is a
skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( ...
area located in
Nagano, Nagano,
Japan. It is operated by Nagano City.
Constructed on existing
alpine skiing runs, it hosted the
freestyle skiing events for the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
. The venue was a temporary one for those games.
The resort has steadily declined in popularity and closed in March, 2020 due to insufficient ski numbers and lack of snow fall.
The prefecture has offered the resort for free to interested parties if they take on the business liabilities.
References
1998 Winter Olympics official report.Volume 2. pp. 206–8.
Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic freestyle skiing venues
Defunct sports venues in Japan
Ski areas and resorts in Japan
Sports venues in Nagano Prefecture
Sport in Nagano (city)
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