Iizuna Kogen Ski Area

Iizuna Kogen Ski Area

Location	Nagano, Nagano, Japan
Vertical	400 m (1,312 ft)
Top elevation	1,480 m (4,856 ft)
Base elevation	1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Runs	10
Longest run	1,500 m
Lift system	5 (1 quad chairlift, and 4 pair chairlifts)
Website	Iizuna Kogen Website

Iizuna Kogen Ski Area (飯綱高原スキー場, Iizuna Kōgen Sukī-jō) is a skiing area located in Iizuna, Nagano, Japan.

Constructed on existing alpine skiing runs, it hosted the freestyle skiing events for the 1998 Winter Olympics. The venue was a temporary one for those games.

The area still is a popular skiing venue.

References

1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 206-8.
Myokokogen.net profile

Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics

Aqua Wing Big Hat Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium Happōone Resort Iizuna Kogen Ski Area Kanbayashi Snowboard Park Kazakoshi Park Arena M-Wave Minami Nagano Sports Park Mount Higashidate Mount Yakebitai Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Snow Harp Spiral White Ring

Olympic venues in freestyle skiing

1988: Canada Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh/luge track), Nakiska (demonstration) 1992: Tignes 1994: Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena 1998: Iizuna Kogen Ski Area 2002: Deer Valley 2006: Sauze d'Oulx-Jouvencaux 2010: Cypress Mountain 2014: Freestyle Skiing Center and Snowboard Park 2018: Bokwang Phoenix Park 2022: Genting Ski Resort, Taiwu Ski Resort

Coordinates: 36°43′01″N 138°08′24″E / 36.71706°N 138.139923°E / 36.71706; 138.139923

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