The construction of the downhill course, which was accompanied by turbulence, was completed just in time before the onset of winter. The young father and ride columnist Claudio Caluori is responsible for the course layout. According to the multiple Swiss downhill champion, Champéry now has the steepest course in the World Cup. The 1600-metre course is a colorful mix of jumps, banked slopes, steep wall curves and root passages. The men will probably need four and a half minutes and the women around five minutes to cover the 600 vertical meters between the Planachaux mountain station and the Grand Paradis part of the village at race pace.