USASJ Story Project 29-Nov-13 DAN BEVINGTON

The 15m hill at the Karl Eid ski jumps in in Anchorage, AK..

DAN BEVINGTON
Age 50
Anchorage, AK
Norge Ski Club

Three or four years ago, a five year old prospective jumper, Nicholas, was sitting alongside the take-off of the 15m hill with me at the Karl Eid Ski Jumps in Anchorage, Alaska.  It was a You-Try-It-Day at the hills so we were teeming with about 20 new kids flinging themselves off the jump.  Nicholas, lying back in the snow taking it all in, turned to me and said, “I have been dreaming of this my whole life.” 
I said, “Really Nicholas, how long have you been dreaming of ski jumping?” 
He said, “I have been dreaming of this since I was TWO!”