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White Winter Olympics beckons as snow falls in Italian Alps
Natural snowfall has eased concerns over artificial pistes for Milan-Cortina 2026, but organisers still plan to produce 2.4 million cubic metres of artificial snow as backup.
- On Monday, natural snow blanketed northern Italian venues less than two weeks before the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening on February 6, easing concerns about artificial snow cover.
- With Alpine snow declining, organisers feared spring-like conditions as snow cover in the Italian Alps fell by half over 100 years, so international federations for skiing and biathlon require snow cannons at resorts in the Dolomites.
- The 2026 organising committee plans to make 2.4 million cubic metres of artificial snow requiring 948,000 cubic metres of water, with a further 1.9 million cubic metres for other snow sports using artificial snow cannons.
- Despite optimism, Gussoni cautioned it was 'a bit too early to say' and forecasted 'In the coming days, especially from tomorrow evening, there will be new and heavy snowfall across the Alps.'
- Across venues from Cortina to Livigno, organisers say planned artificial snow will use far less water than Beijing 2022 Yanqing alpine site, which used 890,000 cubic metres.
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From Bormio, which will host the mountaineering events, to the valley of Antholz, where the biathlon will compete, the Olympic sites experienced intense snowfalls less than two weeks before the opening ceremony on 6 February.
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