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Originally Posted by transplant99
Yeah I remember vividly being at C.O.P. in a t-shirt during one of the bobsled events, IIRC it was 15 or 16 C outside.
The best part of that stretch was being down on electric ave and the ladies were able to wear short skirts etc, which made the nights all that much more entertaining.
I would suggest however, that rain is a much bigger problem than warmth for the alpine events, and that is something I couldnt wrap my head around when they announced Whistler as getting those events....having lived in Vancouver for 3 years many moons ago, it was always raining in February by my recollection...always.
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Rain outside of the actual day of competition isn't that huge of a deal for alpine events at a place like whistler where there's a great base of snow. These events are essentially taking place on a chute of ice, rain doesn't put much of a damper on that. The big issue is visibility, and the rainy/foggy weather is obviously an issue there.