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White Winter Olympics beckons as snow falls in Italian Alps

Snow has fallen in the Italian Alps just in time for the start of the Winter Olympics, dispelling fears of artificially-covered tracks winding through lush green mountainsides. From Bormio, home to ...

Milano Cortina 2026: Why Were Olympic Slopes Almost Entirely Covered in Artificial Snow?

At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, artificial snow could be seen on virtually all slopes. Old habits die hard.
Panda

Olympics on little or fake snow - a global event running out of winter

Why is no one speaking openly about the climate crisis threatening the Winter Olympics? asks Mariagrazia Midulla, WWF Italy’s Climate and Energy Head. The 2026 Winter Olympics, which kicked off this ...
Phys.org

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don't: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier

When viewers tune in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will see pristine, white slopes, groomed tracks and athletes racing over snow-covered landscapes, thanks in part to a storm that blanketed the ...
WTHR

150 evacuated in Italy after avalanche, snow blankets Alps

MILAN (AP) — Four helicopters evacuated 150 people trapped in a four-star Italy hotel and other remote structures Tuesday after an avalanche, authorities said as heavy snow caused disruption across ...