Winter Olympics FAKE SNOW

[housen]

who the fk signed this off

China does actually have real ski resorts so why the hell are they using a mountain with no snow and using artificial snow ?

the Olympics is already a farce but who signed this off and why ???

[Challo]

housen said:

who the fk signed this off

China does actually have real ski resorts so why the hell are they using a mountain with no snow and using artificial snow ?

the Olympics is already a farce but who signed this off and why ???

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

[housen]

Challo said:

housen said:

who the fk signed this off

China does actually have real ski resorts so why the hell are they using a mountain with no snow and using artificial snow ?

the Olympics is already a farce but who signed this off and why ???

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

why not use a real mountain ?

have u ever skied on fake snow? its st

[Sheets Tabuer]

I never realised the Chinese were counterfeiting snow now.

[Challo]

housen said:

why not use a real mountain ?

have u ever skied on fake snow? its st

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/28/china/china-green-olympics-alpine-ski-nature-reserve-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Explains a little more.

[housen]

Challo said:

housen said:

why not use a real mountain ?

have u ever skied on fake snow? its st

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/28/china/china-green-olympics-alpine-ski-nature-reserve-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Explains a little more.

LOL

the Chinese don't give a fk about nature


or humans rights

[popeyewhite]

Challo said:

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

It's not very good to ski on. Faster than real snow, it contains more ice IIRC.

[bigandclever]

I doubt that Olympic athletes who do most of their training on fake snow give two sts that China is using fake snow.

[housen]

bigandclever said:

I doubt that Olympic athletes who do most of their training on fake snow give two sts that China is using fake snow.

eh whos training on fake snow ?

[popeyewhite]

housen said:

eh whos training on fake snow ?

The Chinese skiers?

[housen]

popeyewhite said:

housen said:

eh whos training on fake snow ?

The Chinese skiers?

they have resorts up to 4000m

also the ski jump has industrial cooling towers as a backdrop

[Master Bean]

popeyewhite said:

Challo said:

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

It's not very good to ski on. Faster than real snow, it contains more ice IIRC.

The downhill racers prefer an icy track to a white fluffy one. They were doing 80mph this morning.

[2Btoo]

housen said:

China does actually have real ski resorts so why the hell are they using a mountain with no snow and using artificial snow ?

Because the mountains with real snow are in the Uyghur regions and the Chinese authorities would rather not have the world's press focussing too much on that part of their country.

[bigandclever]

housen said:

bigandclever said:

I doubt that Olympic athletes who do most of their training on fake snow give two sts that China is using fake snow.

eh whos training on fake snow ?

The winners

[housen]

Master Bean said:

popeyewhite said:

Challo said:

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

It's not very good to ski on. Faster than real snow, it contains more ice IIRC.

The downhill racers prefer an icy track to a white fluffy one. They were doing 80mph this morning.

i promise u they prefer real fresh snow that's been hard packed over night than st that resembles rock salt

[housen]

bigandclever said:

housen said:

bigandclever said:

I doubt that Olympic athletes who do most of their training on fake snow give two sts that China is using fake snow.

eh whos training on fake snow ?

The winners

hahah that's a good point

the Milton Keynes national team might stand a chance then

[housen]

2Btoo said:

housen said:

China does actually have real ski resorts so why the hell are they using a mountain with no snow and using artificial snow ?

Because the mountains with real snow are in the Uyghur regions and the Chinese authorities would rather not have the world's press focussing too much on that part of their country.

understood

I guess my point is the Olympics are a farce and so is the committee awarding winter Olympics to people who wont use real snow

[popeyewhite]

Master Bean said:

The downhill racers prefer an icy track to a white fluffy one.

i know, all downhills are done on ice. Because race authorities want the racers to be quicker, but that ice is usually made from real snow. Fake snow ice is actually more sticky than real snow ice.

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

Master Bean said:

popeyewhite said:

Challo said:

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

It's not very good to ski on. Faster than real snow, it contains more ice IIRC.

The downhill racers prefer an icy track to a white fluffy one. They were doing 80mph this morning.

I skied the WC slalom course at Levi just after it reopened to the public. It was like sheet ice - utterly horrible to ski on and utterly terrifying in equal measures.

[popeyewhite]

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:

Master Bean said:

popeyewhite said:

Challo said:

Fake snow has been used in lots of other Olympics during the years. Beijing is not the first and wont be the last.

Whats the issue?

It's not very good to ski on. Faster than real snow, it contains more ice IIRC.

The downhill racers prefer an icy track to a white fluffy one. They were doing 80mph this morning.

I skied the WC slalom course at Levi just after it reopened to the public. It was like sheet ice - utterly horrible to ski on and utterly terrifying in equal measures.

Takes me back. I skied The Lauberhorn at Wengen just after the race, a couple of the jumps were closed but as you say - terrifying.