The Ski Museum is nominated for the National Museum of the Year award 2011
The Ski Museum in Holmenkollen, together with Glomdalsmuseet, Lofotr Viking Museum and Norsk Teknisk Museum are nominated for the National Museum of the Year award 2011. The winner will be announced on the evening of 25 August.
New Festival in Holmenkollen this summer
The new festival "Kollen" will be arranged for the first time this summer the last weekend in June. The festival will last for two days and Rihanna is opening the show on Friday 29th of June.
Summer activities in Holmenkollen 2012
Holmenkollen invites you to summer activites during summer 2012. You can meet Trolls, moose and you can learn how to knit!
Opening hours and how to reach us
Opening hours:
June - August: 9 AM - 8 PM
May and September: 10 AM - 5 PM
October - April: 10 AM - 4 PM
What we can offer
In addition to a great view over Oslo from the top of the Jump Tower, we can offer two souvenir shops, a café and the Ski Simulator. Free parking and toilets.
The Association for the Promotion of Skiing and Oslo Municipality
Oslo Municipality is the owner of Holmenkollen. The Association for the Promotion of Skiing is responsible for the daily operation of Holmenkollen.
About the ski jump
The ski jump was officially opened on March 3rd ,2010 and can boast the title of the world’s most modern ski jump. The start house soars around 60 metres above the ground and the construction comprises 100 tons of steel.
Inrun:
- The total length is 96.95 metres
- The steepest point is 36 degrees
- The height of the takeoff is 3 metres.
- The width of the track/track bed is 2.77 metres
Downhill slope:
- The hill size is 134 metres – the K point is 120 metres.
- At its steepest point it is 35.7 degrees, measured after 105.6 metres from the takeoff
- The angle of the hill size is 30.8 degrees.
- The width of the landing slope is 25.2 metres
- The height difference from the edge of the takeoff to the K point is 59.1 metres
- There are around 250 steps to the top
- Holmenkollen ski jump is situated approximately 375 metres above sea level.
Building materials:
- Tower/inrun construction in steel, grandstands in steel and concrete. A total of 1,000 tons of steel was used in the whole construction.
Developer:
- Oslo Municipality owns the facility and is responsible for its development
Architects:
- JDS Arkitekter (Danish/Belgian architect’s office)
First international championship:
- Continental Cup – 6th-7th March. This will be followed by the World Championship preliminaries (FIS World Cup) on
13th-14th March 2010 .
Holmenkollen is the world’s most modern ski jump facility.
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The newest ski jump in the world
- The first ski jump in the world with permanent wind protection inherent to its design and construction
- The only steel ski jump in the world
- A monument that is a world class feat of engineering
- Cabin lift to the very top of the ski jump for the benefit of competitors, judges, press and public alike
- The ski jump has permanent wind protection as an integrated part of the inrun construction.
- New judge’s grandstand, new royal grandstand and improved facilities for the public.
- Upgraded light and sound system
