Axamer Lizum

Village in Tyrol, Austria
47°11′45″N 11°18′05″E / 47.19583°N 11.30139°E / 47.19583; 11.30139CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictInnsbruck LandMunicipalityAxams

Axamer Lizum is a village and ski resort in Austria, located southwest of Innsbruck in the state of Tyrol. At the 1964 Winter Olympics, it hosted five of the six alpine skiing events: women's downhill, and men's and women's slalom and giant slalom. Men's downhill was held at Patscherkofel. Twelve years later in 1976, it hosted exactly the same alpine skiing events.

The ski area is well known for a large variety of options to ski or snowboard off the marked piste. The highest location of the ski area is the mountain Hoadl with an altitude of 2,340 m, which is relatively high for a ski area in this region of the Alps. Thus, the Axamer Lizum has a reputation to be among the last (non glacier-based) ski resorts in the north of Tyrol which have sufficient snow for winter sport at the end of winter.

A snowboarder freeriding in deep snow. In the background, the Olympiabahn funicular built for the 1976 Olympics can be seen.

References

  • 1964 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 78, 82–85. (in German)
  • 1976 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 198–201. (in English, French, and German)
  • Official website (in German)
  • Official website - Winter. (in German)
  • Ski and snowboard in Axamer Lizum. (in English and German)
  • Alpine Ski Maps - Innsbruck - winter
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Axamer Lizum.
Axamer Lizum in 2015
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • Axamer Lizum
  • Bergiselschanze
  • Bob und Rodelbahn Igls
  • Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck
  • Messehalle
  • Olympiahalle
  • Patscherkofel
  • Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • v
  • t
  • e
1900s
2000s

47°11′45″N 11°18′05″E / 47.19583°N 11.30139°E / 47.19583; 11.30139

Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany


Stub icon

This Austrian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about an Austrian sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about a Winter Olympics venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e