text: Then, amid the miscellany, a shout rises. "We have a new jumper here!" Everybody stops for a moment and looks down the short slope to the parking lot. The new jumper is Joe Malbasio.
  Everybody gives a small cheer. "All right!" somebody yells, and there's a muffled clapping of mittened hands. Parents and children watch him as he makes his way to the clubhouse to get gear. It turns out Malbasio's grandpa was a ski jumper. So was his grandma. Will he be the one who carries the torch of the Ishpeming Ski Club into a bright new future? Hard to say, because after all, he's never jumped in his life - he's only 7 years old.
  Kevin, the club coordinator, rummages through the gear collection to get Malbasio outfitted. A complete set of gear - helmet, jumpsuit, boots and skis - costs about $2,500, so the club buys it and provides it