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Rhätikonschanze:

K-Point:	40 m
Hill record:	47.0 m (Josef Gumpold , 1931-01-02)
Inrun angle:	30°
Take-off length:	8 m
Landing angle:	38°

Further jumps:	no
Plastic matting:	no
Year of construction:	1930
Operating until:	ca. 1938
Status:	destroyed
Ski club:	WSV Tschagguns
Coordinates:	47.071434, 9.872930 ✔

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History:

The history of ski jumping in the Montafon valley dates back to the early 20th century. The first documented competition took place in 1909 in Ried near Schruns, and already on February 20, 1910, Tschagguns hosted the first ski championships of Vorarlberg. One of the highlights of the event was a ski jumping demonstration held on the natural slope of Stutz in Latschau. In 1922, the WSV Schruns club built its own permanent ski jumping hill, initiating the development of local ski jumping infrastructure in the region.
In 1930, on the initiative of the WSV Tschagguns club, construction began on a new facility in the Latschau district. It was named Rhätikonschanze, referencing the picturesque Rätikon mountain range rising above the valley. The hill had a construction point of K-40 and was officially inaugurated on January 18, 1931, although the first test jumps had already been carried out earlier—on January 1 and 2—when renowned Austrian jumper Josef Gumpold from Innsbruck performed a 47-meter jump, setting an unofficial hill record.
Rhätikonschanze quickly gained importance in the region, serving as the main venue for the Rhätikon Cup (Rhätikonpokal) and the Vorarlberg Championships. Thanks to its accessibility and natural terrain, it was heavily used during the 1930s, especially by younger athletes. It also served as an important training ground and contributed to the development of local ski jumping talent.
However, in the second half of the 1930s, the need arose for a larger and more modern facility. In 1937, work began on the construction of the Zelfenschanze, a new hill with a K-point of 80, designed by engineer August Ohneberg. The hill was officially opened on January 9, 1938, with the participation of, among others, Sepp Bradl, who jumped exactly to the K-point. With the emergence of the new hill, Rhätikonschanze began to lose its significance and was eventually taken out of use. There is no exact record of its dismantling, but virtually no physical traces of the hill remain today.
Despite its relatively short history, Rhätikonschanze played an important role in the development of ski jumping in Vorarlberg. It was one of the first significant ski jumping hills in the region and directly contributed to the further expansion of ski jumping infrastructure in Tschagguns—from the Zelfenschanze to the modern Montafoner Schanzenzentrum, opened in 2014.

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