No snow for the Winter Olympics

I guess no one thought this was possible. The idea that a Winter Olympics venue would be chosen that wouldn't have snow. I guess no one on the IOC has ever been to Vancouver.

Vancouver has been looking a little too green for Olympic planners lately. In fact, there is a drastic lack of snow across the major Olympic venues and snow is franticly being made and trucked into the Vancouver area as we approach the opening ceremonies this Friday.

How this seems strange to anyone is beyond me. The average low temperature in February is above freezing in Vancouver. No snow? Really? Vancouver is known for having a temperate climate and a small amount of snow each year.

Thankfully many of the large snow events are being held at Whistler where they have enough snow...barely.

The main venue hurt by the climate is Cypress Mountain, the site of Olympic snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

I have to wonder how much trucking in tons upon tons of snow will cost. The VANOC budget is likely to go out the window with this added expense.

And please keep your Global Warming arguements to yourself, this is what the climate in Vancouver is always like. Just because it's Canada doesn't mean it is covered by 10 feet of snow. In fact, I live on the opposite side of Canada and I can see green grass growing outside my window while I hear my neighbors to the south in Washington and Philadelphia have not been so lucky lately.

No snow for the Winter Olympics? No problem. The Vancouver Olympic games are still going to be outstanding and the VANOC will assure that Cypress Mountain has snow, regardless of the cost.

Let the games begin.

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