Heavy snow blankets mountain venues for Winter Olympics

Heavy snow fell on Tuesday on the northern Italian mountain venues that will host the ski events at the Milano Cortina Olympics, helping to provide a fitting backdrop for the Games.

Livigno, which will stage snowboarding and freestyle skiing, woke up to soft snow on Tuesday which increased in intensity in the morning.

The snow blanketed the Alpine town where the FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) had previously raised concerns over snow levels for the competitions.