Moved to Friday in anticipation of the bad weather announced for Saturday, the women’s and men’s qualifications for the skicross event were first postponed by two hours, before being simply canceled. The FIS hopes to be able to run them all the same… on Saturday.
Heavy snowfall hit the central Valais on Friday morning, with a good ten centimeters in the resort and even a little more on the Piste de l’Ours, where the track for skicrossers is traced. Add to that sporadic fog and a wind that was starting to get stronger as the hours went by and the logical decision fell shortly before noon to try again the next day.
Sunday’s race does not seem to be in danger. The World Cup races are scheduled for 11 a.m. and MeteoSwiss expects sunny spells at that time, after a few snow showers, again, the night before.
