After the 22-23 FIS Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup Tour has failed to start over three weekends in Solden, Zermatt-Cervinia and Lech Zurs due to too much or too little snowfall and warm weather, the planned fourth stage at Levi in Finland next weekend has been given the green light.
The opening events of the 22-23 FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing Tour in Solden in October were given the go ahead but the first race, a Women's GS, had to be cancelled due to heavy snowfall, rain and low visibility, although the men's race on the Sunday went ahead as the skies cleared.
However two successive weekends of downhill racing planned for a new course crossing the Swiss-Italian border above Zermatt and Cervinia had to be cancelled due to warm weather and rain damage. Then the first Parallel slalom races of the season planned flor Lech-Zurs this weekend have also been cancelled for lack of snow.
The planned start of the Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross World Cup seasons in Les 2 Alpes were also cancelled or postponed although a World Cup Big Air contest was successfully staged in Chur.
The current tally is therefore three competitions successfully staged, 15, unfortunately, cancelled.
Two women's slalom races are planned for next Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November at Levi.