Winter Games

You may be familiar with the saying "carrying coals to Newcastle" - a town in the U.K. that produces coal. Now we read about "manufacturing snow in Russia" where snow is usually in plentiful supply. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are scheduled for February 2014 in the Black Sea area where February temperatures can rise to 50 Fah. - not good for snow production. The organizers recall the 2010 games in Vancouver, B.C. which also experienced a shortage and required helicopters to drop snow in the bare areas. The Russian experiment is aimed at producing and stockpiling 500,000 cubic meters of snow and stored under insulated blankets to get thru next summer. The Olympic area consists of varied elevations and it is the lower levels that are of most concern. (Complete article in NYTimes 3/26/13)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/sports/olympics/with-weather-concerns-organ
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