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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavarian Garmasch-Partakurch, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated GAP), in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres above sea level.
The town is known as the site of the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, the first to include alpine skiing, and hosts a variety of winter sports competitions.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen leans towards an oceanic climate, and its winters are colder than the rest of Bavaria. Due to its higher elevation, it is very close to the winters associated with continental climates; it has a relatively wet and snowy climate, with high precipitation year-round. As of 2013 the regions in the west and east of the town were cited as having highest numbers of thunderstorm days in Europe.
Since 1921, the Ski-Club Partenkirchen has been hosting the traditional New Year's competition. The first Olympiaschanze in Garmisch Partenkirchen was created 1925 at the Kochelberg, although it was not meant to host Olympics at that time.
When the Winter Olympics 1926 were given to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, people began to build the real Olympiaschanze at Gudiberg in October 1933. At the first trial competition on February 5th, 1934 the Norwegian Rolf Kaarby jumped 70 metres. About 5,000 spectators watched the baptism of the jump. The total spectator record was set up at the Große Olympiaschanze during the Olympic Winter Games 1936. 130,000 visitors were witnesses of a unique ski jumping event, which was won by the Norwegian Birger Ruud with jumps on 75 and 74.5 metres.
After that, Garmisch should also host the Olmpics 1940 and the still today existing ski stadium, which is a landmark monument, was constructed. The Große Olympiaschanze was adapted several times to changing standards.
In 1950, the steal inrun tower was built, which was, at that time, unique in architecture and construction. With the enlargement of the inrun and backshifting of the takeoff with the same K-Point, unchanged inrun angle and a conversion of the landing hill the whole jump was enlarged.
With the New Year's competition on January 1, 1953 the very first German-Austrian Ski Jumper's Tournament started.
In 1978, the jump was converted again and the K-Point enlarged to 107 meters.
The last conversion was in 1996, when the profile of the jump was adapted to modern rules and changed into K115.
During 2000 a modern lift was added to the skiing stadium and a glass cabine on the inrun tower was built.
More information: GAPA Tourismus
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