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BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An alpine skiing athlete's performance during a giant slalom or downhill relies on the conditions of the ice and snow. Chinese researchers have developed two instruments to measure the size of snow particles and to evaluate the hardness of the snow. The instruments will be used in the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, as well as polar expeditions in the future. Personal experience was previously the main method of testing slope conditions. The new instruments provide more accurate and clear indexes to gather data on the quality of ice and snow, according to researchers...
