The Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre, located just outside of Beijing, China, is the venue for all alpine skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. It relies on artificial snow (evident from the white streaks amid dark mountains), which China has gone to great lengths to produce, diverting water from a key Beijing reservoir. As the climate warms, many believe fake snow will be the new norm for the Winter Olympics, raising concerns about water usage and scarcity.
