Oberstaufen

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Allgäu-Schanze:

K-Point:	55 m
Hill record:	53.0 m (Gebhard Wucherer , 1931)
Year of construction:	1910
Conversions:	1920
Further jumps:	K20, K10

Kapfschanze:

K-Point:	35 m
Year of construction:	1923
Further jumps:	K15

Further jumps:	no
Status:	destroyed
Plastic matting:	no
Ski club:	SC Oberstaufen

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History:

Already in 1910 at Hinterstaufen a big and a small ski jumping hill were constructed, the longest jump there was landed at 22 meters. After World War I the ski federation of Allgaeu decided to support a new large ski jumping hill. The federation wanted to spend 200 marks for these efforts and so on September 25, 1920 the decision for the plans from Staufen fell. Then the “Allgäuer Schanze” was constructed between Hündle and Oberstaufen with a 62 m long landing hill.
On 1921-03-20 the German Championships were hosted there and with a big ski jumping event in the following year Oberstaufen and Allgäuschanze became internationally famous, too. In winter 1927/28 the German ski jumping national team had been preparing here for the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz for six weeks.
In middle 1950’s the last competitions were hosted on large Allgäu-Schanze and it was replaced by Kapfschanze at the western end of the town Oberstaufen. At “Kapf” already in 1923 the first ski jumping hill for young jumpers had been built. But unfortunately their wooden inrun tower had to be dismantled in 1975 due to contractual agreements.

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