US EditionMilan Cortina Olympic mountains are wintry white after 1st big snowstorm of the season
Up to 20 centimeters of fresh snow fell on key Olympic ski courses as organizers plan to supplement with artificial snow to reach 80-100 cm for the Games.
- This week, the mountains hosting the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics received their first significant snowstorm, with snow also falling in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and Bormio, Italy.
- Organizers note that Olympic events need a larger snow base because Olympic alpine races require more snow than World Cup races with their 35 centimeters minimal snow cover.
- Matteo Gobbo, local organizing committee venue sport manager for women's skiing, said there is 20 centimeters of fresh snow on top and 15 centimeters at the finish, but portable spectator stands still need erection.
- Organizers plan to use the fresh base to ramp up artificial snowmaking toward a target between 80 centimeters and one meter, while Gobbo emphasized course safety and athlete considerations to avoid injuries.
- The current plan is to have spectator capacity at 3,500, with consideration to add 1,000 more if a temporary gondola from the city center is built, prompting environmental concerns after sinkholes appeared near finish area construction.
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The mountains that will host the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina have been hit by their first significant snowstorm of the season.
By ANDREW DAMPF CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The mountains that will host the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics have been hit by their first significant snowstorm of the season. On the upper sections of the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina, where the women's alpine skiing will be contested for the Games from February 6-22, up to 20 centimeters (nearly eight inches) of snow had fallen by Friday morning. Some long grass was still pee…
By ANDREW DAMPF CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The mountains that will host the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics have been hit by their first significant snowstorm of the season. On the upper sections of the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina, where the women's alpine skiing will be contested for the Games from February 6-22, up to 20 centimeters (nearly eight inches) of snow had fallen by Friday morning. Some long grass was still pee…
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