The competition jury has cancelled the Nations Team Event due to the snow conditions on the course following extreme snowfalls and high winds. The avalanche service was forced to close the course for the entire day and night of Tuesday.

A view of the finish area of the Bellevarde course, in Val d'Isere, France, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. The competition jury has cancelled Wednesday the Nations Team Event of the World Alpine Ski Championships, due to the snow conditions on the course following extreme snowfalls and high winds. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Emergency Committee has decided that it will not be possible to re-schedule the competition later in the week and jeapordise the preparation for and/or the organisation of one or more of the four technical races on the programme, with more snowfalls and winds forecast for the remainder of the week.

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A worker clean snow off air fences in the finish area at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 11, 2009. The nations team event at the alpine skiing world championships scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled after a snowstorm in this French Alps resort, organisers said. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (FRANCE)

A worker cleans the finish area with a snow blower at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 11, 2009. The nations team event at the alpine skiing world championships scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled after a snowstorm in this French Alps resort, organisers said. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (FRANCE)

A worker shovels snow in the finish area of the Bellevarde course, in Val d'Isere, France, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. The competition jury has cancelled Wednesday the Nations Team Event of the World Alpine Ski Championships, due to the snow conditions on the course following extreme snowfalls and high winds. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)