Anyone know much about

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:14 pm

the Whitewater course in Auqsburg Germany.

the great gonzo · Post by **the great gonzo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:46 pm

Louie,

Back when I still lived in Europe (~10 years ago) I once was in the Augsburg area and stopped there to have a look at the course. I think it was the very first artificial whiewater course in the world, built for the 1972 Olympics.
I did not paddle it, just walked along it and looked at it.
It is essentially a winding concrete ditch with a box profile with mainly fixed obstacles and a few that were adjustable.
Here are a few links to sites about the 'Eiskanal', unfortunately they are all in German. To check out the pictures, click on 'bilder'.

hope this helps.

martin

http://www.eiskanal.de/index.html
http://www.kanuzentrum-augsburg.de/
http://www2.augsburg.de/index.php?id=118

Bob P · Post by **Bob P** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:09 pm

Think South Bend with more "rocks", holes and a bit steeper. Very artificial feeling, with weird eddies and surges.

The thing that I remember most is that the obstacles and sides had a nice coat of slippery slime when I was there in August '89.

Lots of tubers too.