The meeting is being held until Friday at the Algarve Congress Center, and is being attended by the world's leading experts in skiing and snowboarding, with the aim of preparing and discussing the next sports season.

This is the first time that Portugal has hosted this FIS initiative, after the 2020 congress, also scheduled for the country, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The FIS is the highest body for skiing and snowboarding in the world, being responsible for regulating, developing and promoting these sports worldwide.