2010 is a year that has usually been surrounded by hype and yes, hope – even just before 2009 turned out to become the harshest year we’ve observed in three generations. When we had been little ones, the science fiction authors had us thinking we’d be skiing around the moon by now, and when those weird indoor ski hills in Japan are pretty close, we’re not pretty there, however. But that doesn’t imply there hasn’t been loads of hype surrounding this milestone year and also the very first ski season of this most futuristic decade. We decided to verify in on a number of the most hyped events, locations, and gear of 2010…

Most Hyped Occasion – The Vancouver Olympics

The winter Olympiad returns for the slopes of North America this year, with events set for two weeks in February each around Vancouver itself and at Whistler/Blackcomb. British Columbia will likely be showing off its ideal and newest terrain and facilities, with Whistler hosting the alpine skiing events, and bobsled, luge, and skeleton operating around the resort’s new sliding center at Blackcomb Mountain. Back on the west edge of the province, the tiny Cypress Bowl will host the freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions. Unseasonably warm temperatures at Cypress not too long ago forced the region to close down and horde snow for the games, but Olympics organizers promise anything is going to be ready to go ahead of the opening ceremonies on February 12.

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