One day to go before the opening ceremony, Vancouver has been all ready for the coming Winter Olympic Games, though weather continues to be a challenge, said the organizers here on Thursday.

John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), said at the organizers' last press conference before Friday's opening ceremony that they've completed the preparation and will turn their attentions to major operations.

Fog and heavy winds at Cypress Mountain, however, are still bothering the VANOC as the Winter Olympics opens Friday at 1800 local time in the BC Place, Vancouver with ski jumping at Whistler Olympic Park.

"It's out of our control. Weather has not been our friend, as you know, and it continues to challenge us," said Cathy Priestner Allinger, executive vice president of sport.

"It is raining, foggy...Visibility has become a more current problem," she said. "But we are working to protect the course."

The lack of snow at Cypress mountain due to warm weather has been arousing great concern among the media, and the whole situation of the skiing events was made worse after women's downhill training at Whistler Creekside was scuttled after two runs because of fog on Thursday while men's training went ahead for 85 athletes.

In order to protect the existing snow and build up existing stockpiles, Cypress Mountain ski area has been closed since one month ago and crews began pushing snow down from higher altitudes to add to stockpiled man-made snow. Snow from adjacent Mount Strachan also added to fields of play.

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