A part of the history

The starting system of Peter Riedel finds its place at the Oslo Holmenkollen: on the ramp and in the museum

There are moments in life that are always overwhelming for Peter Riedel as well. The man who makes the starting tracks on the hills of the world a fairer and safer place for the athletes is concrete, goal-oriented, yes: sober, and merely emotionally motivated by the occasion.

But Peter Riedel is not only this, but at the same time also proud, very proud indeed: A few weeks ago he – more precisely: his product – became part of the most important and most sustainable ski museum. When his starting system was laid in Holmenkollen in December, further enriching the world’s most prominent hill, construction elements were added to the museum and will be presented there to visitors from all over the world. And that is over a million people per year.

“When I began dealing with starting tracks decades ago, it wouldn’t even have occurred to me in a dream that my technology could be featured in the Holmenkollen Museum. We were not separated by worlds, but by universes. Step by step my company developed, puzzle pieces fit together and now I look into the cradle of Nordic skiing and have become part of history with my work,” says Peter Riedel, moved.

The Bakken in Oslo is prepared for RAW Air jumps in March, just as the facility in Trondheim and the Vikersund ski flying hill, where also Riedel Mastertrack starting-system tracks lie. “Every hill I get to equip holds a special place in my life,” explains Riedel. “And now the exhibits are coming to the world’s most important ski museum! These make Peter Riedel GmbH a part of the skiing history of winter sports. That makes me happy and proud, that touches me deeply.” Rightly so.