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I was about to chime in and say, it makes more sense to give the Winter Olympics a permanent home than the Summer Olympics. The Winter events are more dependent
by Eric_WVGG 5y ago
I was about to chime in and say, it makes more sense to give the Winter Olympics a permanent home than the Summer Olympics. The Winter events are more dependent on highly unpredictable weather, it would make more sense to pick a spot that was more or less guaranteed to get reliable snow for the next thirty years (Norway? Canada?) than roll the dice every time Sochi or Colorado wants attention.
- jmann99999 5y agoI agree, the weather is very unpredictable. If the Olympics were next year in Utah it would be a disaster. Because of the drought, there is little water. That makes snow making very difficult. Perhaps they would take water from others “for this higher purpose” but it doesn’t change the fact that there isn’t enough water. I’d love the Olympics in SLC in 2030 or 2034 but would support finding a place where the winter will remain for a while.
- tomjen3 5y agoThere is a very obvious place host the summer olympics, which is Greece. That means that the amount of politiking that it takes will just be limiting to if we should do it or not. The amount of politiking about where to host the winter olympics would be insane. And with global warming I am not sure we could guarantee winter weather for the next 30 years anywhere on earth. Svalbard might be a place (and it is very nicely international).