Axamer Lizum
Axamer Lizum is a village and ski resort in Tyrol, Austria, located southwest of the state capital Innsbruck. 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, 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 Innsbruck. 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. Axamer Lizum therefore has a reputation of being among the last non-glacier-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
Axamer Lizum is known for its variety of options for skiing or snowboarding off the marked piste. The ski area has of slopes which offer a number of pistes for beginner, advanced, and expert skiers, 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.