Axamer Lizum is a village and ski resort in Tyrol,

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

, located southwest of the state capital

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

. Known for its high-altitude terrain and long-lasting seasonal snow, Axamer Lizum features a variety of pistes and freeriding areas. It also hosted alpine skiing events during the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.

History

At the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

, Axamer Lizum 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, Axamer Lizum hosted the same alpine skiing events.

Geography

Axamer Lizum is located in the Stubai Alps, approximately southwest of the Tyrolean capital of

. The altitude of the ski area ranges from . The highest location of the ski area is the mountain Hoadl at an altitude of 2,340 metres, which is relatively high for a ski area in this region of the

Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. ...

. Axamer Lizum therefore has a reputation of being among the last non-

glacier A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...

-based ski resorts in northern Tyrol to have sufficient snow for winter sport at the end of winter. It is accordingly nicknamed the "white roof" of the Innsbruck Olympic Region.

Tourism

Freeriding Snowboarder in Axamer Lizum in Austria

Axamer Lizum is known for its variety of options for skiing or snowboarding off the marked piste (freeriding). The ski area has of slopes which offer a number of pistes for beginner, advanced, and expert skiiers, but most runs are of medium difficulty. The Hoadl-Haus panorama restaurant on Hoadl mountain has the largest covered sun terrace in Austria, at an altitude of 2,340 metres.

Transport

A shuttle bus runs between Axamer Lizum and Innsbruck during operational days.

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* {{Authority control Venues of the 1964 Winter Olympics Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiing venues Sports venues in Austria Cities and towns in Innsbruck-Land District