Return transport to the top of the hill is undertaken by riding the Oslo Metro's Holmenkollen Line.

Contrary to popular belief, this was not built at Korketrekkeren but as a separate run nearby also starting at Frognerseteren.

[1][2] It was built as a temporary, artificial track with the curves being constructed in snow and then frozen hard to ice.

Both Olympic events were won by Germany, with Andreas Ostler and Lorenz Nieberl participating in both winning teams.

It was completed in 1867 to the orders of landlord Thomas Johannessen Heftye, who had been purchasing forest properties in the area.

Holmen- og Voksenkollselskapet was established in 1888 and undertook a series of public infrastructure investments in the area, including the construction of roads, skiing trails, natural tobogganing tracks and a chapel.

Tobagganing became a popular sport from the 1880s and Holmen- og Voksenkollselskapet rented out sleds which were permitted to be used on roads and designated tracks after 19:00 on evenings with moonlight.

[3] Norsk Vinterturistforening was founded in 1899 to work towards encouraging English tourists to visit Oslo, specifically by building tobogganing tracks.

One of the line's main revenue sources was transporting city-dwellers to the recreational area of Nordmarka where they would go skiing.

[7] The use of Korketrekkeren for tobogganing created a conflict with the local residents—especially at the guest house in Sverdrupstuen, which was often blocked on Sundays.

The track was constructed between Frogerseteren to Svendstuen, including a concrete curve which allowed it to connect to Korketrekkeren.

[8] Two Swiss civil engineers, Heinz Cattani and Emil Ingold, were the main technical consultants for the development of the venue.

The steep terrain made construction excessively expensive, resulting in the organizing committee deciding to build a temporary track, without permanent concrete and stone curves.

[9] The track route was built under supervision of Sigurd Lund and Carl Venderboe in 1949 and 1950 and subsequently corrected by Cattani.

[10] Engineer Luigi Angelini from Switzerland was hired to supervise the construction of the curves,[9] which cost NOK 615,000.

[14] The Olympic track ran from Frogneseteren, with the start line located at 429.2 meters (1,408 ft) above mean sea level.

The women's singles saw double Austrian victory with Karla Kienzl winning ahead of Maria Isser.