1.   At the moment, only the main track has an abundance of snow, helped by snow cannons and the extreme cold.

2.   However, the Italian resort was able to prepare a slalom course for two slaloms as temperatures fell earlier this week, allowing use of snow cannons.

3.   Inspectors said the weather was too mild to use snow cannons.

4.   Unlike other World Cup venues, Wengen is ill-equipped with snow cannons and artificial snow-making gear.

5.   Warm weather at the lower altitudes makes it impossible to use snow cannons.

6.   With poor weather over the past weeks, only only the main track has an abundance of snow, helped by snow cannons and the extreme cold.