Snow Harp

Cross-country skiing venue in Japan

36°38′04″N 137°51′27″E / 36.6344477°N 137.8575934°E / 36.6344477; 137.8575934ConstructionBroke ground1994Opened28 November 1996Tenants
1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Paralympics
2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games

Snow Harp is a cross-country skiing venue located in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, the venue hosted the cross-country skiing and the cross-country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events.

Completed in 1996, test events were held in 1997. The venues consisted of three courses that were 4.8 km (3.0 mi), 4.8 km (3.0 mi), and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) in length, respectively. It hosted 12 events during the 1998 Games, the most of any venue.

References

  • 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 198–202.
  • Hakuba-Nagano venue profile.
  • Shinmai.co.jp 1998 Winter Olympics profile.
  • Snowjapan.com profile.
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