Schattenberg Ski Jump, ski jumping hill in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany
The Schattenberg Ski Jump (Orlen Arena Oberstdorf Allgäu) is a complex of five hills on the slope of the Schattenberg: a large HS 137 hill with a K point of 120 m, a normal HS 106 hill, a K 56 hill and two small hills, K 30 and K 19. Two parallel ramps on tall concrete pillars descend the hillside, their dark tracks edged in pale, with red-and-white striped banners beside the takeoff table; a green matted landing slope and a white run-out area with concrete walls and metal barriers lie below. Banners on the structure read "erdinger" and "Allgäu".
The jump was established in 1925 and became an important venue for ski jumping in Germany from the start. Since its opening, the facility has undergone several modernizations, most recently in 2003, to improve safety and precision for athletes.
The hill's name, Schattenbergschanze, comes from the Schattenberg mountain, and the normal hill is also called Allgäu Arena after the region. The season opens here each year around the end of December with the first Four Hills Tournament event, held since 4 January 1953. The home club is Skiclub Oberstdorf.
The complex lies on the eastern edge of Oberstdorf at the foot of the Schattenberg, below the Schattenbergschanze. The large hill has floodlights and stands holding 27,005 spectators, and a slanted lift serves the large hill. Since 2004 all hills can be jumped on mats, and a FIS Continental Cup mat competition is held on the normal hill each summer.
The large hill's in-run is 108 m long with an 11° threshold angle, and the landing slope drops at 35.5°. Gregor Schlierenzauer holds the hill record at 145.5 m, set on 20 October 2007 during the Austrian championships. Sarah Hendrickson reached 148 m in training on 21 August 2013 but fell and injured her knee.
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