The most controversial section of a World Cup track in 2017 has been completely overhauled. You won't find anyone sinking in the mud or getting off to run through a bog this time around.
Last year these new bits were soft and full of ruts come race day. Fast forward a year and they re brick hard and rough just like the track further up the hill.
Out with the old and in with the new. For years the track went left after the deer gate, but as of 2017 the track now cuts right for a new series of corners before entering the woods.
Aaron Gwin enjoying the loose and dusty conditions during track walk. But unlike his home in Southern California, it is doubtful things will stay this way all weekend in Scotland.
Rocks of all sized are embedded throughout the track, and even what looks to be dirt at first glance is really just more crushed stone. Without moisture that loose gravel starts to act like ball bearings, in turn making the track incredibly slippery in some spots.
Mick Hannah has recovered from the broken hand he suffered in Croatia, and has been putting in long days on his new dirt bike in preparation for hanging onto the bars in Fort William.
Last year there was a bit of dirt on the landing to this gap off in the distance. Not so anymore, and if anyone comes up a few feet short this year it will not be ending well.
It's a long and rough track to the deer gate but there is still a long way to go until you get to the bottom. From here down is often where the race is won or lost as riders become fatigued while trying to negotiate the tricky woods and gravity is less on their side through the motorway.