Facts about the new Holmenkollen ski jumping hill
The new Holmenkollen ski jump
The new ski jumping hill was completed in February 2010. The first international competitions - Continental Cup and FIS World Cup - were held in march 2010. After final work during 2010, the jump wil be ready for the World Championships in 2011.
Facts about the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump
- Completed by the end of February 2010
- Hill size: HS 134/ K 120
- Width at the lip of the takeoff: 27 metres
- Width of knoll shell: 30 - 50 metres
- The start house tower is 65 metres above the ground
- In the start house there will be a cafe (opening June 2010)
- On top of the tower there will be a viewpoint (walls of glass and no roof)
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump is situated 375 metres above sea level
- Building materials: tower/inrun in steel, stands in steel and concrete
- Builder: the facility is owned by the City of Oslo, which is also responsible for the building project
- Architects: JDS Architects (Danish/Belgian architects firm)
- First international championship:
- Continental Cup 6th - 7th of March
- FIS Nordic World Cup on 13th - 14th of March 2010 (test event for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships)
The world’s most modern ski jump
- The newest ski jump in the world
- The world’s first ski jump with a permanent windscreen integrated into the design of the structure
- The only ski jump in the world built up by steel
- A monument to world class engineering
- Designed with the athletes, judges, press and spectators in mind, it includes a gondola lift to the top of the hill
- New judges’ stand, new royal grandstand and better facilities for spectators
