The Beijing Winter Olympics will use virtually 100% artificial snow. But will athletes be able to tell the difference between man-made and natural during the Games?
The 21-year-old snowboarder from Wrightwood, Calif., can expound on the differences between the flakes upstate at Mammoth Mountain and the powder in Colorado , so she can tell instantly when the snow in a halfpipe is fake.—is sticky and “doesn’t glide the way natural snow glides,” so it feels like you’re riding on sand or carpet.
“Natural snow kind of cuts like butter,” she says. “It’s smooth, and the snow feels good. Man-made is quite a harsher cut. It rips moisture out of your board fast. You want your board to be as well hydrated as possible to help it glide against the snow.”Slopestyle rider and 2018 gold medalist Red Gerard echoes Mastro’s preference for real snow, adding that his “edges grip way better” when competing on a course made from it.
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