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During the Games in Vancouver, many tonnes of snow were helicoptered in, while over the years organisers have fought against conditions not only by making snow, but also by refrigerating tracks. The event in Sochi, Scott explains, provides a case in point.
Some complained about the poor snow quality and questioned whether conditions were safe at all. Of the cities that would be considered suitable, perhaps the most intriguing case is that of host Beijing. Though by no means a traditional winter sports destination, the Chinese capital could scarcely have picked a more significant time to position itself as a market leader.
Already possessing more than ski areas, many of which are situated north of Beijing on mountainous terrain, China has confirmed plans to have in operation by the time the Games arrive. In , 57 new resorts opened in China, whose annual skier visitor numbers eclipse those of Canada, Norway and Sweden.
The issue, he says, is not one of snowfall itself, but of temperature. Crucially, the production of artificial snow has the potential to provide some relief to the industry. Requiring nothing more than water, compressed air and requisite snowmaking temperatures, it has the power, in a matter of minutes, to complete a natural process that might otherwise take days.
It is a crucial fact that hints at what lies in store for major events like the Winter Olympics. While warming temperatures could jeopardise the long-term ability for traditional winter sports hubs to host such occasions, other regions that are shorn of snow but sufficiently cold are likely to play a fundamental role.
There are, of course, other political factors at play, further limiting the options on the table for event organisers such as the International Olympic Committee IOC , which has seen the Winter Olympics become a less attractive proposition among prospective host nations.
It is the type of figure that could well become the norm. Then you are left with fewer locations and the big question [is]: if not our traditional hosts, then where?
Sharing the burden of the Games across multiple hosts may be the way forward, he says. Quebec City, for example, has previously expressed an interest, but it lacks the required elevation for an Olympicstandard downhill track. Why not hold the indoor events there, and take the snow sports to Vermont, just south of the Canadian border?
The idea has been mooted before, and it is a question that Scott poses as he mulls the future of the event. In a sense, the long-term effects of such a shift could be two-fold — not only restricted to host nations, but also to the medal table itself. Of the 12 cities whose viability to host the Games would be in doubt, the top five medal-winning nations of all time — Norway, USA, Germany, Austria and Canada — are represented.
Climate change could thus bring new countries to the fore, not least the host of the next edition. They are using this coming Winter Games as a driver of that. I think we will see dominance re-emerging in Eastern Europe, too. Then you might see a wane of some of the previous powerhouses.
Some of their facilities will become more marginal, that local pipeline may not be there and they have other sports they can do as well. As the reliability of ski seasons diminishes, however, the industry remains proactive in ensuring that winter sports can continue to flourish. Many ski areas in the US, where the NSAA works alongside more than resorts, have expanded their offerings to become four-season operations, with summer mountain recreation now a vital — and weatherproofed — source of income.
But there is a ray of hope, especially given the issue of climate change is a global one, increasingly tackled on a universal scale. A report by the University of Colorado stated that climate change could cut US ski resort winter seasons by 50 per cent, but that the adverse impact could be lessened by a global effort to reduce emissions.
Its successful bid for the next Winter Olympics makes Beijing the first city to host both a summer and a winter Olympics, beating out the single other candidate of Almaty Kazakhstan. Beijing already has much of its indoor Olympics infrastructure in place, thanks to the games. But some are concerned about one major component of the winter Olympic games : the snow.
Mountain events will take place at two locations about 50 and miles outside of Beijing , with natural snowfall topping out at one of them at only five centimeters on average. Paris is no stranger to the summer Olympics, having hosted back in and exactly one century before its upcoming games, in The French metropolis bested other minor European candidates and its major opponent, Los Angeles, to host the Olympics.
The new Olympic Village is expected to be about 15 minutes from central Paris landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, with other venues distributed along the Seine. But in the end, the Italian cities took the day. The L. The IOC had granted Brisbane exclusive negotiating rights a few months before the announcement was made official.
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