Sunshine Swetnam

Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Colorado State University

Sunshine Swetnam

Italy’s Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium, which is hosting events for the 2026 Winter Olympics, needed snowmaking machines for the Italian National Championship Open on December 23, 2025.

Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future — and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

Steven R Fassnacht

04 Feb 2026

5 min read