When the Milan-Cortina Winter Games were just weeks away, patches of bare ground peeking through Bormio’s downhill ski course had top ski officials worried. Snowfall in the early season at Park City, Utah, which will host events for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games, has been dismal. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe warm December weather in both host locations is a reminder of the fragility of winter sports. Even with the intervention of machine-made snow, climate change will substantially shrink the number of locations able to host the Games. The host of the Olympic Games must also host the Paralympic Games a month later.
