SLOC is confident that the superb Salt Lake weather will remain for the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games. SLOC s partnership with the Regional Prediction Center at the University of Utah will ensure that proper weather forecasting will take place during the Games. The Paralympic Village is between 10 and 60 minutes by car from all competition venues. The Paralympic Village will be divided into an International Zone and a Residential Zone. Entrance to either zone will require an appropriate accreditation or guest pass and compliance with established policies.
All levels are accessible by both elevators and stairs.
Each housing unit contains one or four bedrooms. A number of fully accessible housing units will be located in each floor. All services and programs within the village during the Paralympic Winter Games will be comparable to services offered during the Olympic Winter Games. Special attention has been given to the provision of food services and medical. Athletes and team officials will be able to eat at Douglas Dining, a large, temporary structure with seating for 650 that will operate 24 hours a day.