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Closed From 1957

Imst Putzen

Kunstrodelbahn Imst

Putzenwald, Imst, Tyrol · Austria

Long off the international calendar; the city dropped its rebuild in 2024 and unsafe timber was removed.

No mapped line survives for this track yet.

Real track · Published figures

First raced
1957
Length
900 m

900 m as first built; the track was later shortened for safety.

Explore the track

The Slidensa model, drawn over the real ground. Follow the run into every curve.

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Game model · Two-man bobsleigh reference run. These lengths, speeds and loads come from Slidensa’s physics and can differ from the real track’s published figures.

Length
892m
Drop
108m
Curves
12
Top speed
144km/h
Peak load
4.6g
Reference run
0:35.32
Curve-by-curve guide · 12 curves

The three curves in lime pull hardest in the reference run.

  1. 1 19° left Kink 1.0 g · 38 km/h
  2. 2 48° left 1.3 g · 60 km/h
  3. 3 27° right 1.6 g · 82 km/h
  4. 4 56° right 2.2 g · 96 km/h
  5. 5 14° right 1.5 g · 98 km/h
  6. 6 40° left 2.7 g · 97 km/h
  7. 7 85° left 2.3 g · 98 km/h
  8. 8 21° left 2.2 g · 110 km/h
  9. 9 48° right 4.0 g · 120 km/h
  10. 10 29° right 3.6 g · 131 km/h
  11. 11 68° left 4.6 g · 136 km/h
  12. 12 9° left 3.2 g · 143 km/h

The story

The Imst luge club built this track in the Putzen woods with volunteer labour, starting in 1957. It hosted the World Luge Championships in 1963, when Fritz Nachmann won the men's title, and again in 1978, won by Paul Hildgartner. European Championships followed in 1971 and 1974. Later shortened for safety, it dropped out of international racing, and in 2024 the city declined a rebuild estimated at about 6 million euros.

  • The 1963 World Championships drew athletes from 16 nations.
  • Floodlights were added in 1959 for night racing.
  • The track was built with an average grade of 12 %.

Today

Unsafe timber was removed in 2024; the club now trains at Igls and races at Bludenz.

Racing history

Earliest and latest recorded race of each event at this level, from published results.

World Championships

Men's luge 1963–1978
Women's luge 1963–1978
Doubles luge 1963–1978

Continental championships and cups

Men's luge 1971–1974
Women's luge 1971–1974
Doubles luge 1971–1974