Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SHAUN WHITE, thanking the half pipe crew in South Korea after winning the gold medal. From the left are Shaun White, Jake Ingle, Albert Zehtner, and Mark Pevny. Photo submitted by Jake Ingle.
By IAN MINIELLY
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College Ski Area Management graduate Jake Ingle, who grew up in Appleton, Wis. is home in Petosky from the Republic of Korea, where he was instrumental in the construction and maintenance of the snowboarding half pipe used in the Olympic Games.
Ingle said, "GCC has opened almost every door for me. The knowledge gained on my internship at Copper (Mountain, Colo.) built a base in mountain operations and I used that to build my career."
Considering Ingle was recruited to build the half pipe at the Olympics, some might a...
