Dresden Skiweltcup. Curtain Raiser
Key facts: Takes places on Koenigsufer or King's Embankment, the very heart of the historic city of Dresden, the capital of Saxony. 2019 is the second year the FIS World Cup stage is organized by Dresden and, by all accounts, all involved see it as a success – the "license" to hold the FIS competition was recently extended till 2022. Dresden Skiweltcup in numbers - 4000 cubic meters of snow ( compared to the last year's 3000 – the organizers learned some lessons there and made a surplus) - track length 1600 meters. Yes, it's mostly flat hence longer distance - over 2000 paying spectators expected - 290 volunteers to prepare tracks and help organizers - 53.000.000 viewers across Europe saw an inaugural Skiweltcup Dresden in 2018 on television and…