Longest inrun on a ski jumping hill

What to remember

Before taking off, a jumper has to build up speed on the inrun. At Mühlenkopfschanze, that ramp is 100 m long, the longest inrun on any ski jumping hill.

Ski flying, a discipline derived from ski jumping, takes the idea further. Athletes descend at high speed along a specially designed takeoff ramp, jump from the end with as much power as they can, then glide as far as possible down a steeply sloped hill before landing in a stable manner within a target zone. Five judges award points for distance and style, and events are governed by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).

The difference in scale is clear: on ski flying hills jumpers go beyond 200 metres, against 100 metres on traditional hills. There are only five approved ski flying hills, at Planica, Harrachov, Tauplitz, Oberstdorf and Vikersund, against nearly 120 for ski jumping.