This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Jon Llewellyn, a 51-year-old snow project manager who makes fake snow for TV and films. It's been edited for length and clarity.
"Come on, let us pray together" for snow, he begged us perplexed reporters while a snowmaking machine roared nearby. The 2022 Winter Olympics kick off today in Beijing, where the lack of natural ...