▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁hill ▁with ▁Cas per ▁O imo en ▁winning ▁the ▁" A " ▁Division . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁qual ifiers ▁to ▁the ▁Olympics ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Si oux ▁Valley ▁Ski ▁Club . ▁Later ▁that ▁winter ▁O imo en ▁would ▁place ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁Olympics ▁at ▁Lake ▁P lac id , ▁NY ▁behind ▁three ▁Norwegian ▁ski ers . ▁Snow ▁was ▁scar ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁tr uck ed ▁in ▁ 9 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁Spirit ▁Lake ▁and ▁Lake ▁Ok ob o ji , ▁Iowa . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁snow ▁was ▁in ▁place , ▁it ▁had ▁turned ▁into ▁sl ush . ▁W inds ▁changed ▁and ▁brought ▁bitter ▁temper atures ▁causing ▁the ▁sl ush ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁ice ▁so ▁the ▁tournament ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cancel led . ▁The ▁largest ▁crowd ▁on ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁hill ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁when ▁the ▁club ▁hosted ▁its ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁National ▁Tournament . ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 – 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁spect ators ▁stayed ▁in ▁C anton ▁or ▁Si oux ▁F alls , ▁SD ▁hot els ▁and ▁in ▁P ull man ▁cars ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁rail road . ▁The ▁Si oux ▁Valley ▁Ski ▁Club ▁hosted ▁its ▁final ▁Central ▁U . S . ▁Tournament ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Po or ▁attend ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁cost ▁increases ▁and ▁un co oper ative ▁weather