VANCOUVER, B.C. – Warm weather and rain are in the forecast for snow-starved Cypress Mountain, the Olympic venue for freestyle skiing and snowboarding but Vancouver and International Olympic Committee members say they’re confident the mountain will be fine come Games-time.
Temperatures aren’t expected to dip below zero on the mountain this week, but VANOC officials are assuring all that the Games will go on.
Environment Canada says highs will hover around 3 C this week at Cypress, leading up to the first day of competition on Saturday, when there is a 60 per cent chance of rain on the mountain.
Mogul skiers will be the first to try the runs at the venue on Vancouver’s North Shore, starting today but crews are still working on the courses.
Vancouver Olympic staff are trucking and flying in snow for the courses.
Training runs for snowboarders have been cut back to preserve snow on those runs, but athletes have been offered make-up time at Whistler, where snow is abundant.
