One week before the event, the snow conditions at Lillehammer, Norway, the second venue of the Nordic Combined World Cup tour, are good.

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The winter 2015/16 is going to introduce several new rules. Here a short overview of the most important changes.

With no medals up for grabs in the 2015-16 FIS World Cup season, many athletes will be focusing on the pursuit of crystal globes.

For the 14th time, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and the Nordic Opening is going to take place in Ruka (FIN). This upcoming weekend, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup will begin in the gateway to Lapland with the three-stage World Cup – the Ruka Triple.

One month after the Opening giant slalom in Sölden, it’s time for the speed racers to start their World Cup season. As every year since 1994, the first speed events will be staged in beautiful Lake Louise, amongst the Canadian Rockies.

Last week FIS officials visited the location of the season-opening competition of the 2015/16 Audi ski cross World Cup season and confirmed a positive snow control assessment, with FIS ski cross race director Martin Fiala reporting, "The snow situation is not perfect at this moment, but all reviewed mid-term weather forecasts though the coming week show cold temperatures and significant snowfall.

After highly successful Audi FIS World Ski Championships in February 2015, the Birds of Prey is now ready to host the regular Alpine World Cup Tour as every year at the very beginning of December.

The 2015/16 Ski Jumping World Cup season starts with a postponement. The training and the qualification in Klingenthal, scheduled for Friday afternoon, can not be held due to the difficult weather conditions.

It's been a busy period on the eve of the competition season for FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis. The FIS Council Meeting took place on 7th November followed directly in Lausanne by theSportAccord Extraordinary General Assembly and IF Forum, as well as a key AIOWF Meeting with the IOC to address the roadmap for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. She was recently named to the Coordination Commission for the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne (SUI).