so I'm looking at the background in this pic and the old intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports pops in my pea brain. "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" when the ski jumper wipes out badly.
Blue Mountain, Ms. about 1 1/2 hour south east of Memphis, Tn. Not sure of when it operated but I knew guys that ran there in the eighties. There was a similar track close by in Myrtle, Ms.