Axamer Lizum

Axamer Lizum is a village in Austria, located southwest of Innsbruck in Tyrol. At the 1964 Winter Olympics, it hosted all of the alpine skiing events, except for the men's downhill, which was at Patscherkofel, southeast of Innsbruck. Twelve years later in 1976, it hosted exactly the same alpine skiing events.

Axamer Lizum

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

Axamer Lizum

Location in Austria

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.