I do think the bonus of it being October not May is that it's not so much a matter of clearing tons of snow as preventing much from sticking on to the floor. Even if it snows a few times between now and the stages they'll surely be clearing less than a metre of snow? Unless a freak year
Of course if it snows on the day then that's an issue re descents
Of course if it snows on the day then that's an issue re descents