Olympians worry as 'Winter' disappears from Winter Games – The Daily Gazette
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Athletes and activists worry that climate change could fundamentally alter, or even end, the Winter Games in the future.
BEAVER CREEK, Colo.--Ski racers settling into the start gate for Alpine World Cup events in the Rocky Mountains in early December squinted through sunshine that carried the temperature toward 50 degrees and glanced down at a course covered with pristine — and manufactured--snow.
Athletes and activists worry that climate change could fundamentally alter, or even end, the Winter Games in the future.
The disappearing of winter weather is a troubling reality for many of those competing in this year's Winter Olympics.