Meteorological Station, Krkonoše Giant Mountains, Sněžka, Czech Republic

The towns and villages of the Krkonoše mountains became a popular venue for national and international competitions, its athletes ranked among the best of the era. The first German Nordic combined champion was a local, the competition itself was staged in Schreiberhau (Szklarska Poręba). Schreiberhau also hosted several luge championships. Martin Tietze and his sister Friedel from neighbouring Brückenberg (Karpacz) won the European luge championchips many times. The first Rendezvous race, predecessor of today's Nordic Ski Championchips, was hosted by Johannisbad, the majority of the competitions were won by HDW athletes.
After the expulsion of the German population the athletes settled in West and East Germany. They again won several national titles and became pillars of the respective ski associations.