In 1922, Peter Radacher (the First, 1896-
1976), the skiing pioneer from Mitterberg
in Salzburg, with the assistance of mining
director Rudolf Recknagel from Thuringia,
built this ski jump. Already in the 1920s,
many ski jumping events were organized
here on Mitterberg. Starting from 1925, the
Rudolfschanze also hosted ski jumping
during the legendary "Mairennen“ (May
Race), which took place from 1925 to 1965
every first weekend of May on Mitterberg.
It featured a combination of slalom and
jumping.
The great Austrian ski jumping pioneer,
Sepp "Buwi“ Bradl, was trained here on
the Rudolfschanze by Peter Radacher (the
First). On March 15, 1936, Sepp „Buwi“
Bradl became the first person to surpass
the 100-meter mark in Planica, Slovenia. In
1939, he became the first World Champion
in ski jumping from Austria, now
competing for the team of the German
Reich. In 1953, Sepp Bradl was also the
first winner of the annually held "Four
Hills Tournament,“ with the finale taking
place in Bischofshofen.