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Google Street View snowmobile hits the Olympic slopes

Google -- in a bit of a promotional kick, of course -- has revealed a Street View snowmobile in time for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Written by Andrew Nusca, Contributor

If you live in a major city in the U.S., there's no doubt you've spotted a Google Street View truck with a multidirectional camera speeding down the asphalt.

But what about places that have no roads?

Until now, that wasn't possible. Google -- in a bit of a promotional kick, of course -- has revealed a Street View snowmobile in time for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

You've seen the streets...now experience the snow:

There is something rather amusing about a virtual directional line painted on virgin snow. Plus, who doesn't want this job?

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