is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

located in

Yamanouchi, Nagano is a town located in Shimotakai District in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 12,403 in 5020 households, and a population density of 47 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Yamanouchi, located in th ...

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. For the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

, it hosted the

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping) ...

slalom and

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giant slalom events. During the 1998 games, the mountain suffered a mild

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that registered 5.0 on the

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, but the skiing events continued.

References

1998 Winter Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 194–7.
"Poor skiing conditions nothing new to Whistler".
14 February 2010 ''Toronto Observer'' article accessed 20 September 2010.

Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiing venues Olympic snowboarding venues Yakebitai {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub