Filip Gartner, the FIS snow inspector, who first skied down the hill with the chief of the race, Gorazd Bedrač - ”Excellent!” –after that he took his boring machine and checked the amount of snow at several spots all way down the slope to the finish … ”There’s enough snow everywhere on the slope! That means, that I’m turning on the green light for the races to take place in Maribor,” said Filip Gartner at the press conference in Maribor’s shopping mall Europark.Filip Gartner: ”In the upper part, from the GS start to the section called Trikotna jasa, the slope is ready, so in that section the race could be held tomorrow. The snow depth there is about 40 cm and it is compact. Lower, there’s at least 30 cm of snow, which is sufficient, but it needs to be more compact. The fact, that the snow is a mixture of natural and artificial snow, is positive, but also that the weather forecast promises cold weather.”Gorazd Bedrač, Chief of the race: ”The weather forecast for the next week is favourable and we’ll manage to do everything needed for the ideal racing conditions. From Friday on it will be cold, so that the slope will be additionally snowed. That will enable a better snow cover structure, which will be prepared with an injection board on Saturday morning. The lower part will be closed for tourists from Saturday on. There we’ll first spread the snow, so that there will be an equally compact snow depth and then at night also this part will be prepared with an injection board. By that the basic preparation of the snow cover will be complete. Also a bit warmer weather with a chance of snowing or even raining won’t harm it.”In the shopping mall Europark, which is the new Golden Fox sponsor, in these days the foxy footprints lead the visitors to the numerous stores. Secretary general of the Golden Fox organizing committee, Srečko Vilar, released the latest news about the activities before the event in the mall.Srečko Vilar, secretary general of the OC: ”There’s huge interest for the event, and the ticket sales are also doing very well, so we count on the record-breaking number of spectators, about 20.000 of them in both days. And surely, that we’ll all be celebrating together with Tina! There is enough parking ensured for everyone, we even got enough parking for the buses not far away from the arena. At the foothill of Pohorje a one-way circle traffic will be introduced.”At the 49th Golden Fox event competitors from 27 countries will be racing. Public draw will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Leon Štukelj Square in the city centre; on Friday, January 25, at 17.00 with a Soul Fingers concert, and then on Saturday, January 26, at 17.00 with a Trash Candy concert. The Saturday’s GS starts at 10.00, the second run at 13.15, the Sunday’s slalom – among the spectators will also be the honorary sponsor, the Slovenian president Borut Pahor - at 9.15 and 12.15.