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As snows melt elsewhere, Utah could have leg up on hosting future Winter Olympic Games — thanks to global warming

Study finds that of 19 past Winter Olympics host cities, half or fewer will have weather conditions by 2050 suitable for hosting again. Utah’s high mountains, though, give it an edge on snow.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) USA's Morgan Schild competes in the Ladies' Mogul Finals during the FIS Visa Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort. A recently published study finds that Utah is one of fewer than a dozen former Olympic venues likely have weather conditions needed to stage the international winter sports event again in the future.