For a visiting reporter in Beijing to cover the Winter Olympics, finding snow requires several transfers — and no shortage of patience. But eventually — after a 30-minute bus ride from the media center in Beijing, a 50-minute high-speed train and another 20-minute bus ride (whenever the right one arrives) — journalists making their way from the Chinese capital are able to reach the Zhangjiakou media center. Another bus brings reporters to the competition areas, where mountains of human-made snow provide a surface for the world’s best skiers and snowboarders to showcase their talents on the halfpipe, moguls and other courses. Read all about it: japantimes.co.jp/sports/2022/02/07/olympics/winter-olympics/zhangjiakou-atmosphere #BeijingOlympics