Shirahatayama Open Stadium is a

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

venue in Sapporo, Japan. It was opened in 1990 and was Asia's first FIS-certified course. The course is approximately 25 km and wraps around Mt. Shirahata. The venue hosted the

1990 Asian Winter Games The 2nd Asian Winter Games ( ja, 第2回アジア冬季競技大会, Dai 2-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) were held from March 9 to 14, 1990, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. India was originally scheduled to host the second edition of the games, but d ...

1991 Winter Universiade The 1991 Winter Universiade, the XV Winter Universiade, took place in Sapporo, Japan. Venues Medal table {{Universiade 1991 U Winter Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes b ...

and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007. The venue hosted the cross-country skiing events at the

2017 Asian Winter Games The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2 ...

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