Many races during the #WinterOlympics will run on machine-made snow as warming winters bring rain and slush.

Artificial snow is faster, icier – and consequently, more dangerous.

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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere

US Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science to the rising risk of crashes.

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