Which town hosted the first Winter Olympics held outside Europe?

Which town hosted the first Winter Olympics held outside Europe? Lake Placid, New York, hosted them in 1932.

The 1932 Games were officially the III Olympic Winter Games and ran from February 4 to 13. Lake Placid became the first host outside Europe after the opening Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, followed by St. Moritz and St. Moritz again. The Adirondack village later hosted the Winter Olympics a second time, in 1980.

The Games featured 14 medal events across four sports, with 17 nations and 252 athletes participating. They also introduced several notable precedents: the victory podium made its Olympic debut, and an indoor arena was used for figure skating and some ice-hockey games. Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, while Sapporo and Calgary hosted later editions.