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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Helicopters Provide Snow Lift for World Cup

Helicopters have been flying artificial snow to the snow-starved upper reaches of the Italian Alps in preparation for this weekend's World Cup women's alpine ski races. The snow is produced at the bottom of the Olimpia delle Tofane course and flown to the top. More than 50 flights carrying snow were made on Jan. 14 in a two-hour time frame. More