Snow or not, Norge Ski Club prepares for 108th tournament

Mark Winick 5th Grader from Lake Forest takes run 10 meter hill during practice Norge Fox River Grove Tuesday January

Mark Winick, a 5th Grader from Lake Forest, takes a run on the 10 meter hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Volunteers worked prepare 70-meter jump for their upcoming event Norge Ski Hill Fox River Grove Sunday. January 20 2013. The

Volunteers worked to prepare the 70-meter jump for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Norge Ski team member A.J. Brown left shovels snow insnowblower as volunteers move bags snow for 70-meter jump as they

Norge Ski team member, A.J. Brown, left, shovels snow into a snowblower as volunteers move bags of snow for the 70-meter jump as they prepare for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Gene Brown hands bag snow as volunteers move bags snow as they prepare 70-meter jump for their upcoming event Norge

Gene Brown hands a bag of snow as volunteers move bags of snow as they prepare the 70-meter jump for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Jim Smith Fox River Grove hands bag snow Fred Kaiser from Crystal Lake as volunteers move bags snow prepare 70-meter

Jim Smith, Fox River Grove, hands a bag of snow to Fred Kaiser, from Crystal Lake, as volunteers move bags of snow to prepare the 70-meter jump for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Volunteers move bags snow as they prepare 70-meter jump for their upcoming event Norge Ski Hill Fox River Grove Sunday.

Volunteers move bags of snow as they prepare the 70-meter jump for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Norge Ski team member Hunter Smith left 11 from Fox River Grove pours bag snow as coach Scott Smith packs

Norge Ski team member Hunter Smith, left 11 from Fox River Grove, pours a bag of snow as coach Scott Smith packs the snow to prepare the 70-meter jump for their upcoming event in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

A snow machine works base 70-meter jump as volunteers work top jump for their upcoming event Norge Ski Hill Fox

A snow machine works at the base of the 70-meter jump as volunteers work at the top of the jump for their upcoming event at the Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove on Sunday. January 20, 2013. The 108th Norge Ski Jump will be held on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Logan Dooley 5th grader from Crystal Lake takes run 5 meter hill during practice Norge Fox River Grove Tuesday January

Logan Dooley, a 5th grader from Crystal Lake, takes a run on the 5 meter hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Shane Kocher 9-years from Algonqujumps 25 meter hill during practice Norge Fox River Grove Tuesday January 15 2013. The Ski

Shane Kocher, 9-years from Algonquin, jumps the 25 meter hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

CarLars12 from Barringtjumps 25 meter hill during practice Norge Fox River Grove Tuesday January 15 2013. The Ski Club is

Cara Larson, 12 from Barrington, jumps the 25 meter hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Team members (L-R) CarLars12 from BarringtFaith Kocher 12 from AlgonquShane Kocher 9 from Algonquclimb hill during practice Norge Fox River

Team members, (L-R) Cara Larson, 12 from Barrington, Faith Kocher, 12 from Algonquin, and Shane Kocher, 9 from Algonquin, climb the hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

BrianClaypool 9 from Cary gets ready for jump 10 meter hill during practice Norge Fox River Grove Tuesday January 15

Briana Claypool, 9 from Cary, gets ready for a jump on the 10 meter hill during practice at Norge in Fox River Grove Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Ski Club is getting ready for their 108th Norge Ski Jump on Jan. 26 - 27. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

FOX RIVER GROVE — A clear cold night, and a halogen headlight-bright quarter moon hangs high above a bellowing machine perched at the crest of hill as it works hard to blanket the surface below with snow. The scene means it’s just about time for … Read More