Les Charbonnières

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Tremplin Jean-Yves Cuendet:

K-Point:	30 m
Further jumps:	K12
Status:	out of order
Coordinates:	46.663355, 6.317901 ✔

Tremplin:

K-Point:	ca. 25 m
Status:	destroyed
Coordinates:	46.663100, 6.317190 ✔

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Conversions:	1997
Ski club:	SC Les Charbonnières, SC Vallée de Joux
Coordinates:	46.663355, 6.317901 ✔

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History:

In Les Charbonnières, on the slope above the village in the Vallée de Joux, a small ski jumping complex operated for many years. It was used by Ski-Club Les Charbonnières – Le Lieu and later also by Ski-Club Vallée de Joux. The facility consisted of an approximately 30-metre hill, now out of use, a smaller training hill of roughly K12, and a third hill, located slightly lower on the slope, with a size of around 25 metres, which was eventually dismantled.
According to the club’s historical records, four different ski jumping projects existed in Les Charbonnières in the past. The oldest one, known as the “piste des hommes”, was abandoned rather quickly. The second hill was intended for youth training and served as the main development facility for many years; night slalom events were held alongside it during the winter. The third hill, which became the main hill of the complex, was rebuilt in the 1990s. The fourth project, called the “piste des Ecrottaz”, envisioned the construction of a significantly larger hill with a high inrun tower, but due to its considerable cost it was never realised.
At the beginning of the 1996/97 season, the club renovated the existing hill, and regular Wednesday training sessions for young athletes were conducted there by Frédy Guignard. On 18 September 1997, an extraordinary general assembly was held, dedicated entirely to the reconstruction of the 30-metre hill. The members approved the cost estimate, and the financing was shared between the club, local municipalities, regional institutions and private donors. The work was completed as planned, and a detailed financial report was presented the following season.
At the same time, it was proposed that the renovated hill should be named “Tremplin Jean-Yves Cuendet” in honour of the club’s most successful athlete – an Olympic and World Championship medallist in Nordic combined. The proposal was accepted unanimously.
For many years, the Les Charbonnières complex played an important role in training young ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes from across the Vallée de Joux. Club competitions and regional events were held here, including a competition on 22 January 2012 and the children’s Trophée Vallée de Joux – Critérium franco-suisse in January 2019, contested on the Tremplin Jean-Yves Cuendet in ski jumping, cross-country and Nordic combined.
Today, the main hill of around 30 metres is out of use, while the nearby 25-metre hill has been dismantled, although both remain clearly visible in the landscape.

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