Vancouver prays for snow for 2010
Written by snowfreak on January 6th, 2010
Unusually for a Canadian City, and one set to host a Winter Olympics, Vancouver has one of the mildest climates on the continent, and gets little snow. It does have a reputation for being a rainy city, and it is not uncommon for the winter months to endure consecutive weeks of rain.
Vancouver is well known for its meagre snowfalls, ranking 98 out of the 100 snowiest cities in Canada, with 48 cm falling each year. But 2009 broke all the rules and saw Vancouver’s snowiest snowfall in 19 years, with totals exceeding 114 cm. So the residents of Vancouver, along with the games organizers, VANOC, are praying for more of the white stuff before the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics get underway.
The games run from February 12th – 28th, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the nearby resort of Whistler hosting some of the events.
The 2010 games are the third Olympics to be hosted by Canada. These will also be the first games to be held in a National Hockey League market since the league allowed its players to participate.
The Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, is teaming up with Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room in a bid to get entrepreneurs to tackle climate change and make the city greener. The initiative, founded by the Virgin boss, is to be launched in Vancouver during the games. The plan could help Robertson toward his aim of making Vancouver the world’s greenest city by 2020.
So the stage is set for the opening ceremony on February 12th 2010 at Vancouver’s BC Place. Bring on the snow.
Up to date Olympic weather conditions can be found via www.simply-vancouver.com
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