Completed 57 years ago in 1968, it is the first permanent, artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in the world.
Olympic champion Felix Loch made the first run on the luge part of the track on the 23rd in time for the World Cup event on 5–6 January 2011.
According to BSD (German Bobsleigh and Luge Association) President Thomas Schwab, it would take until October 2022 before the track will return to competition status.
The construction phase of the bedload dosing barrier, ammonia and long-distance lines will start in October 2024 and repair work on the Bobstart building in early 2025.
[16] The artificial track at Königssee is scheduled to reopen in November 2025, with FIL and IBSF World Cups being hosted again starting with the 2025/2026 season.
In addition, on June 15, 2024, at the congress in Lake Placid, the FIL awarded the 2028 Luge World Championships to the track at Königssee.