Axamer Lizum | |
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Village | |
 Axamer Lizum from the south | |
  Axamer Lizum | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′45″N 11°18′05″E / 47.19583°N 11.30139°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Innsbruck Land |
| Municipality | Axams |
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.
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
47°11′45″N 11°18′05″E / 47.19583°N 11.30139°E