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00:00Yes, the BLZ loader, finally, back in Fibberbrun, it looks way better than we thought it would
00:25be.
00:26We're in Fibberbrun, day one of face checking.
00:29We took pictures from the judges place and now we're going to hike up.
00:32There's a few people hiking the mountains around so we're going to make sure they don't
00:36drop into the BLZ loader.
00:38Conditions are looking pretty good.
00:41There's not much snow but whatever there is looks pretty good.
00:44So we're looking forward.
00:59Lolo is servicing riders by taking pictures from every possible angle to help them choose
01:11their line.
01:12That's it, we just climbed up the BLZ loader with Bertie and well, it's a big difference
01:21with Canada and Georgia.
01:23After two comps below minus 20 degrees, it's actually pretty warm and not only because
01:32we just climbed the venue but also because the temperatures are rising day by day.
01:38So the question is, would we be able to do the contest at the beginning of the weather
01:44window or will it be already too warm?
01:48We are going to try the snow, going on the side of the venue, see how it is at the moment
01:54and hopefully it will stay cold as it is, as it is a no space venue.
02:18It's good and fresh.
02:49End of the day, end of the run, that's it.
02:58So we are now at the start, just gave a brief to the foreigners and ready pretty much to
03:22go.
03:23More or less.
03:25Maybe do a little jump at the bottom so that the riders have a clue of one, how's the take-off
03:33and two, how's the landing.
03:35Foreigner, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, on course.
03:41The snow has changed, following Andy, our first foreigner, it's still good, we still
03:57have some good snow, good quality snow everywhere where it's in the shade.
04:02Now it will be time for Mickey to tell us if the snow in all the sunsides are still
04:11good or if it's too affected.
04:17It is now 10.45, if we have a start around 9, we should have gone through one category
04:28and a half.
04:30The snow looks already good, not sure how long it would last like this though.
04:36We've just seen the foreigner, had a call with Bertie and Nicholas.
04:44The conditions are tricky and we need to have a general management meeting with COGS or
04:55We'll rush down and assess if we are below the minimum required to run a Freeride World Tour.
05:11A day before the competition day, we just took the decision that for safety reasons,
05:18snow quality and amount of lines following the foreigners that we've seen earlier today,
05:24we're not going to run all the categories, so we'll have only the ski women, snowboard
05:31women and snowboard men tomorrow and waiting for an opening next week for the ski men.