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Cypress Mountain Closes Ahead of the Games Due to Rain

By ⋅ January 12, 2010 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

This ain’t good. Cypress Mountain, which will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding events during the Olympics, has closed due to rain.

You can read the details here.

The move sounds precautionary – I’m sure that as an Olympic venue, they will have plenty of snow on hand – but it’s still not great news one month before the Olympics.

The rain that’s been hitting the Vancouver area is good news for Whistler, though. Whistler received about 15 centimetres overnight and expects somewhere between 20-40 in the next 24 hours. I can only hope this continues. So far, the signs look good: up to 25(!!!) centimetres is expected the day Steve and I arrive!

Discussion

  1. Yeah, it’s definitely upsetting. I can’t believe it warmed up.

    That being said, we’ve gotten a bout of snow over the past couple days, so hopefully it keeps up. The freezing temp is supposed to come down… let’s hope! :)

    Posted by VancityAllie | January 12, 2010, 5:41 pm

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