Rudolfs Ski Jump

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In 1922, Peter Radacher (the First, 1896- 1976), the skiing pioneer from Mitterberg in Salzburg, with the assistance of mining director Rudolf Recknagel from Thuringia, built this ski jump. Already in the 1920s, many ski jumping events were organized here on Mitterberg. Starting from 1925, the Rudolfschanze also hosted ski jumping during the legendary "Mairennen“ (May Race), which took place from 1925 to 1965 every first weekend of May on Mitterberg. It featured a combination of slalom and jumping.

The great Austrian ski jumping pioneer, Sepp "Buwi“ Bradl, was trained here on the Rudolfschanze by Peter Radacher (the First). On March 15, 1936, Sepp „Buwi“ Bradl became the first person to surpass the 100-meter mark in Planica, Slovenia. In 1939, he became the first World Champion in ski jumping from Austria, now competing for the team of the German Reich. In 1953, Sepp Bradl was also the first winner of the annually held "Four Hills Tournament,“ with the finale taking place in Bischofshofen.