Lysgårdsbakkene Hoppanlegg — Attraction in Lillehammer

Lysgårdsbakken, officially known as Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena (Norwegian: Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg), is a ski jumping hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It consists of a large hill, with a K-point of 123 and a hill size of 138, and a small hill with a K-point of 90 and a hill size of 100. It opened in 1993 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, where it hosted the ski jumping and Nordic combined events, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. After the Olympics, ownership was transferred to the municipal Lillehammer Olympiapark and it has since been used for several FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Nordic Combined World Cup tournaments, including hosting the Nordic Tournament. It has a capacity for 35,000 spectators and is one of three national ski jumping hills in Norway. In 2007, the large hill was rebuilt to a larger profile, and received a new plastic lining. The venue sees 80,000 annual jumps in the winter and 20,000 in the summer season.

Na dużej regularnie rozgrywane są konkursy Pucharu Świata (w latach 2004 - 2010 marcowy konkurs Turnieju Nordyckiego, w latach 2005, 2006, 2009 - zawody w pierwszy weekend grudnia w zastępstwie Trondheim, od 2010 do 2015 na stałe w pierwszy weekend grudnia, od sezonu 2016/2017 marcowe zawody w ramach Raw Air). W 1994 na skoczniach odbyły się Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie.

Obie skocznie są wyłożone igelitem oraz posiadają sztuczne oświetlenie. W mieście nie znajdują się żadne mniejsze obiekty. Rekord skoczni K-123 należy od 6 grudnia 2009 do Simona Ammanna i wynosi 146 metrów, zaś rekord skoczni K-90 należy od 6 grudnia 2013 do Karla Geigera i wynosi...

I was at university when the Lillehammer games took place and knew very little, if anything about them although I liked the name and it stuck with me and as such it was one of the few places on our tour that I had previously heard of apart from the big cities.

After having sent the past few days in mountains, clouds and fog it was nice to have some sun, and also good to visit the Olympic park as it is set in a very scenic location. Unlike some Olympic host cities, where huge investment is poured into infrastructure for a couple of weeks and then left to rot - Athens 2004 - it was good to see the ski jumps are still being used, even in summer, by locals practising on them.

There is also a tour and a chairlift to the top of the jumps which would have been good, but unfortunately we didn't have enough time for that...

Views across the fields to the lake make you aware that you have come down from...

Nice ski jump to visit but there was not much going on. we visited it in the winter and there was nobody there to greet us, there were no signs or leaflets with information. The jump is high up so would recommend driving up rather than walking/cycling. Once you are at the top, the views of Lillehammer are very nice because you can see for a long way. It is a good place to stop if you need to stretch your legs and have a walk around, you can also take pictures with the jump which look impressive. It can get quite slippery in the winter due to the ice so wear shoes/boots with good grip. Wrap up warm as it is windy and very...