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Heinz-Moser-Gedächtnisschanze:

K-Point:

30 m

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Year of construction:	1965
Year of destruction:	1971
Status:	destroyed
Ski club:	SC Amras
Coordinates:	47.249658, 11.429396 ✔

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History:

The ski jump in Innsbruck-Amras, known as the Heinz-Moser-Gedächtnisschanze, was one of the most important sporting undertakings of the local Skiclub Amras and a symbol of the period in which ski jumping played a key role in the club’s activities. Its history is closely linked to the development of the Nordic section in Amras, and in particular to Heinz Moser – one of the most talented young athletes in Tyrol at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s.
Skiclub Amras was founded in 1955 by a group of skiing enthusiasts who, from the very beginning, focused on Nordic disciplines: cross-country, Nordic combined, and ski jumping. Already in the mid-1950s the club had several athletes selected for the Tyrolean team, and the brothers Heinz and Horst Moser were included in the Austrian A-team of ski jumpers led by the legendary coach Josef “Bubi” Bradl. Heinz stood out especially – a gifted jumper and Nordic combined skier who became Austrian junior champion in special jumping. His career was cut short by his sudden death during military service in 1962, and his memory became a strong motivation for the club community to honour him in a lasting way.
The decision to build a ski jump in Mühltale, a wooded ravine in Amras, was made even before Heinz Moser’s death, yet the emerging facility was dedicated specifically to him. The project was initiated by the club’s sports director, Albert Rieß, supported by president Max Moser. Construction began in 1960 and relied largely on volunteer work by club members, who contributed more than two thousand hours of community labour. As a result, in 1965 the new youth ski jump – the Heinz-Moser-Gedächtnisschanze – could be officially opened, equipped with a take-off and landing slope built to the standards of the time for K-30 training hills.
The Amras ski jump served primarily as a training base for young ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes. It was a venue for practice sessions and local club competitions, supporting the growth of the Nordic section, which experienced its greatest flourishing in the early years of SC Amras.
However, the “life” of the ski jump proved to be relatively short. In 1971, after only six years of use, the structure was dismantled due to poor technical condition and a lack of funds for renovation. This decision effectively ended the era of ski jumping in Amras, and the club gradually shifted its focus toward alpine skiing. The site of the former jump is now overgrown with forest.

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