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 ( ...

venue located in

Nozawaonsen, Nagano is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 3,653 in 1395 households and a population density of 63 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Nozawaonsen is located in m ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

Nozawa Onsen Village is located at the foot of the

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...

, which spans across three main areas. The resort is a large ski area that opened over seventy years ago.The Nozawa Onsen Guide
/ref> Covering , the southern part of the resort was used for

biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...

competitions at 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 th ...

.The Olympic venue consisted of two trails each in length along with a

firing range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by militar ...

consisting of 30 stations.

References

External links

1998 Winter Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 230–2.
Official tourist website

Official village site

The Nozawa Onsen Guide

Nozawa Onsen snow report
Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics Ski areas and resorts in Japan Olympic biathlon venues Sports venues in Nagano Prefecture Nozawaonsen, Nagano {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub