Hochfirstschanze
Hochfirstschanze (right) and Fritz- Heitzmann -Hill (left)
- Fritz- Heitzmann - hill: K 40 Year built: 1993
- Record: 43.5 m
- Record holder: Niklas Wangler (SZ Breitnau )
- Record Date: September 11, 2005
47.9041666666678.2191666666667Koordinaten: 47 ° 54 ' 15 " N, 8 ° 13' 9" E
The Hochfirstschanze in Titisee -Neustadt is the largest natural ski jump of Germany, named after the mountain high ridge ( 1190 m) in the Black Forest.
History
On April 6, 1896 New Town ski club was founded, its member Gustav Tröndle in 1911 Black Forest Champion. The former ski jump was located at Mühlrain47.9141478.205101 and was built in the same year. There should have widths can be achieved of up to 30 meters.
As early as 1930 had been started in Schmiedsbachtal with the construction of the first Hochfirstschanze with K- point 60 m. Due to uncertain snow conditions could not be opened in winter 1932/1933, but only with a New Year's event on 31 December 1933 which was attended by 3,000 spectators. Larger inflow brought the Germans and Wehrmachtsskimeisterschaften from 5 to February 13, 1938, the Nordic competitions took place in New Town, while the exit runs were performed on Zastler. The more than 10,000 spectators in the ski stadium on disc Stutz example, could experience there, like the Norwegians Hans Vinjarengen German champion in the Nordic combined was. More spontaneously scheduled local competitions were held in the following years to entertain Strength through Joy tourists.
In 1949, after the Easter competitions, the Executive Board of the Ski Club met with the ski jumpers Toni breeding shear, Sepp Weiler and Heini Klopfer. From this meeting the idea of building a large hill arose as natural jump, which was designed by then knocker in the early summer after photographs with a K point of 80 m. The middle of August 1949 started construction work was completed in December. The opening competition on January 15, 1950 was again threatened to fail due to lack of snow. Succeeded, however, the helpers of the Ski Club and Neustadt yard to bring 100 truckloads of snow from the Black Forest High Road to Neustadt. The resultant snowpack of 15 centimeters was threatened by rain started. However, jumping in the presence could be carried out by more than 15,000 spectators. Were reached lengths of up to 95 meters. The smaller jump, at the time of the Germans and Wehrmachtsskimeisterschaften still referred to as Black Forest -Hills, was henceforth regarded as the mean Hochfirstschanze.
After the German Nordic Ski Championships from 16 to 18 February 1951 also found the third German, Nordic Ski Championships in January 1960 in Neustadt instead. Despite continuous rain Georg Thoma succeeded in front of 20,000 spectators winning the German championship in the special jump with a distance of 90 meters and the third winning the German championship in the Nordic combined. In February 1963, would have the Coupe Kongsberg because of constant snowfall since November 1962 almost can not take place. 15,000 viewers still saw the Duel between Max Bolkart and Thoma, the latter won with 94 meters of its own. The importance of the jump decreased in the sequence. This was due to the focus of the media on the Four Hills Tournament and the partial weaker performance of the West German ski jumper. The average jump was in 1957 as one of the first jumps were occupied until 1962 with plastic mats, before it was abandoned with time decay.
Any modifications in the area of takeoff, a K - point of 90 m in 1971 for the great Hochfirstschanze achieved as well as a kink straightened during startup. The next German championship could be aligned in 1976. In addition, each year was jumping of the Black Forest jumping tournament held at the hill.
In subsequent years, various modifications of the hill were carried out, eg reprofiling of Aufsprungbereichs (1988) and further changes to the takeoff that brought the K- point to 113 m. 1993 Fritz- Heitzmann ski jump was built as a training jump with K- point 40 m. It was built from the viewers' point of view to the left of the large hill; between the two jumps, you can sense the remnants of the jump of 1930.
The most extensive, with around 3.7 million euro conversion measure in 2001 led to this jump facility was included in the FIS Continental Cup. In 2003, the profile of the hill was changed and relocated the K- point to 125 m. In addition, the Fritz- Heitzmann hill to side band in the effluent was expanded and a sprinkler system.
Subsequently, several World Cup competitions were performed with partially again threatened to lack of snow. The implementation of the World Cup jumping in February 2007 could only be guaranteed by a delivery of several semi truck snow from the Gotthard massif. In the summer of the same year it was announced that up to at least 2010, no more World Cup competitions would be held in Neustadt. This was justified in addition to acute lack of snow with an unstable weather conditions and with the statement that the World Cup has caused a deficit of 100,000 euros in Neustadt 2007.
In the following years, further periodically two-day Continental Cup competitions were held. In addition to the budget 54000-60000 euro, the City Council was asked to draw each part with a five-figure sum to cover costs. In addition, over time a Pistenbully was purchased and installed a cooling track for the start.
In autumn 2011, it was announced that as part of the Ski Jumping World Cup 2013/2014 on 14-15. December 2013 would be the first time held a World Cup competition in Neustadt. The contract was awarded without any conditions, such as additional investments in flood light or lifts, the location of which attested an overall World Cup suitability. Since there is no rise in Neustadt help that Springer be transported with rented vans to start.
To avoid expensive snow supplies in case of lack of snow 2013 10.000 cubic meters of artificial snow to a truncated pyramid of 65 meters long, 26 meters wide and ten meters high, were piled in March. The pyramid was covered with 3000 square meters of facade insulation boards made of polystyrene and Siloplane to survive the summer. For the Continental Cup in January 2013 had made a successful attempt of Übersommerns with a smaller amount of snow and a cover of Sägespähnen. This method has been used for several years in Finland and the Alps and actively researched by the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. 6,000 of 10,000 cubic meters survived the summer and could be used for the storms, competitions.
Since the summer of 2013, the leisure activity Zorbing is offered in the outlet of the hill.
Records
On 2 December 2001 Sven Hanna forest presented with 145.0 m on a new hill record that was equaled on February 3, 2007 by Adam Malysz. Janne Ahonen jumped in 2005 on the hill 146 m, but could not stand the plunge. January 31, 2009 Bastian Kaltenböck reached 147 m, but since it was in the trial round, the record was not considered official. In the first round of the Continental Cup jumping 22 January 2011 the Austrian Manuel Poppinger finally succeeded in improving official record to 147.5 m. The day before Mechler Maximilian had even been 150 meters in training, but this did not count as a record.
International Competitions
Called all be organized by the FIS jump competitions.