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K-Point: | 40 m |
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41.5 m |
Year of construction: | 1935 |
Conversions: | 1957 |
Operating until: | 1972 |
Year of destruction: | 1980 |
Coordinates: | 51.307631, 9.369466 ✔ ![]() ![]() |
K-Point: | 25 m |
Year of construction: | 1928 |
Coordinates: | 51.300756, 9.364581 ![]() ![]() |
Further jumps: | no |
Plastic matting: | no |
Status: | destroyed |
Ski club: | KSV Hessen Kassel |
Coordinates: | 51.307631, 9.369466 ✔ ![]() ![]() |
The Habichtswald in the area of the 615-meter high "Hohen Gras" on the Kassel Wilhelmshöhe was once a popular winter sports area. The first ski jump there was built in 1928 at the old "Herbsthäuschen" (autumn house). Jumps of up to 26 meters were achieved there.
The Max-Höfer-Schanze, named after a jumper from KSV Hessen, was built in 1935 on the 565 m high Ziegenkopf. The hill allowed jumps of up to 40 meters, but became dilapidated after World War II. To start a reconstruction, American soldiers helped to blew up the 12-meter high inrun tower in 1956. In February 1958, the new ski jumping hill was inaugurated with a big competition in front of 5000 spectators. The wooden hill was then used until around 1972 and was finally torn down in 1980.
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