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Golovec

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Skakalnica:

K-Point:

ca. 25 m

Further jumps:	K15
Plastic matting:	no
Status:	destroyed
Coordinates:	46.035519, 14.532335 ✔

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On the south-eastern slopes of the Golovec hill, above the Rudnik district and the valley behind Rakovnik, small natural ski jumping hills once operated, serving as a local centre of winter sports. According to historical accounts published in Rudniška četrtinka, two facilities were active there: a larger one, located on the slope above the Usenik farm, where jumps of twenty metres and more were achieved, and a smaller one, whose landing zone ran across the frozen surface of the Suhi bajer pond. Both hills were maintained by the Smučarski klub Krim (Smučarsko društvo Krim), which organised regular annual competitions—always dependent on suitable snow and ice conditions. Due to the natural character of the hills, preparing them for competition required considerable effort: on the larger hill, the wooden fence of the agricultural field serving as the landing area had to be dismantled before each event, while on the smaller one competitions were cancelled whenever the ice layer was too thin, and falls into the water occasionally occurred.
In the vicinity there was also a third ski jumping hill, located in an area known as “London” in Rudnik, likewise used by local athletes of the Krim club and enabling jumps exceeding 20 metres.
Ski jumping on Golovec ended earlier than other forms of winter activity in this part of the city. Winter sports in the valley behind Rakovnik and on the slopes of Golovec continued until the mid-1960s, and the last winter that allowed more intensive skiing and skating reportedly occurred around 1971. Since then skiing gradually declined, and the hills—being natural, unreinforced structures—disappeared completely. Today Golovec is a recreational area with a network of walking and cycling paths, with no visible traces of the former ski jumps.

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