Olympians worry as 'Winter' disappears from Winter Games

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the slalom portion of the women's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 15, 2021. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. “I’m worried about my sport’s future but, really way beyond that, just worried about our all our futures and how much time we have before it all truly catches up with us,” Shiffrin said. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

Olympic snowboarder Taylor Gold, of the United States, rides a chair lift on Dec. 21, 2021, in Copper Mountain, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. “The absolute ideal scenario would be to have a halfpipe made entirely of natural snow, but that’s just never possible anymore," Gold said. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

FILE - The wooded area surrounding the finish line at a World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., is devoid of snow Dec. 4, 2021. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Two workers clean the stands near the halfpipe course ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 27, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - A skier competes in the World Cup downhill race in this Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Course workers groom man-made snow before the start of a World Cup Super-G race on Dec. 2, 2021. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Skiing fans look on from bleachers before the start of World Cup downhill ski racing on Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

FILE - A ski slope at the National Alpine Ski Center, a venue for alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is pictured from the Yanqing National Sliding Center on Jan. 28, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Skiers look east to the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains while skiing on man-made snow, Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - A worker skies past the moguls course ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 27, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Skiing fans look on from bleachers before the World Cup downhill ski racing on Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)