Competitors are allowed three attempts - distance is the only thing that matters, although skiers must ride out their jumps to gain credit. The jump ramp is always positioned to the left of the jumper. Beginner to intermediate competitors will adopt a single cut approach, meaning they approach the ramp only from the left side of the boat wake. More advanced competitors generate extra speed by cutting far out to the right, turning and accelerating across both wakes into the bottom of the ramp, or, if they're a little too late, straight into the side curtain with a nasty thud. 

Spectators are left breathless as the top jumpers soar over sixty metres through the air, flying far ahead of the towboat. At AUC 2001, you'll see the whole range, from beginners competing after learning to jump for the first time 24 hours before, to experienced campaigners capable of making enormous distances look easy.

Jumping is traditionally the most popular event for the crowd - it's an awesome sight to watch a skier throw him or herself at a solid object at over sixty miles an hour… with no real clue as to what might happen on the other side!