Östersund Ski Stadium Explained

The Östersund Ski Stadium (sv|Östersunds skidstadion) is a cross-country skiing, biathlon, and ski orienteering facility in Östersund, Sweden. In October 2013 it was appointed national stadium for Swedish biathlon.^[1] Since 2007 the stadium always has snow since 1 November, using leftover snow gathered by Östersund Municipality over the spring and summertime season.^[2]

Major events

• Biathlon World Championships 1970
• Biathlon World Championships 2008
• Biathlon World Championships 2019
• Biathlon World Cup round (recurring)
• World Ski Orienteering Championships 2004

External links

63.1903°N 14.6581°W

Notes and References

1. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=78&artikel=5667853 Sveriges Radio 8 October 2013 - Östersunds skidstadion utsedd till nationalarena, accessdate: 1 december 2014
2. http://www.ostersund.se/fritidkultur/utvecklingsprojekt/tidigochsakersno.4.21474e1012a37178cd88000463.html Tidig och säker snö