shamans

Last spring, they stockpiled 450,000 cubic meters of snow for this winter’s Olympics. This fall, Olympic organizers in Sochi have brought in shamans to pray for snow. They’ve also brought in 550 snowmaking machines to take advantage of any cold weather Sochi sees leading into the Olympics this February. Yep, shamans, witchdoctors, spiritual healers, magic makers. Russia isn’t taking any chances with snow during these winter games. Their concerns are valid. Last year, Sochi had one of the worst winters on record. They got a lot of rain and very little snow. Two Olympic training events were canceled last winter in Sochi due to a lack […]