Adjustments to the regulations have been made ahead of every season for the past quarter of a century, meaning there has always been new things to learn for teams and jumpers.

That uncertainty has come to an end, however, with the 2016-17 campaign in sight.

"After 25 years of constantly adjusting, amending and changing competition rules, this time there won’t be any rule changes when the season starts," said Hofer.

"This should, in particular, enable smaller nations to close the gap to the top level.

"We are expecting podium finishes from a wider range of nations and are looking forward to an exciting winter."

Only six nations made it on to the podium during the men's 2015-16 World Cup season, which was won by Slovenian Peter Prevc.

In the women's competition, only jumpers from Japan, Slovenia, Austria and Norway finished in the top three as Japanese Sara Takanashi dominated.

The new men's season will begin in Kuusamo/Ruka in Finland, with competitions on the large hill on November 25 and November 26.

The women will begin in Norway's 1994 Winter Olympic host Lillehammer, with World Cup events on December 2 and 3.