LIVIGNO, ‌Italy, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Livigno in northern Italy will be fully prepared to host Olympic snowboarding and freestyle skiing events next month ‌thanks to its capacity to make and store the key ingredient - snow, local organisers told Reuters.

Situated in the Alps ‌close to the Swiss border, Livigno will needlarge quantities of snow for the halfpipe structure and the jumps used in the spectacular events.