Iizuna Kogen Ski Area

Iizuna Kogen Ski Area (飯綱高原スキー場, Iizuna Kōgen Sukī-jō) is a skiing area located in Nagano, Nagano, Japan.[1] It is operated by Nagano City.[2]

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

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 resort has steadily declined in popularity and closed in March, 2020 due to insufficient ski numbers and lack of snow fall.[3] The prefecture has offered the resort for free to interested parties if they take on the business liabilities.

References

1. "飯綱高原スキー場". 飯綱高原スキー場 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-07.
2. "飯綱高原スキー場 - 飯綱高原観光協会 -". iizuna-navi.com. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
3. "長野市の飯綱高原スキー場、廃止へ 譲渡に応じる業者なく | 信濃毎日新聞［信毎web］". 信毎web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-07.

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