The French girls had in the late afternoon under flood-lights a short slalom training on the slopes of Mariborsko Pohorje to learn first hand the conditions expecting them two weeks later at the race in Maribor.The relaxed training was followed by the New Years celebration on top at the Gondola station in company of numerous visitors from Maribor.The next stop of the AUDI FIS SKI WORL CUP is the Bavarian capital Munich, where the 16 WC best ranked ladies and men shall compete in the parallel slalom. The Slovenian Tina Maze and Tessa Worley, yesterday still training in Maribor, shall also participate.