Mount Yakebitai (焼額山, Yakebitai-yama) is a mountain located in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing slalom and snowboarding giant slalom events.
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Mount Yakebitai | |
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Elevation | 2,009 m (6,591 ft) ![]() |
Coordinates | 36°46′N 138°31′E |
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Native name | 焼額山 (Japanese) |
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During the 1998 games, the mountain suffered a mild earthquake that registered 5.0 on the Richter magnitude scale, but the skiing events continued.
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