Quote of the Day - 1/19/10

Spongemark Squarehands:
"Ah. I see they have officially changed the names of the competition where I'm working in Vancouver.
Instead of working Freestyle and Snowboard, I'm at Waterskiing and Wakeboarding."

Wear your waders and bring a PFD, man. It's gonna be wet up there.

WEATHER: Wet, Mild Weather Has VANOC in Snow Salvage Mode

A little more than a month after Whistler Mountain reported its snowiest November in history, Cypress Mountain, the venue for the 12 Olympic freestyle skiing and snowboarding events, is making weather headlines of its own. On Wednesday, after days of warm temperatures and heavy rainfall – what locals are calling a "pineapple express" because the jet stream pulls weather from the tropics to British Columbia – Cypress was ordered closed to the public until after the Games (It was originally planned to close Feb. 1). With conditions creating enough of a problem, officials did not want to risk the further erosion that comes with regular use. A joint statement from VANOC and Cypress Mountain read in part: "The course building crews are now actively working to preserve snow on ski trails which could be needed to supplement the snow on the courses."

 
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