The ski jump towers above Lillehammer are hard to miss. Lysgårdsbakkene was built for the 1994 Olympics and has become the symbol of the town.
The facility has two jumps - the large hill at 140 metres and the normal hill at 98 metres. Both have plastic surfaces, so jumpers train here year-round. About 80,000 jumps in winter, another 20,000 in summer. There is a good chance you will see someone flying through the air when you visit.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Olympics were held in the arena below the jumps. The Olympic flame was lit by Crown Prince Haakon - a nice historical echo, given that Lillehammer's skiing history starts with another Håkon being carried to safety in 1206.
You can take the chairlift to the top of the large hill. The view over Lillehammer and Mjøsa is worth the trip alone. If you are feeling energetic, there are 936 steps down - or up, if you really want to punish yourself. Some locals use them for training.
At the top you can look down the in-run and understand what ski jumpers see before they launch. It is steeper than it looks on television.
The arena won the Norwegian architecture prize Betongtavlen in 1993. It still hosts World Cup events and the Raw Air tournament.