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Milano-Cortina Faces Snow Shortfalls and Unfinished Sites Weeks Before Winter Games

Officials insist preparations remain on schedule, citing expanded snowmaking.

Overview

  • Fresh reports from Bormio show bare slopes and about 20 centimeters of snow at 1,945 meters, with the Stelvio downhill relying on a narrow artificial strip.
  • Snow scarcity also affects Livigno, though SiMiCo says snowmaking now delivers up to 28,000 cubic meters per day with 53 cannons and 160,000 cubic meters already produced.
  • The Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena still shows scaffolding, missing seating and incomplete pedestrian access only weeks before competition.
  • FIS president Johan Eliasch criticized delayed government funding, saying the situation should never have arisen.
  • Organizers maintain the February 6–22 schedule, pledge to finish all venues, and highlight the Olympic debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio.