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at cypress mountain, the venue for snowboarding and freestyle skiing a contingency plan is in place. snow from the mountain s top has been lowered to a base of hay to secure the location. helicopters are still dropping crates of hay and snow with less than a week to go before the games begin. these last-minute preparations mean two less days of practice time for the athletes competing here. still, olympic committee members assure that this venue will be ready in time for competition. while green on the slopes has been bad, green for the games has been good. vancouver is billing this olympics as the greenest yet. even the 2010 medals contain medal recycled from electronic waste. if ticket sales are a measure of success, vancouver can start celebrating. a record number have been purchased. 1.6 million to date, in spite of one of the worst economic down turns in history.

Cypress mountainContingency planFreestyle skiingThe mountainOlympic committeeWill vancouverRecord numberTicket sales1 6 million