2024-05-16: 4000th facility has been added to the Ski Jumping Hill Archive

By adding the Lake Trout Hill in Coleraine, Minnesota (USA), the Ski Jumping Hill Archive has reached another milestone: The facility count is now at 4000!

2023-10-19: 7000th ski jumping hill added to the Archive!

The next big milestone is reached: With the small wodden ski jump on the campus of the Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine (USA), we have addded the 7000th ski jump to our archive!

2023-02-26: New Granåsen ski jump in Trondheim inaugurated

After a two-year-long conversion for the Nordic WSC 2025, the Granåsen ski jumping hills in Trondheim were re-opened on February 1 as K124 and K94.

2022-06-14: Fire destroys ski jumps in Biberau-Biberschlag

Due to a fire, the ski jumping hills in Biberau-Biberschlag (Thuringia, Germany) were massively damaged. A news, which caused consternation not only in the region itself. The cause of the fire remains unclear, the criminial investigation department of the Suhl police assumes it was torching. Meanwhile, SV Biberau has established a donations account.

2022-03-29: Copper Peak: Funding of the renovation finally secured

With a recently passed bill, the senate of Michigan has approved funding of 20 million US dollars for the renovation of the ski flying hill at Ironwood. The modernization as the world's largest summer hill could happen until 2024.

2022-03-07: 200 ski jumping facilities in the USA

The ski jumping hill of Stoughton, Wisconsin, was built in 1911 and was one of the largest at its time. It is the 200th ski jumping facility in the United States that we have listed in the Ski Jumping Hill Archive!

2021-10-19: The Ski Jumping Hill Archive reaches 3000 ski jumping sites!

We have reached another milestone by adding the 3000th ski jumping facility to the archive! It is a small, recently built ski jump for summer training at Inland Athletic Park in Calgary, Canada.

2021-09-22: New junior hills being developed in China

As part of the activities to strengthen Chinese winter sports with a view to the Olympic Games 2022, the construction of the new Tonghua Ski Jumping Training Center began in 2020. For around 5.6 million euros, three plastic-covered jumps with K60, K40 and K25 are being built for the training of young ski jumpers.

2021-07-07: Reconstruction of Średnia Krokiew at Zakopane completed

After a little more than two years of construction time, the modernization of the Średnia Krokiew ski jumping complex in Zakopane is finished. The normal hill was enlarged from K85 to K95 (HS 105) and will be inaugurated with the Polish championships on Friday. Besides, there are now four further plastic covered hills with K64, K37, K23 and K15.

2021-06-25: Works in Hinterzarten are resuming

The renewal of the inrun structure of Rothaus-Schanze K95 came to a halt in October 2020. Now the works have resumed in order to first remove the inrun structure and then rebuild the wrongly placed foundations. For additional costs of more than 500,000 Euros, Rothaus-Schanze shall then be ready for jumping again in spring 2022.

2021-06-24: Inrun tracks at Einsiedeln are renewed

In order to ensure the operations of Schanzen Einsiedeln, the 16-year old inrun tracks of all four summer ski jumping hills are currently being replaced.

2021-06-23: Granåsen getting ready for WSC 2025

After the Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 were awarded to Trondheim, modernization works on the Granåsen sports center started in spring 2021. The two jumps will be completely renewed in the inrun and landing area. They should be ready for the RAW Air in 2023.

2021-06-21: Ski Jumping World Cup to return to Iron Mountain

The Pine Mountain large hill was modernized in 2019-2020 and now also inspected by the FIS. In the course of the inspection, it was promised that the ski jumping world cup will return to the USA and to Iron Mountain in the 2022-23 season. Recent photos can be found in the gallery.

2021-06-20: Modernization of the Olympic ski jumps in Lake Placid

The MacKenzie Intervale ski jumping complex at Lake Placid has been under reconstruction since 2019. The works are now in full swing and to be completed by end of 2021. See the latest progress in our gallery!

2021-06-15: Vision became reality: How Planica put itself on the ski jumping map

World Records, creative inventions, electric atmosphere, breathtaking landscape and birth place of ski flying: These are the main associations with Planica. The host of the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships 2023, which is not even a real town, has a vivid history. Thanks to a very helpful visitor of our website, who did a very intense research, skijumpinghills.com can go much deeper into detail than ever before.

2020-08-15: 2500 ski jumping facilities now online!

Only a few months after celebrating having over 5000 ski jumping hills included on the website, with Tranbergbakken in Gjøvik in Norway there are now 2500 ski jumping facilities featured in the Ski Jumping Hill Archive!

2020-06-26: The story behind the lost ski jumping hills in Poland

How many ski jumping hills are there in Poland? Operating ones: Only 15. But the skijumpinghills.com team has already gathered over 200 profiles of Polish hills! Where did they all hide?

2020-05-06: The ski jumping hill dictionary

Have you ever wondered how the different parts of a ski jumping facility are called? Or heard a term, which didn't ring a bell? Then, you will surely like our newest feature, the ski jumping hill dictionary!

2020-05-04: More than 5000 ski jumping hills in our archives!

The ski jumping hill archive has just passed the mark of over 5000 ski jumps, which are documented with data, photos, results, records and historic information - and the list is still growing daily!

2019-12-09: Normal hill in North Korea discovered!

During the presentation of „brand new perfect town” planned city Samjiyŏn by dictator Kim Yong Un, observators from Poland realized there's a shape of an abandoned ski jump facility on the ski hill near the city center.

2019-12-03: Renovation of Inselbergschanze possible – future Ladies’ World Cups as well?

2015 was supposed to be the darkest year in the history of ski jumping in Brotterode. It looked like the COC history and the history of the Inselbergschanze both have come to an end. But the story turned out well and the COC will come back also in 2020. At least. Plans for a renovation of the ski jump are getting more and more concrete. Skijumpinghills.com talks newest details.

2019-08-12: From Olympic to junior ski jumps: Construction works in full swing

Not only the ski jumpers used the long spring break for preparation for the new season, also ski clubs and constructors have done their works in order to raise the quality of ski jumping facilities all around the world. Skijumpinghills.com wraps the most important activities up in this article.

2019-06-07: Construction of Olympic ski jumps for Beijing 2022 makes progress

Near Zhangjiakou the National Ski Jumping Center "Snow Ruyi" with Olympic ski jumping hills K125 & K95 is currently under development. Works on the impressive ski jumping facility shall be completed by 2020.

2019-04-22: Nordic Ski World Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf: Conversion has started

After season always means: Preparation time. And so it is in Oberstdorf, the hosting city of the next FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in 2021. The works have already begun, so skijumpinghills.com will give you an overview about what is going to be different.

2018-11-04: 2000 ski jumping facilities in the archive!

The Ski Jumping Hill Archive has just passed the mark of more than 2000 ski jumping facilities! To celebrate the occasion, we have updated our website layout a bit.

2018-09-20: All or nothing: Braunlage tries to make the dream of a large hill become true

Since 2014, the wintersports club (WSV) of Braunlage is lacking of a relevant big sized ski jumping hill. There has been massive sadness after the well-known Wurmbergschanze had to be demolished after a circle of bad luck situations. But now there is new hope: A crowdfunding should be the initiative to build a completely new large hill. Skijumpinghills.com knows about the plans.

2018-09-03: A decisive step: inrun tower of Rothaus-Schanze to be modernized

The history of the summer ski jumping in Hinterzarten and, following that, also the history of the Adler-Skistadion is a long one. Six major conversions have been made, since the first ski jumping hill has been built at this place in 1924. In 2005, three smaller hills have been added, ever since only minor works took place. Now, the hill cannot be used in winter anymore and the hill certificate is going to expire, so that it needs to be renovated. Skijumpinghills.com explains the plans for the

2018-08-07: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: SGP Hinterzarten, Part 2 - Comebacks and lessons

Insights into the thoughts of ski jumpers and coaches and even more "behind the scenes" - that was waiting for our columnist Luis Holuch in Hinterzarten either. He spoke to the Slovene Ernest Prišlič who made a fabulous comeback recently and he also spent two training sessions among very successful ski jumping coaches. We hope you will enjoy the second part of "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament at the summer-grand-prix in Hinterzarten"!

2018-08-01: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: SGP Hinterzarten - Tradition(s) and novelty

With now 36 editions the summer-grand-prix in Hinterzarten is one of the most traditional summer ski jumping competitions. This time, our columnist Luis Holuch visited the event in the Black Forest and brings you stories about traditions but also very new things. Enjoy the first of two episodes of "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament at the summer-grand-prix in Hinterzarten"!

2018-07-13: Spectacular new complex in Shchuchinsk inaugurated

It has been one of the most ambitious and intense projects in the history of ski jumping, but after nine years of building it finally was there: The brand new ski jumping hill complex in Shuchinsk was inaugurated by the Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev himself. Skijumpinghill.com knows about all the details of this high-modern mega complex in Kazakhstan.

2018-05-25: Another two ski jumps closed: is this the end of ski jumping in Harrachov?

There have been not too many news about the ski jumping hills in Harrachov. Now, the Czech Olympic Committee stated that the normal hill (K90) and also the K40 hill will be closed. This move is a deep cut in the substance of ski jumping in the Czech Republic. Skijumpinghills.com takes a look on the future perspective of the hills at the famous devil’s mountain and the Czech Republic in general.

2018-05-21: FIS Congress 2018: New future perspectives for Nordic Skiing

This years FIS Congress is history. The 51st edition of this meeting of the officials of the International Ski Federation at the Greek Costa Navarino has brought some important decisions regarding the future of Nordic Skiing, such as electing the hosts for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2022 and the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships 2023. Skijumpinghills.com gives you an overview of who will host these events and what is on schedule for the ski jumpers and Nordic Combined athletes.

2018-03-08: Planica 7 – More than just a final

The season 2017/2018 has been a long one, with lots of highlights. The Four Hills Tournament, Ski Flying World Championships, WillingenFive, the Olympic Games and the RawAir, which will start on Friday, were the route of the athletes, starting in Mid-November and ending at end of March. And now, for the traditional season final in Planica, there is a new thing, coming on top: Planica 7. Skijumpinghills.com explains, what this is about.

2017-11-13: The 38th Forum Nordicum in Klingenthal (Deutschland) - What is important for the Olympic winter?

The jumpers were in their last training camps just ahead oft he winter and also the equipment got its final touches. Mentally, all involved persons are already in the winter mode anyway. But, which things are important to know for all watchers, such as fans and journalists? Our editor Luis Holuch explains it in his second report from the 38th Forum Nordicum.

2017-10-29: New summer jumping hills in Ironwood and Red Wing to be constructed by 2019

The international ski jumping scence has largely been avoiding the U.S. in the past few years, but this shall change now. The ski flying hill in Ironwood will be modernized and a new large hill in Red Wing will be build, and then both sites shall be hosting Grand Prix events in summer 2019.

2017-10-23: The 38th Forum Nordicum in Klingenthal (Deutschland) - A review

Just in the past week, the interest-community of Nordic ski journalists met in Klingenthal, for the 38th time. During this Forum Nordicum, the most important topics of and for the upcoming winter season were discussed. Our columnist Luis Holuch reports from this third appearance and starts this first of two parts with a summary of the happenings.

2017-08-15: FIS Ski Jumping Hill Committee adapts rule: Higher security standards effect hill data

The ski jumping hill committee of the International Ski Federation (FIS) has made a rule change at the spring congress in April this year. This rule change was made in order to set even higher security standards on those ski jumping hills, where FIS and OPA competitions are held. The Ski Jumping Hill Archive gives you a deeper look on this topic and an overview of the hills, whose data have been changed.

2017-04-02: Pragelato: The end of 2006 Olympic hills is near

The town council of Pragelato is initiating the deconstruction of the Olympic ski jumps of Torino 2006. While the three plastic covered junior hills shall be preserved, the K125 and K95 Olympic hills, which have been dilapidating for many years, shall be converted into an alpine slope.

2017-02-02: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: the dream of flying - (possibly) becomes reality

Just in time for the comeback of the ski flying in Oberstdorf, skijumpinghills.com presents the second part of columnist Luis Holuch's visit in Oberstdorf! In this episode, Luis tells about his experiences in the Erdinger Arena, his visit of the renovated Heini-Klopfer-ski-flying-hill and which female ski jumper could possibly become the seventh woman on a ski flying hill. As always, we wish you a lot of fun at reading and are looking forward to your feedback!

2017-01-13: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: at the ladies' World Cup in Oberstdorf - Premiers after Premiers

Very different to last season, where had to wait until the season final until he got the first chance to do a ski jumping trip, our columnist Luis Holuch did not have to wait that long this time. On the first weekend of January, he travelled to the ladies’ World Cup at Erdinger-Arena, Oberstdorf. In this first of two episodes, he is going to tell about his impressions of the sportive competition and analyse the first full large hill weekend of the women with a couple of interview partners. We ho

2016-12-02: New in the statistics area: personal best list of ski jumping ladies

The time has finally come again: today, the ski jumping ladies are opening their winter with the World Cup in Lillehammer! Ahead of them, for months with exciting competitions and the journey to podiums and great results – and, additionally: the goal of rising up their personal best distance.But, what actually is the status quo of the best female ski jumpers? How far did they jump, where and when? You can find the answer right here, on our website!

2016-10-22: Engelberg ski jump modernized - illuminated inrun track

Gross-Titlisschanze in Engelberg has been modernized during this year for 2.7 million Euros. The enlarged HS 140 hill now has a unique LED-illuminated inrun track for night competitions.

2016-08-15: Kandersteg now the second year-round center in Switzerland

Two weeks ago, after two years of building progress, the new Nordic Arena in Kandersteg (Switzerland) got opened with an international opening competition. The new national Nordic ski center of Kandersteg (NNSK) including three ski jumps is now the second all-year-long SJ hill center in SUI, besides Einsiedeln. With this opening, the words of Adolf Ogi old-member of the Swiss FC and chairman of the patron committee of NNSK, “new ski jumps are what this country needed" were comfirmed.

2016-08-04: New Erzberg Arena built and opened in time

In the beginning of July, the new Erzberg Arena in Eisenerz/Ramsau was opened with a ceremonial act. While in winter, this multifunctional sports facility, could be used provisional, it is now completed and can be used in complete extent. Skijumpinghills.com reports about the building measures and also focusses on the importance of this project for the Nordic ski sports in the Steiermark region in Austria.

2016-07-01: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: at the World Cup Final 2016 in Planica, Part III

As promised, now is the time for another release: the third and final episode of our columnist Luis Holuch's recap of the season final in Planica. This XXL article is about friendships, meetings and a Sunday evening, which turns out completely different than expected. Now, the winter season has ended also for us - right at the beginning of the new summer season. Nevertheless, we hope you will enjoy reading this article!

2016-05-04: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: at the World Cup Final 2016 in Planica, Part II

After a good start and a long walk home in the first episode of this year's Planica recap by our columnist Luis Holuch, you can now find out how he experienced the team competition, which traditionally took place on Planica's saturday. And that is not all: you can already look forward to the final, third, part. So, stay tuned and enjoy reading this episode of "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament"!

2016-04-03: Conversion of Heini-Klopfer-Schanze about to start

In the beginning of April the modernization works on the Heini-Klopfer-Ski Flying Hill in Oberstdorf are going start. Until winter the hill will be made competition-ready again and be enlarged, in order to be able to host the ski flying WC in 2018.

2016-03-28: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: at the World Cup Final 2016 in Planica, Part I

The season 2015/2016 has come to an end, also for our columnist Luis Holuch. Due to his studies, which are almost finished, Luis had to cut down the number of his travellings, but nevertheless, he took the chance to be part of the World Cup Final in Planica. Just, as you are used to it, he tells about his experiences and adventures on skijumpinghills.com. Read here the first of two episodes and enjoy!

2016-02-02: Ljubno: 100 meters will not be an illusion anymore

Normally, Ljubno ob Savinji (Slovenia) is a quiet and restful place, but not so in the past months: the old Logarska Dolina normal hill was demolished and served a spot for a completely new ski jump. This new facility was finished recently and is ready for the upcoming World Cup competitions of the ladies in less than two weeks. Skijumpinghills.com presents the first information about the new normal hill, which is going to be bigger than the old one.

2015-12-17: Final renovation phase in Zao finished

The reconstruction of the ladies'-world cup ski jump Zao (Japan) is completed. The freshly renovated and enlarged K95 recently saw the first snow and is ready for the world cup competitions on 22th and 23rd January (Friday and Saturday). Ski Jumping Hill Archive reports about the details of the reconstruction and presents the newest photos from Japan.

2015-10-31: Summer ski flying at Copper Peak in 2017?

Plans for the re-activation of Copper Peak hill are becoming more concrete. From 2017 onwards the finale of Summer Grand Prix could be staged at Ironwood. The modernization as the world's only summer ski flying hill shall start in spring 2016.

2015-09-28: Inrun track in Kandersteg installed - building halt in St. Moritz

Currently in Switzerland two comprehensive ski jumping hill re-construction projects are underway. While works in Kandersteg the new inrun track of the HS 106 hill has recently been installed, there are serious problems with the modernization of the Olympic hill at St. Moritz.

2015-08-01: Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing - the ski jumping venue

The IOC has awarded the 2022 Olympic Winter Games to Beijing. Here is a preview of the venue of ski jumping events, the future "Kuyangshu Ski Jumping Ground" at Zhangjiakou mountain cluster.

2015-07-19: Heini-Klopfer-Schanze to be re-built

The future perspectives of the Heini-Klopfer ski flying hill at Oberstdorf (GER) are finally cleared. The delegated officials and politicians voted for a general renovation of Germany's ski flying hill. This project will cost around 13 million Euros and is supposed to be finished until the end of 2016. Skijumpinghills.com presents this project and the planned financial investments in detail.

2015-07-18: First jumps on modernized large hill at Oberhof

Lady ski jumper Juliane Seyfarth made the first jump of 114 m on Hans-Renner-Schanze in Oberhof on Wednesday. After more than two years of construction time and some delays, the modernized ski jumping facility at Kanzlersgrund is now completed.

2015-07-04: New ski jumping facility construction in Kazakhstan advancing

The construction of a new World Cup capable ski jumping center in Kazakhstan shall be compelted already by end of the year. Since 2012 a new tourism and winter sports center has been developed at Shchuchinsk-Burabay

2015-05-11: Renewal of NAZ Eisenerz starting

With today's ground-breaking ceremony the modernization of Nordic Training Center (NAZ) in Eisenerz, Austria has started. For around 8 million Euros Erzberg ski jumping hills and the cross-country skiing center are renewed.

2015-05-02: Unique indoor ski jumping hill opened in Lucerne

At Verkehrshaus in Lucerne an indoor ski jumping hill which is unique in the world was inaugurated in April. "Peter Riedel Flug-Schanze" is a K8 hill for anyone and located directly inside the aviation hall of the Swiss transport museum.

2015-04-10: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament: the great final in Planica

Just a few day after Eastern, our columnist is serving you a special small Easter gift. In this new XXL-episode of his column "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament", he tells about his personal experiences during the final competition in Planica. We wish you a lot of fun and suspense with this episode and we are looking forward to your feedback!

2015-03-31: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament: a very special international tour on a ski flying hill

The season 2014/15 for the ski jumpers and also our columnist Luis Holuch is over. As well as the athletes, he has made his last "competitions" in Planica. In this episode of "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament" he is telling you what he experienced and what he has seen in Slovenia. We wish you a lot of fun at reading and we are looking forward to your feedback! Special thanks from the author go to Franci Petek (Slovenia) and Mike and Deneene LeBlanc (USA).

2015-02-12: Vikersundbakken now a K200

Just before the upcoming Ski Flying World Cup this weekend, the world's largest ski flying hill in Vikersund, Norway, was re-certified by FIS after modifications of the landing hill. The K-Point of Vikersundbakken is now at 200 meters, while Hill Size stays at 225 meters.

2014-12-15: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament: at the team competition in Klingenthal on 22nd of November 2014

Directly connected to the last episode of his column „Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament”, our columnist Luis Holuch is speaking about the final day of the press trip with Eurosport. The special focus in this episode is on the venue tour at the VogtlandArena, the group did before the team competition. Of course, we wish you a lot of fun at reading this article!

2014-11-28: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament: Go far or go home

Once again this year, our columnist Luis Holuch has been on a journey. In this recent episode of his column “Luis on Ski Jumping Hill-Tournament”, the 19-year-old Eurosport trainee is telling about an international press trip he joined in the final stage of his internship and how ski flying feels like. We wish you a lot of fun at reading this adrenergic episode!

2014-11-09: Traditional hills under reconstruction – Part 2: Letalnica bratov Gorišek

Winter is coming soon and so the time to complete construction works is running out fast. The spotlights of the past months have definitely been in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria and in Planica, Slovenia. We focus on the progress of works and introduce the new ski flying hills to you in detail. The second part is about Letalnica bratov Gorišek in Planica.

2014-11-07: Traditional hills under reconstruction – Part 1: Kulm ski flying hill

Winter is coming soon and so the time to complete construction works is running out fast. The spotlights of the past months have definitely been in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria and in Planica, Slovenia. We focus on the progress of works and introduce the new ski flying hills to you in detail. In this episode we start with the Kulm ski flying hill at Bad Mitterndorf/Tauplitz.

2014-10-14: Renovated normal hill in Oberhof inaugurated

After several delays of enlargement works onto HS 100, Rennsteig-Schanze at Oberhof in Thuringia was finally inaugurated yesterday. Nordic Combined Philipp Blaurock landed 101 meters as the first jumper of the opening.

2014-09-10: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: at the German national championships in Hinterzarten

Our columnist Luis Holuch packed his stuff very spontaneously and made his way from his today's home town Munich to the German national ski jumping championships in Hinterzarten. Read now, which experiences he made, which souvenirs he collected and which (more or less famous) people he met. Like always: have fun and we are looking forward to your feedback!

2014-08-24: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Predazzo

In the recent episode of "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament", our columnist Luis Holuch is talking about his visit of the world championships stadium of 2013 in Predazzo. Living in for a while in Munich now, Luis tells us about his short vacation which has been a very wet one. Like always we wish you a lot of fun with reading and feel free to comment!

2014-08-23: Ski jumps at Braunlage and Duluth getting dismantled

Deconstruction works on the traditional Wurmbergschanze at Braunlage, Germany, have started. At Duluth in the USA, Chester Bowl Park hills were already dismantled.

2014-08-08: Hills in Oberhof ready for jumping in October

Both ski jumping hills at Kanzlersgrund in Oberhof are currently under renovation. By October 13, the HS 140 and HS 100 shall be ready for ski jumping.

2014-07-26: Ski jumps in Erzurum seriously damaged - constructional faults the cause?

The ski jumping facility in Erzurum, Turkey, was seriously damaged by a landslide last week. Now experts blame faults made during planning and construction of the 2010 inaugurated jumping hills.

2014-06-29: Montafon Ski Jumping Center inaugurated

After 18 months construction time the new "Montafoner Schanzenzentrum" at Tschagguns was officially inaugurated. The new HS 108 ski jumping hill is going to host EYOF 2015 in January.

2014-06-16: Conversion of Kulm hill has started

Modernization works on the ski flying hill at Bad Mitterndorf have started. With the enlargement distances around world record level shall be possible.

2014-06-07: Wurmbergschanze at Braunlage to be dismantled

Traditional Wurmbergschanze at Braunlage in Northern Germany will have to be dismantled. The 1951 built steel inrun tower, which also served as a view platform, is rusted and cannot be renovated.

2014-06-04: Kandersteg: Construction of new nordic ski center to start in July

After years of planning the new-construction of the Nordic Center in Swiss Kandersteg is about to start. The works on HS 106, HS 72 and HS 27 is going to start in July and shall be completed by fall 2015.

2014-06-02: Host of Nordic WSC 2019 to be found

The 49th FIS Congress in Barcelona has already started and on Thursday the decision on the host of the Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 is to be made. We shortly present the candidates Almaty, Oberstdorf, Planica and Seefeld.

2014-04-13: New ski jumps in Kazakhstan under construction

At Borovoye works on a new ski jumping hill complex with K125 and K90 are running. The ski jumps in the north of the capital Astana shall be completed by end of 2014.

2014-04-10: Works in Oberhof progressing

For a year the conversion works on ski jumps at Kanzlersgrund in Oberhof have been running. The landing hill of HS 140 is renewed and the normal hill enlarged onto HS 100.

2014-03-11: History of the ski jumps at Harrachov

Only a couple of days before the Ski Flying World Championships at Harrachov we take a closer look at the ski jump history of the town in Giant Mountains, where ski jumping dates back to the early 20th century.

2014-02-18: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Being an eagle once in a life time!

After a creative break, our columnist Luis Holuch is back with a very special episode of his column "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament". In course of the ladies ski jumping world cup in Hinzenbach (AUT), Luis jumped on a ski jumping hill. Read now about his experiences and enjoy it!

2014-02-07: Ski jump at Ljubno to be enlarged

This year's Ladies World Cup at Ljubno had to be moved to Planica due to lack of snow, but there are enlargement plans for Logarska Dolina HS 95!

2014-01-30: First ski jumps in Falun

Lugnet ski area at Falun with its two ski jumping hills had to be renovated for the Nordic WSC 2015. Now the first ski jumps on K90 normal hill could be performed.

2014-01-23: New junior hills in Vienna in planning stage

The "Wiener Stadtadler" require a new ski jumping complex for young ski jumping athletes in Vienna. Three plastic covered hills could be built in Penzing district.

2014-01-22: Whistler becoming national training center

Whistler Olympic Park with both Olympic ski jumping hills of 2010 was appointed as national training center for ski jumping and nordic combined in Canada. Junior ski jumping hills shall be build now.

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2013-12-18: Titlis ski jump at Engelberg shall be modernized

In the forefront of Ski Jumping World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland, the organizers have announced a modernization of inrun and floodlights of Gross-Titlis-Schanze.

2013-11-25: Copper Peak to be reinvented as world’s largest summer ski Jump

After a FIS inspection was held at Ironwood in earlier November, plans have been released to modernize former Copper Peak ski flying hill and convert it into the world's biggest large hill.

2013-11-24: Citizens vote for a new hill in St. Moritz

A citizen's decision in Swiss St. Moritz was made in favor of the new construction of Olympic hill. Thus the way was cleared for the new HS 106, which shall be ready by 2015-2016.

2013-11-22: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: World Cup 2013-2014 special

In a special edition for the World Cup opening in Klingenthal, our columnist Luis Holuch is looking out onto the ski jumping winter 2013-2014. Including an interview with Eurosport expert Hans-Peter Pohl.

2013-11-19: Inrun of Olympic ski jump at Calgary modernized

A profound modernization of the inrun of K89 normal hill of the 1988 Winter Games at Calgary was carried out during summer months.

2013-11-13: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Villach

An exciting visit to the ski jumps of Villach Alpenarena is on the itinerary of the recent epsiode of our column "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament"

2013-11-12: FIS appraised “project Ramsau“

At Ramsau am Dachstein there is a new inrun test facility for ski jumpers, called "Speed Race". The world-novelty was recently inspected by FIS Race Director Walter Hofer.

2013-11-04: Construction of Nordic Center in Planica progressing

The fundamental reconstruction of the ski jumping facilities in the "valley of ski jumps" Planica, which was started in summer 2011, is further progressing. However, the season finale im March 2014 has to be moved from the ski flying to the large hill.

2013-11-02: Normal hill in Velenje to be demolished

The Grajski Gric normal hill at Velenje, Slovenia, hasn't been in use since 2011 and is going to be demolished soon. Instead a K55 junior ski jumping hill shall be constructed.

2013-10-16: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Ramsau

Within the fourth epsiode of our column "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament" Luis Holuch visits the ski jumping facility of Ramsau am Dachstein, which was hosting the Nordic WSC in 1998.

2013-08-31: Ski jumping hill news from Russia

At Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk a new ski jumping hill center is planned, while new-construction in Nizhny Novgorod is further delayed. Perm region remains an important educational and competition center, and in Ufa the junior hills were opened again.

2013-08-26: Conversion works in Falun progressing

For the Nordic Ski World Championships 2015 at Falun in Sweden both Lugnet ski jumping hills are currently converted and completely modernized. Already in February/March 2014 the WSC trials are scheduled.

2013-08-22: Ski jump at Oberwiesenthal with a new inrun

The race against time is won: Fichtelberg ski jump is now equipped with a new inrun track - just in time for Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix!

2013-08-15: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Bischofshofen

Our columnist Luis Holuch is on his Ski Jumping Hill Tournament again and this time visits the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen, where the final stage of Four Hills Tournament takes place every year on Epiphany day.

2013-07-21: Construction works at Mühlenkopfschanze progressing

Currently a new judges tower and permanent floodlights are build at Mühlenkopfschanze in Willingen. Works are progressing well at the moment and be compelted by the end of the year.

2013-07-04: New ski jumps for St. Moritz?

In Swiss St Moritz the Olympiaschanze shall be reconstructed until 2015. Then World Cups shall be hosted on the new HS 106 ski jump.

2013-06-16: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Ruhpolding

Next stop of the ski jumping hill tournamentn of our columnist Luis Holuch: the ski jumps at Chiemgau-Arena at Ruhpolding in Bavaria.

2013-06-07: Ski Flyers to soar again at Copper Peak in 2014

Plans for the revival of Copper Peak ski flying hill at Ironwood have been around for many years, but now finally their realization until 2014 has been announced!

2013-05-19: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Berchtesgaden

Now it has finally arrived, the first episode of the second season of our column „Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament“! Destination is Berchtesgaden with Kälbersteinschanzen.

2013-05-18: Ski jump construction works in Austria

At Tschagguns the works on the new ski jumping hill center are currently running on full speed, at Hinzenbach the inrun track of the HS 94 was updated to the latest technology and in Schwarzach the new junior hills get plastic mattings.

2013-03-11: Ground-breaking in Tschagguns

The European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is going to take place in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein in 2015. Therefore the ground-breaking of the new Montafon ski jumping center at Tschagguns was held.

2013-01-27: Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament: Junior WSC special

The new season of the column `Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament´by Luis Holuch kicks off with a special edition for the Nordic Junior WSC at Liberec, featuring seven short interviews with participants and advisors.

2012-12-27: Ski jumping facility in Nizhny-Tagil completed

Beside Chaikovskiy and Sochi/Esto-Sadok the third new ski jumping hill complex in Russia has just been opened in Nizhniy-Tagil, with the four plastic covered "Stork" ski jumps K120, K90, K60 and K40.

2012-12-21: Junior jumping hills in Hamar to be inaugurated

In Hamar, Norway, the completely reconstructed "Lierberget Hoppsenter" with four junior hills K70, K40, K25 and K15 is going to be inaugurated on December 29.

2012-12-19: Fichtelbergschanze to be modernized

The out-dated plastic covered K95 ski jump in Saxonian Oberwiesenthal is going to be modernized in 2013. Mainly the inrun will be renovated, equipped with a modern Ski-Line track and floodlights be installed.

2012-12-17: Announcement: `Luis on Tour´ becomes `Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament´

After a successful first season our column "Luis on Tour" will continue, but Luis Holuch is going to report from his ski jumping hill visits under a new title. Now it becomes "Luis on Ski Jumping Hill Tournament"!

2012-11-30: Recent news from Russian ski jumping hills

There are news to report about the numerous ski jumping hill projects in Russia in Sochi, Nishny-Tagil, Ekaterinburg, St. Peterbsurg and Tomsk.

2012-11-07: Luis on Tour: Cortina d'Ampezzo

The last episode of the first season of our column "Luis on Tour" stops at the former Olympic ski jumping hill at Italian Cortina d'Ampezzo.

2012-10-20: Luis on Tour: Toblach - Dobbiaco

In the new episode of our column "Luis on Tour" it's all about South Tyrol and especially the ski jumping hills at Toblach/Dobbiaco.

2012-10-09: New ski jumps in Planica ready!

The plastic covering of the new large and normal hill at Planica Nordic Center was completed. So both ski jumps are ready for the inauguration on up-coming Sunday.

2012-10-03: Ski jumping hill certificates

The ski jumping hill certificates are back! Now you can find a list of "FIS Certificates of Jumping Hill" here and also directly on the pages of particular hills!

2012-10-02: World Cup opening 2013 in the Warsaw stadium?

In Poland there are currently plans to bring the ski jumping World Cup into the National Stadium of Warsaw. FIS Race Director Walter Hofer considers a World Cup opening 2013-2014 there as possible.

2012-09-12: Modernization works in Falun ongoing

Conversion works on the Lugnet ski jumps for the Nordic WWSC 2015 at Falun have started already and were recently reviewed by FIS and others.

2012-09-09: Junior hills at Midtstuen to be completed

One and a half years after the Nordic WSC at Oslo 2011 the construction of the recruitment hills on the Holmenkollen area is going to be finished soon and the inauguration to take place on September 23.

2012-08-28: Luis on Tour: Planica

In the latest episode of our column "Luis on Tour" meets Slovenia's ski flying hero Robert Kranjec in the "valley of the hills" at Planica.

2012-07-05: Large Schattenbergschanze with new inrun track

In the past months a new ALOSLIDE ICE inrun track had been installed on the HS 137 ski jumping hill at Erdinger Arena Oberstdorf. Cooled ice tracks are mandatory from the next World Cup winter season onwards.

2012-07-04: Several modernizations of German ski jumps

Germany is investing in its ski jumping hills for young athletes: In Saxonian Stützengrün the new Raumschanzen were just inaugurated. Meanwhile conversion works are running on Vogtland-Schanzen at Klingenthal and in Franconian Warmensteinach.

2012-06-29: Gurtenschanze to be dismantled

After almost 25 years the very last competition on the plastic covered hills at Gurten in Bern just took place. Soon they will be dismantled and a toboggan run shall be build.

2012-06-26: Junior hills at Schwarzach under construction

At Schwarzach in Pongau the construction of a new junior ski jumping facility with three plastic covered hills K40, K25 and K15 has just begun.

2012-06-26: Luis on Tour: Seefeld and Innsbruck

We are bridging the (almost) ski jumping free period with a new episode of "Luis on Tour" from the Toni-Seelos-Schanzen at Seefeld and Bergisel in Innsbruck.

2012-06-09: A great jump forward for the Nordic Concept Vorarlberg

The building decision for the "Montafon ski jumping center" located in Austrian Tschagguns, where the EYOF 2015 will be hosted, was now made. Additionally new junior hills shall be build at Andelsbuch.

2012-05-12: Ski jumps at Wisła Centrum shall be renovated

The ski jumping hills K17, K23 and K40 located in the town center of Wisła will be renovated. If everything goes according to the plan and needed 3 million zlotys are raised, first jumps will be performed in autumn 2013.

2012-05-03: Ski jump of Moscow in flames

The "Leninskie Gory" ski jumping hill in Russia's capital Moscow was damaged by a fire on the landing hill yesterday night.

2012-03-25: Luis on Tour: Garmisch-Partenkirchen

For the end of the ski jumping season we now continue with "Luis on Tour" and the Olympiaschanze at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

2012-02-19: Olympic ski jump of Sochi inaugurated

As part of "Cup of Russia" the first ski jumps on the K125 Olympic hill for the Sochi 2014 Games at "RusSki Gorki" ski jumping center were performed on this weekend.

2012-02-17: First jumps at Chaykovskiy performed

With the first jumps being performed on the three hills K125, K95 and K65 in the last days the "Snezhinka" ski jumping complex at Chaykovskiy was inaugurated and therewith the first modern ski jumping facility of Russia was handed over to its designation

2012-02-04: New-construction of Velikanka delayed

The new large and normal ski jumping hills at Planica can not be jumped on already in February, they are likely to be completed only in summer

2012-02-01: Chaykovskiy: first ski jump to be ready soon

On February 5 Russian prime minister is going to pay a visit to the ski jumping hill construction site at Chaykovskiy and around a week later the first ski jump of Russian modernity will be inaugurated.

2011-12-24: Merry Christmas!

The Ski Jumping Hill Archive wishes a Merry Christmas to all its visitors!

2011-12-21: Sochi: inrun track installed

The probably world's most modern inrun track was recently installed at the large hill of "RusSki Gorki" Jumping Center.

2011-12-15: Planica Nordic Center: first jumps in February

Works on the new ski jumping hills at Planica are running on full speeds, still in this ski jumping season first jumps on the Velikanka ski jumping hills HS 135 and HS 105 shall be performed.

2011-11-30: Wind shelter for Olympiaschanze

In order to improve security and provide equal conditions during the New Year's competition at Garmisch-Partenkirchen a wind shelter gets installed at Olympia­schanze, as it was demanded by the FIS.

2011-11-23: Building stones for Mühlenkopfschanze

In order to secure future World Cups at Willingen by the construction of a new judges' tower and permanent flood-lighting, SC Willingen is asking ski jumping fans for support.

2011-11-15: Numerous new features online!

Category "Projects" and further new overview pages are available for a few days already. Furthermore, there are 1500 ski jumping facilities listed in the archive now.

2011-11-10: Holmenkollen overwhelmed with architectural prizes

Since the new Holmenkollbakken in Oslo was completed in 2010, the ski jump project of the Danish firm JDS Architects has been awarded with numerous architectural prizes.

2011-11-05: Normal hill at Oberhof to be enlarged

The K90 ski jump at Kanzlersgrund in Oberhof will be enlarged into a HS 100 within two years.

2011-11-02: Luis on Tour: Oberstdorf (Part II)

The second edition of the column "Luis on Tour" continues at Oberstdorf, this time with a visit to the ski jumps at Schattenberg.

2011-10-30: Wielka Krokiew to be modernized

The infrastructure around the HS 134 large hill at Zakopane will be improved already before the winter. Additionally a new ice inrun track gets installed.

2011-10-26: Luis on Tour: Oberstdorf (Part I)

This is the first part of our new column "Luis on Tour", including a travel report to the ski flying hill and Karatsbichl at Oberstdorf.

2011-10-26: Luis on tour: A ski jumping hill fan on the road

From now on we have a new column on skisprungschanzen.com: "Luis on Tour: A ski jumping hill fan on the road" by Ski Jumping Hill Archive author and photographer Luis Holuch.

2011-10-24: JUMP! - The winners

The sweepstake for 3 copies of the illustrated book "JUMP! - The most beautiful jumps in the world" has come to an end - and here are the lucky winners!

2011-10-20: Inauguration of converted HS 106 at Oberstdorf on Friday

After only seven months of construction time the new HS 106 (K95) normal hill at Erdinger Arena is going to be offcially inaugurated on Friday, October 21, 2011.

2011-10-17: Romania starts into the future

In Romanian Râşnov a modern ski jumping facility for young ski jumpers was inaugurated after two years of construction time in end of August.

2011-10-13: Vikersund: SFWC preparations running at full speed

The realization of the necessary conversion works to the "Monsterbakken" at Vikersund and the finishing to the infrastructure for the Skiflying Worlds in February 2012 is progressing.

2011-10-12: JUMP! – The most beautiful jumps in the world

The recently in Hinzenbach presented illustrated book “JUMP!” shows 40 ski jumping facilities worldwide in impressive images. We raffle 3 copies!

2011-10-08: Lugnet ski jumps to be modernized for WSC 2015

The Nordic WSC 2015 was awarded to Falun in Sweden. Now the planning phase for the renovation of the shabby Lugnet ski jumps is at full speed. The hill profiles were approved already.

2011-09-17: Predazzo preparing for the WSC

For the Nordic Worlds in 2013 only minor construction works are carried out on the ski jumping stadium at Predazzo.

2011-08-27: Medvedev visits Olympic ski jumps of 2014

There is good progress on the ski jumping hill construction works in Russia. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev just inspected the hills for Sochi 2014 and a FIS delegation reviewed the state of construction works at Chaykovsky.

2011-07-23: Progress on the planning of ski jumping center at Montafon

After the organization EYOF 2015 was awarded to Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg in November 2010, now the realization of the sports facility concept is proceeding - at Tschagguns a ski jumping facility with four hills will be developped.

2011-07-21: Ski jumping facility at Nizhniy Novgorod to be build

After a 2 year deadlock of the ski jumping hill construction project at Nizhny Novgorod due to lacking financial means, now the decision for the construction was made. It shall start already this year.

2011-07-13: New mats system used for the outrun of a ski jumping hill for a first time

In mid June the snow replacement "Skitrax JP", developed by Wolfgang Schmidt from Oberaudorf", celebrated its world premiere in the outrun of a ski jumping hill at Jämsänkoski in Finland. It shall at least make the same movements like in winter on snow possible!

2011-07-12: Ski jump construction works on Velikanka at Planica begin

Already in February 2011 the decision for the construction of "Planica Nordic Center" was made, but after a lot of delays only now bulldozers can come and start of with the modernization of "Bloudkova Velikanka" large hill.

2011-07-09: Junior hills at Midtstuen under construction

For Nordic World Ski Championships in 2011 a new mormal hill was constructed at Oslo in 2009-2010. Now the Midtstubakken facility gets extended by four palstic covered junior hills.

2011-07-02: Special for the FIS Grand Prix

In two weeks the summer grand prix will begin at Wisła in Poland for a first time. Before each GP competition, there will be an update with recent information on the particular ski jump.

2011-06-29: The possible Olympic ski jumps of 2018

The decision where the Olympic Winter Games 2018 will be held, will be made in Durban in one week. Here we have a glimpse on the three ski jumping hill concepts of the applicant cities Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang.

2011-06-15: Wisła-Malinka still without operating ski lift

Nobody in Wisła isn't s sure that broken ski lift will be ready for Summer Grand Prix event on 16 & 17 July 2011. Construction company fails to meet the deadlines and widespread embarrassment rises. Simple faults during the extended construction time can cause a great, worldwide shame.

2011-06-07: Vikersundbakken shall become even bigger

In this summer further works on the ski flying hill at Vikersund in Norway have to be carried out. As a consequence even longer jumps shall be made possible.

2011-06-02: Granåsen large hill seriously damaged

A landslide has spoilt the plastic covering of the WSC hill of 1997 in Trondheim already last week. This is especially annoying, because the ski jumping facility was renovated elaborately over the last years.

2011-06-01: Construction of the Olympic hills for Sochi on schedule

Last week a FIS inspection of the construction site for the ski jumps at Krasnaya Polyana took place. The works there are on schedule so far and already end of the year the Olympic hills of 2014 shall be completed.

2011-05-31: Ski jumping facility at Courchevel gets modernized

The ski jumping facility "Le Praz" at Courchevel is the most important training center of France. Both larger hills are now adjusted to latest norms and their infrastructure is improved as well.

2011-04-26: Hill constructions in Russia: Problems at Nizhniy Tagil

While the construction of the new ski jumping hill complex at Chaykovskiy is well underway, there are monetary issues at Nizhniy Tagil and works are far behind schedule.

2011-04-16: Expected final end of ski jumping in Karpacz

Polish Karpacz in Lower Siliesia was until recently one of the most important ski jumping centres in all Poland, but now there are no running ski jumping hills here. City autorithies don't want to support this kind of sport, ski jumping section was closed and from the season 2009/2010 there wasn't any competition so the jump of Junior WSC 2001 is dilapidating.

2011-04-12: Garmisch needs to install wind shelter

After a turbulent wind lottery during New Year's competition in 2011 FIS puts up the installation of a windnet as a condition for the organizers of the World Cup event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

2011-03-27: Ski Jumping Hill Archive finally complete

With the last added Norwegian ski jumps the restructuring of the Ski Jumping Hill Archive into its new design could be completed today!

2011-03-06: Normal hill of Oberstdorf to be converted

In spring 2011 the current K90 normal size ski jumping hill in Erdinger-Arena at Oberstdorf will be replaced by a new-construction, because the most important training hill of the ski jumping center Oberstdorf is outdated already.

2011-02-19: Red Bull wants the World Record

At Guttal in Heiligenblut in the Austrian national park "Hohe Tauern" the energy drink giant Red Bull is constructing a giant snow ski jumping hill, which is said to make jumps on more than 300 meters possible.

2011-02-17: Planica Nordic Center to be build for 25m Euro

Already in early 2010 the plans of a modernization of the ailing ski jumping facilities in the "valley of ski jumps" Planica in Slovenia were published. Now the planing advanced one more step and the project cost was estimated on 25m Euro.

2011-02-09: World's largest ski jump inaugurated in Vikersund

Today at lunchtime the first jumper went over the new Vikersund­bakken. With a Hill Size of 225 meters the Norwegian ski flying hill now is nominally the largest of its kind and so a new world record is expected during the World Cup Ski Flying on the weekend.

2011-02-02: The first large hill of Germany

At the end of 1920's Hans-Heinz-Schanze was constructed in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. With jumps up to 70 meters at that time it was the first large hill ski jump in Germany.

2011-01-26: Junior WSC and Universiade coming up

This year the Nordic World Ski Championships at Otepää (Estonia) and Universiade student games with the new ski jumping hill at Erzurum (Turkey) are staged at the same time.

2011-01-01: Converted Langen­wald­schanze to be opened

Since spring 2010 the former K90 (HS 96) ski jump of Schonach in Black Forest has been converted and enlarged. Now the new ski jumping hill is going to be inaugurated on Wednesday, January 5, 2011.

2010-12-15: New ski jump in Chaux Neuve inaugurated

Yesterday on Tuesday the "La Côté Feuillée" large hill ski jump at Chaux Neuve was opened after its enlargement from HS 100 to HS 118.

2010-12-15: Soil works in Vikersund finished

For 8 months the works on the new ski flying hill in Vikersund have been running and now the excavation work has been completed.

2010-11-30: Latest ski jumping hill projects

Unfortunately we couldn't report about the latest developments in conversions, completed construction measures and future projects of ski jumping hills during the conversion phase of the Ski Jumping Hill Archive from July to November. So here is a short listing of jumps that changed in the past months.

2010-11-26: New version of Ski Jumping Hill Archive online

Just in time for the start of the World Cup season 2010-2011 and for the 8th anniversary of the website the Ski Jumping Hill Archive is now online with a new design. Beside a well-arranged layout with many new features there is now a Polish version, too.

2010-11-18: New ski jumps in Seefeld inaugurated!

In the face of the first Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck 2012 the exsiting K90 ski jump of Seefeld in Tyrol was replaced by a HS 108 / HS 75 double hill.

2010-10-11: Ski jump at Hinzenbach inaugurated

On October 19 and 20, 2010 the opening of the new plastic covered HS 94 ski jump at Hinzenbach near Eferding was celebrated with Austrian team and individual championships on the normal size hill.

For nearly 8 years now the Ski Jumping Hill Archive has been present in the WWW with information, photos and news about the jumping hills of the world. Over this period the layout and structure of the site have been more or less unchanged, in spite of a massiv growing content. But now the time has come to do a complete rework of the website in the context of web 2.0. Before the new ...

2010-04-10: The arms race of ski flying hills

Since the last enlargement of the Letalnica ski flying hill at Planica and the resulting World Record of 239 meters by Bjørn Einar Romøren not much has changed around the world's flying hills. But now Vikersund has already started the enlargement of the flying hill and hopes to see a new World Record already in 2011.

2008-10-30: The history of ski jumping in summer

From the beginnings on artificial snow and in summer in 1905, over the invention of plastic mattings in the GDR to matts-producers and today's development.

2008-04-14: Decision about new Holmenkollen

The final plans for the new-construction for WSC 2011: On 2008-04-14 finally the definitive concepts for the new-construction of Holmenkollen at Oslo, as well as for the normal hill Midtstubakken for the Nordic Skiing WSC 2011, have been released. In September 2007 the winning project “Nye Holmenkollen Fyr” by Copenhagen bureau JDS Architects and Eng. Florian Kosche ...

2008-03-09: The history of ladies ski jumping

Ski jumping of women is becoming more and more popular, so the disciplin is included in the program of a Nordic WSC in Liberec for the first time and will possibly be Olympic for the first time in Sochi in 2014 - Here a view on the development of ladies ski jumping.

2008-02-11: The history of ski flying

The history of ski flying – in the truest sense of the word: Beside the well-known ski flying on monstrous ski jumping hills there were other attempts to give skiers wings in the beginning of the 20th century as well.

2007-12-07: The SKI-LINE inrun track system

First use of a new inrun track system at World Cup in Trondheim

2007-08-15: Stop of work in Poland

Problems with ski jump constructions at Wisła and Szczyrk: As a result of the ski jumping boom after the success of mainly Adam Małysz, Poland started to improve and enlarge its ski jumping infrastructure. But meanwhile the ambitious projects at Wisła and Szczyrk, where the Nordic Junior World Championships will be hosted next winter, are stumbling seriously.

2007-06-11: The Olympic ski jumps of 2014

Where the ski jumping competitions of 2014 Winter Olympics will be hosted: A short presentation of the ski jumping facilities which are part of the PyeongChang, Salzburg and Sochi bids for the 2014 Winter Games.

2007-04-22: Project Aavasaksa

In northern Finland a project to build up a roofed-over ski flying hill exists

2006-12-14: Moderinzation of Jěstéd for WSC 2009

In a bit more than 2 years the Nordic World Ski Championships will take place in Liberec in Czech Republic for a first time. The preparations for the big event are running already.

2006-12-09: Conversion of Olympiaschanze at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The first ski jumps on the Olympic Hill of Garmisch-Partenkirchen were performed in 1934. After World War II the characteristic steel inrun tower was set up in 1950 and now, 57 years later, it will be torn down and replaced by a sustainable new-construction.

2006-05-07: The ski jumping history of Russia

At first oversleeping the development, but into the 70's highest successful - a brief outline about ski jumping history in Russia

2006-04-08: The worst jumper of all times?

Portrait of one of the best-known to the general public, if also not the best ski jumpers, Michael „Eddie The Eagle" Edwards

2006-03-19: Oslo prepares for suspected WSC 2011

The planned conversions of the Holmenkollen at Oslo

2006-01-05: Anders Haugen’s belated bronze medal

The story of U.S. American ski jumper Anders Haugen, who became Olympic Medal Winner 50 years too late

2005-04-17: New ski jumping hills in Poland

In the following years the ski jumping boom around Adam Małysz in Poland shall bear fruits and the whole sports shall be based on solid foundations. Therefore now a support programme for ski jumping hills in whole Poland was started.

2005-04-05: Audi brakes ski jump record again

Audi returned to the ski jumping facility of Kaipola in Finland and climbed the inrun tower with an A6 quattro for a TV commercial, just like back in 1986

2005-03-24: The ski flying duel in Norway

So far Norway has a ski flying facility at Vikersund, but now an argument has come up: Should Vikersund keep its status in the future and should the flying hill be enlarged, or would it be better to construct a completely new hill at Rødkleiva near Oslo?

2005-01-07: Willingen’s road to ski jumping Mecca of Germany

Already since 1995 Willingen has been hosting World Cups, but especially after the jump new-construction of Mühlenkopschanze in 2000 the stage in Hessia became the highlight of the ski jumping season.

2004-11-26: One Man’s Australian Dream

An immigrant and fascinated still active masters ski jumper wants to bring ski jumping to Australia and set up small ski jumping complex near Melbourne.

2004-11-05: Modern adventure ski jump at Vogtland

More than ten years after the destruction of Aschbergschanze there will be a new large hill at Klingenthal. With Vogtland-Arena a modern K125 is already under construction.

2004-10-29: New matting hill for Slovenian ski jumpers

After three years of construction time, the new Bauhenk K100 at Kranj could be inaugurated in September. Finally Slovenia has a modern palstic covered ski jump for training and international competitions.

2004-07-20: Young talents in the Russian metropolis

Wintersports are a serious issue - The article “My Moscow” by Anja Bröker from WDR online.

2004-04-05: Trampolino for Torino

Nearly two years ago the construction of the new Olympic ski jumping hills for Torino 2006 Winter Games had started. Now we have a detailled view on planning and construction progress at Pragelato.

2004-03-22: Necessity is the mother of invention

Due to a lack of time and money in Norwegian Høydalsmo a system was invented, that prepares the Huka normal hill automatically.

2004-02-20: New-construction of Malinka at Wisła

At Wisła, the hometown of Adam Małysz, the shabby Malinka-K105 ski jump shall be deconstructed and replaced by a new K120 large hill.

2004-01-26: Ski jumping for anyone

Meanwhile there courses offering ordinary ski jumping fans to step into the footprints of their famous role models: This is how the dream of flying becomes true!

2004-01-07: Recycling of an inrun tower

Fox River Grove gets a new old inrun tower from Ely: In order to enlarge the existing 60 meter jump Carry Hill, the Norge Ski Club from Illinois makes use of the inrun tower of the ski hill in Ely, Minnesota, since it isn't used there anymore.

2003-10-03: The large hill of Bischofshofen gets converted

The location of the traditional Epiphany competition, the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze at Bischofshofen, is currently converted into a modern K125.

2003-10-01: Conversion of Schattenberg stadium in Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf is getting ready for the Nordic WSC 2005: In winter 2005 Oberstdorf in the Allgaeu is going to host the Nordic World Ski Championships and before this main event the sports facilities are converted and modernized.