Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort

Summary

Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort (野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen Sukī-jō) is a skiing venue located in Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan.

Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort
LocationNozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan
Vertical1,085 m (3,560 ft)
Top elevation1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Base elevation565 m (1,854 ft)
Skiable area297 ha (733.9 acres)
Trails36
Longest run10,000 m
Lift system20 (2 gondola lift, 5 quad chairlifts, and 4 triple chairlifts and 9 pair chairlifts)
WebsiteNozawa Onsen Snow Resort
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Nozawa Onsen Village is located at the foot of the ski resort, which spans across three main areas. The resort is a large ski area that opened over seventy years ago.[1]

Covering 297 hectares (730 acres), the southern part of the resort was used for biathlon competitions at the 1998 Winter Olympics.The Olympic venue consisted of two trails each 4 km (2.5 mi) in length along with a firing range consisting of 30 stations.

References edit

  1. ^ The Nozawa Onsen Guide

External links edit

  • 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 230–2.
  • Official tourist website (in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
  • Official village site (in Japanese)
  • The Nozawa Onsen Guide
  • Nozawa Onsen Japan

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