Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
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As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
Executing the perfect manoeuvre on the slopes requires foresight, technical skill and being able to think on the go.
Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills.
Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky.
Industry insiders say winter tourism has been battered by the pandemic.
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.
A panel of winter sports experts told us that pandemic-enforced technological advances are providing hope for the shattered sector.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to afford a ski trip, expect it to look different this year. Some extra planning, however, can lower the coronavirus risk to you, your loved ones and the community.
Skiing in a mall is bizarre enough. But a mall dubbed the ‘American Dream’ – when malls are vanishing, along with the postwar vision of the American Dream – is its own brand of eerie dissonance.
Cross-country skiers are 50% less likely to develop depression than the general population.
New research forecasts that climate change will make multiyear stretches with low snow levels more common across western North America – bad news for water managers, farmers, foresters and skiers.
A few visits to the gym or a short jog around the block in the week before departure isn’t enough preparation.
Feb. 28 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Gunnerside. A stealthy group of skiing commandos took out a crucial Nazi facility and stopped Hitler from getting the atomic bomb.
What’s in a name? Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was quick to harness the first Winter Olympics for its economic potential.
Matt Graham’s silver medal in mogul skiing is the third time an Australian has won a medal in the event at a Winter Olympics.
Highly engineered composite materials let skis ride smoothly, carve neatly and turn quickly – for top athletes and regular consumers alike.
Techniques and technology can help athletes perform at their best even in freezing temperatures.
Flirting with danger with each trick, freeskiers and snowboarders must learn to manage the emotions of such a daredevil sport.
The long winter Olympic journey from Chamonix in 1924 to PyeongChang in 2018.
Top contributors
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor of Sport Studies, UC-RISE, University of Canberra
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Lecturer in Motor Learning, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Professor Emeritus of Journalism and American Studies, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Events Management, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
