Here we are at the site of the 1936 Winter Olympics. Although there have been some upgrades to the stadium over the years, it's still the same size, small, by todays standards. The jump itself is being redone and enlarged, so photos are not interesting.
Not everyone that came to see the competitions had a seat. Folks stood in the cold snow to see the jumps and and Nordic events. Bear in mind that clothes have come a long way to provide today's wearer with dry comfort. Just imagine standing there, for hours, in soaked shoes and wet, woolen socks.
However, those that had tickets to be in the stadium had the pleasure of sitting on stone bleachers. In the freezing cold.
Today there is a cafe operating in the stadium, which probably was a place for guests to warm up and use the bathrooms then. Anyway, sitting on the terrace of the cafe one can imagine watching the sporting events of cold days gone by.
Hopefully this little narrative has cooled you, the reader, off. It's given me the chills.
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