet Union's Dmitriy Kochkin and Norway's Tormod Knutsen.

[6] The cross-country part of the event was held at McKinney Creek Stadium in Tahoma, California on Lake Tahoe.

[6] In 1976, the US National Championships in Ski Jumping were held at the large hill, and was won by Jim Denney.