Gallery: Airbnb Raffles Off a Stay in a...Scandinavian Ski Jump?

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    Airbnb's latest pop-up apartment is in the Holmenkollen Ski Jump near Oslo, Norway.
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    Airbnb billed it as “Holmenkollen’s very own fully furnished penthouse … set at the top of the ski jump where champions prepare for flight."
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    Airbnb outfitted the room with modern trappings...
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    ...and a swanky balcony.
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    Check out those views.
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    The price of this Scandinavian dream loft? Zero dollars. Airbnb raffled it off to a lucky winner.
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    Ski jumping has been a favorite local sport here for over a century. In 2005, JDS Architects won a competition to redesign the ski jump, which officials said needed to be taller.
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    Everything is contained within that structure. According to the architect's site: “The judges booths, the commentators, the trainers, the Royal family, the VIPs, the wind screens, the circulations, the lobby, the entrance to the arena and the arena itself, the lounge for the skiers, the souvenir shop, the access to the existing museum, the viewing public square at the very top, everything, is contained into the shape of the jump.”
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    And now, of course, a cozy penthouse.
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