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Winter Olympics: Games in Beijing first to ever use 100 percent fake snow
LOS ANGELES - The forecast for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing: Cold with a 100 percent chance of fake snow. This year’s highly anticipated Winter games are actually going to be the first time in Olympic history where athletes will compete on 100% artificial snow.More than 100 snow generators and 300 snow-making guns will work to cover ski slopes. Many athletes are concerned about the new reality. Many top Nordic skiers and biathletes say crashes on artificial snow are becoming more common as climate change reduces the availability of natural snow, forcing racers to compete on tracks with the manmade version.