In the official opening ceremony of the FWT on Friday, Nicolas Hale-Woods, founder and director of the FWT, explained that the safety of the skiers is paramount and that the competition day therefore had to be postponed. Alternative competition slopes in the region around Chamonix have been examined in recent days, but so far no slope with sufficiently good snow conditions could be found that would allow the competition to be held safely. With just over one meter of snow, the current snow depth in the region is only around 30% of the long-term average at this time of year.
The FWT riders are not letting this spoil their fun and are using their time in Chamonix to go on a ski tour together, inspect potential competition slopes or compete in the Riders Lounge with mini table tennis and on the Playstation, if they can't do that on skis and boards.
