US EditionItalian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games
Davide Cerato leads snowmaking efforts using 946 million liters of water and sensor technology to ensure consistent, safe courses for Olympic skiing and snowboarding events.
- Davide Cerato, Italian snowmaking expert, oversees Olympic snowmaking at Bormio and Livigno for skiing and snowboarding events at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games next month.
- Because climate change has reduced dependable snowfall, technical snow is now essential, and organizers say Mother Nature can’t always provide reliable snowfall, making snowmaking vital for FIS competition standards.
- Organizing committee estimates about 800 million liters of water are needed, with Livigno Snow Park basin holding about 200 million liters and Bormio's lake at 2,300 meters storing 88 million liters, and more than 50 snow guns and 75 for Alpine courses installed.
- Making snow lets organizers meet International Ski Federation requirements by controlling slope hardness with technical snow that remains compact and durable across training runs and races, ensuring safer, fairer conditions for athletes, Cerato said.
- Cerato brings Olympic-level experience dating to Sochi 2014 as teams use state-of-the-art sensors and automated snow gun controls, plus GPS-equipped snow groomers for precise management.
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Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games
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According to a study by the NGO Climate Central, the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy will have to rely on millions of cubic metres of artificial snow. The fault of climate change, which hit mountain regions with full force. According to the figures, since the very first Olympic Winter Games in the city in 1956, the temperature has increased by an average of 3.6°C. - Milan-Cortina Olympic Games: how to organise Winter Olympic Games at +3.6°C? (Ol…
Italian expert's manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games - The Morning Sun
Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won't be competing. The Italian snowmaking expert is responsible for perfecting several of the courses that will feature in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, and he takes his job seriously. “It’s the most important race of their life,” Cerato said. “Our duty is to give them the best, to deliver the best courses where they can perform their …
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