Overview
- Officials reported the Livigno water-supply issue was resolved within 72 hours, with testing underway and snow production expected to resume in the coming days.
- The Livigno site is slated to stage all snowboard and freestyle skiing events at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- The Monte Sponda reservoir, completed in late November, has a 203,000-cubic-meter capacity to feed the snowmaking system.
- Snowmaking had been scheduled to begin last week, and FIS secretary general Michel Vion flagged delays and the large snow volumes needed for these disciplines.
- Project builder SiMiCo declined to comment, as environmental groups criticize the energy and water demands of artificial snow production.