The Headline I Knew Would Come
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ltmurnauNo snow at Olympic site leaves VANOC scrambling
Contingency plan includes dumping snow from helicopters
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 7:52 PM ET The Canadian Press
Winter Games officials have given up on Mother Nature and are planning to truck in snow for the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events at Cypress Mountain on Vancouver's North Shore.
The Vancouver Olympic organizing committee (known as VANOC) says the forecast suggests there won't be any new snow falling before the Games kick off Feb. 12, and they won't be able to make enough in time for the skiing and snowboarding competitions.
"We are planning that we will not have snow," said Cathy Priestner Allinger, executive vice-president of sport and Games operations for VANOC.
Contingency plans are now being rolled out. They include using straw and wood in place of snow to build up the courses. Snow will then be brought in to layer over the straw and wood to build the course.
But officials believe there is enough snow elsewhere on the mountain, and they will use trucks, snow cats and, if necessary, helicopters to move snow to the event sites, said Priestner Allinger.
[glib organizer smarmspeak snipped]
Mild temperatures and heavy rains earlier this month forced officials to close the mountain ahead of schedule as snow gave way to mud.
Olympic officials have said they've been stockpiling real and artificial snow for months, just in case the region's temperate rainforest climate refused to co-operate.
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[assumes dramatic commercial voiceover voice]
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY FEBRUARY TWELFTH
WE'RE GONNA TURN CYPRESS MOUNTAIN INTO A GIANT MUUUUUUD PIIIIT
SEE THE HURTLING SNOWBOARD ACTION AS THE ATHLETES TUMBLE ASS OVER TEAKETTLE
FEEL THE COLD AND DAMP WORK INTO YOUR BONES WHILE YOU SINK INTO THE GROUND
BRING YOUR VERY BEST RUBBER BOOTS
CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE {echo effect} MUDDY MUDDY MUDDYYYYYY....
...honestly, what a friggin' circus.
Contingency plan includes dumping snow from helicopters
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 7:52 PM ET The Canadian Press
Winter Games officials have given up on Mother Nature and are planning to truck in snow for the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events at Cypress Mountain on Vancouver's North Shore.
The Vancouver Olympic organizing committee (known as VANOC) says the forecast suggests there won't be any new snow falling before the Games kick off Feb. 12, and they won't be able to make enough in time for the skiing and snowboarding competitions.
"We are planning that we will not have snow," said Cathy Priestner Allinger, executive vice-president of sport and Games operations for VANOC.
Contingency plans are now being rolled out. They include using straw and wood in place of snow to build up the courses. Snow will then be brought in to layer over the straw and wood to build the course.
But officials believe there is enough snow elsewhere on the mountain, and they will use trucks, snow cats and, if necessary, helicopters to move snow to the event sites, said Priestner Allinger.
[glib organizer smarmspeak snipped]
Mild temperatures and heavy rains earlier this month forced officials to close the mountain ahead of schedule as snow gave way to mud.
Olympic officials have said they've been stockpiling real and artificial snow for months, just in case the region's temperate rainforest climate refused to co-operate.
***
[assumes dramatic commercial voiceover voice]
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY FEBRUARY TWELFTH
WE'RE GONNA TURN CYPRESS MOUNTAIN INTO A GIANT MUUUUUUD PIIIIT
SEE THE HURTLING SNOWBOARD ACTION AS THE ATHLETES TUMBLE ASS OVER TEAKETTLE
FEEL THE COLD AND DAMP WORK INTO YOUR BONES WHILE YOU SINK INTO THE GROUND
BRING YOUR VERY BEST RUBBER BOOTS
CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE {echo effect} MUDDY MUDDY MUDDYYYYYY....
...honestly, what a friggin' circus.
