Shirahatayama Open Stadium Explained

Location:Sapporo, Japan
Opened:1990

Shirahatayama Open Stadium is a cross-country skiing 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, 1991 Winter Universiade and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007.[1] The venue hosted the cross-country skiing events at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://sapporo2017.org/uploaded/attachment/5106.pdf AWG Winter Newsletter
  2. Web site: Venues . www.sapporo2017.org/ . Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee . 29 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155953/https://sapporo2017.org/site/athletics-en/envenueen.html . 30 December 2016 .