Holmenkollen By the Numbers For more than a century, Nordic ski jumping competitions have been held almost every year at Oslo's Holmenkollen. Here's a look at the impressive numbers behind the world newest and most modern ski jump. 1892 THE YEAR THE ARENA'S FIRST SKI FESTIVAL WAS HELD. ATHLETES TOOK OFF FROM A RAMP MADE FROM STICKS AND SNOW. 1966 & 1982 THE YEARS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD AT HOLMENKOLLEN 1,000 tons THE AMOUNT OF STEEL IT TOOK TO CONSTRUCT THE SKI JUMP 200 THE NUMBER OF FEET IN THE AIR THE JUMP TOWER PERCHES OVER OSLO 18 THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE JUMP HAS BEEN REDEVELOPED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1892 250 THE NUMBER OF STEPS IT TAKES TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE JUMP 2010 THE YEAR THE SKI JUMP OPENED AFTER A REDESIGN BY JDS ARCHITECTS @sonsofnorway 35.7 THE SLOPE'S STEEPEST POINT IN DEGREES January 2022 27 PHOTO BY LINN SAXRUD JOHANSEN / VISIT OSLO