Ski Events Calendar
Every major competition, festival, and race — from FWT stops to local hill-bangers. Updated weekly.
November 2026
FIS Alpine World Cup — Levi Slalom 2026
The world's best slalom skiers head to Finnish Lapland as the Women's and Men's Slalom World Cup kicks off in Levi on November 14–15, 2026. A cornerstone of the early alpine skiing World Cup season for two decades, Levi's Levitunturi slope draws huge crowds under the northern lights for one of the most atmospheric technical races on the calendar.
AIRDRENALINE Innsbruck Big Air World Cup 2026
The 2026/27 FIS Park & Pipe World Cup season opens with Big Air action back in a European metropolitan centre for the first time in two years, as Innsbruck hosts the AIRDRENALINE Big Air World Cup for both freeski and snowboard, November 26–28, 2026. Long the host city for the groundbreaking Air + Style contest, Innsbruck brings a big-city, festival-style atmosphere to the opening stop of the season.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Killington Cup 2026
The Stifel Killington Cup returns to Vermont's Killington resort after a one-year absence caused by chairlift construction on the Superstar trail. The event runs November 27–29, 2026 (Thanksgiving weekend): free admission on Friday, the women's Giant Slalom on Saturday and the Slalom on Sunday, on Superstar. It is the only technical World Cup event in eastern North America and consistently draws massive crowds.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Copper Mountain 2026
Copper Mountain hosts the men's Copper Cup for the second consecutive year — a Super-G on Saturday and Giant Slalom on Sunday (November 28–29, 2026). Running simultaneously with the Killington women's event, the Thanksgiving weekend double-header gives North American fans two World Cup stops at once. The event builds on a successful debut in 2025.
December 2026
FIS Alpine World Cup — Beaver Creek Birds of Prey 2026
The Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek returns for the 2026–27 season with four men's events: two Downhill races, a Super-G, and a Giant Slalom (December 3–6, 2026). The steep, demanding Downhill course and high-altitude finish area remain among the most technically challenging in World Cup racing. Women's speed events also return to Beaver Creek in December.
Beijing Big Air World Cup 2026
The freeski and snowboard Big Air World Cup returns to the Shougang Industrial Park in Beijing, December 3–5, 2026 — the world's first, best, and only permanent Big Air structure. Host venue for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the event marks the seventh World Cup at the site, making it the longest-running Big Air venue in World Cup history.
Rise Festival 2026 — Les Deux Alpes
Rise Festival returns to Les Deux Alpes — one of Europe's premier high-altitude ski destinations and home to the continent's largest skiable glacier — for a week-long blend of electronic music and skiing. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the French Alps with 220 km of pistes, Rise combines world-class DJ lineups with daytime skiing and an electric après atmosphere. One of the first major events of the 2026–2027 ski season.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Mont-Tremblant Women's GS 2026
Mont-Tremblant hosts a women's Giant Slalom double-header on December 5–6, 2026 — the first time Canada has appeared on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup calendar since 2013. The two races run on consecutive days on the Nansen course, giving the world's best technical skiers back-to-back battles on one of Quebec's most iconic mountain faces. The event is part of a record-setting North American swing that includes 21 races across the USA and Canada in the 2026–27 season.
FIS Freeski & Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup — Secret Garden 2026
China's Secret Garden hosts the halfpipe season-opener for both freeski and snowboard, December 9–12, 2026. A 2022 Olympic Winter Games venue and one of the longest-serving hosts on the Park & Pipe World Cup tour, Secret Garden's superpipe is regarded as second only to Laax in quality among the World Cup circuit's elite facilities.
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix — Breckenridge Slopestyle 2026
Breckenridge hosts Park & Pipe World Cup action for the first time in 32 years and only the second time in its history, as the resort opens the slopestyle season for both freeski and snowboard, December 10–13, 2026. Back in 1995 it was halfpipe that came to Breck; this time it's slopestyle at the base of the Tenmile Range, kicking off the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix circuit.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Beaver Creek Women's Speed 2026
Women's speed events return to Beaver Creek with two Downhills and a Super-G on December 11–13, 2026 — running the weekend after the men's Birds of Prey event (December 3–6). The women's speed races bring elite alpine skiing to the Colorado venue for the first time in several seasons, giving North American fans two consecutive weekends of World Cup racing at Beaver Creek.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Val d'Isère Men's GS & Slalom 2026
Val d'Isère hosts the men's World Cup for a Giant Slalom on December 12 and Slalom on December 13, 2026, on the Face de Bellevarde course in the French Alps. A regular December fixture on the technical circuit, the resort's high-altitude terrain and reliable early-season snow make it a consistent stop on the men's calendar.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Val Gardena/Gröden 2026
The classic Saslong Downhill at Val Gardena returns to the 2026–27 World Cup calendar, with a Super-G on December 18 and Downhill on December 19. Set in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Italy, the Saslong is one of the most beautiful and historic courses in alpine racing, demanding precise technique across its sweeping schuss sections and technical compressions.
FIS Alpine World Cup — St. Moritz Women's Speed & GS 2026
St. Moritz hosts a women's World Cup triple-header December 18–20, 2026 — two Super-G races followed by a Giant Slalom, the first GS held at the Swiss resort since 2016. The Engadin venue's high-altitude glacial terrain and consistent conditions have made it a fixture of the women's speed calendar.
FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup — Copper Mountain 2026
The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix returns to Copper Mountain, Colorado with a freeski halfpipe World Cup event on December 19–20, 2026 — part of a record 13 domestic FIS World Cup events scheduled for the 2026–27 season. Copper Mountain's halfpipe is one of the best-maintained competition pipes in the United States, and the event serves as a key early-season qualifier for international athletes. Part of the same North American block that includes the men's alpine Copper Cup (alpine GS/Super-G) the same weekend.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Alta Badia Gran Risa 2026
Alta Badia's Gran Risa slope hosts a men's Giant Slalom on December 20 and a historic first-ever Night Slalom on December 21, 2026 — made possible by the installation of new floodlights ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. The Night Slalom is one of the headline new events on the 2026–27 World Cup calendar, bringing an atmospheric evening race to the Dolomites for the first time. Alta Badia has been a fixture on the men's technical circuit since 1985.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Madonna di Campiglio Night Slalom 2026
Madonna di Campiglio hosts its traditional men's Night Slalom on December 23, 2026, under floodlights on the 3-Tre course in the Italian Dolomites. One of the most atmospheric fixtures of the pre-Christmas World Cup swing, the event draws large crowds to the Brenta Dolomites resort each season.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Gosau Women's GS & Slalom 2026
Gosau in Upper Austria makes its historic first-ever World Cup debut, hosting women's Giant Slalom and Slalom races on December 28–29, 2026 — replacing Lienz on the traditional post-Christmas technical slot. The debut marks a significant addition to the Austrian World Cup calendar and gives the picturesque Salzkammergut resort its first taste of elite ski racing. The venue has undergone infrastructure investment to meet FIS homologation standards ahead of the debut.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Bormio Stelvio 2026
Bormio's legendary Stelvio course returns to the men's World Cup calendar after serving as the Olympic Downhill venue at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The December 28–29, 2026 event features a Downhill on Saturday and Super-G on Sunday — the classic Bormio format on one of the most challenging speed courses in the world, set in the high alpine resort near the Stilfserjoch national park.
January 2027
FIS Alpine World Cup — Kranjska Gora Vitranc Cup 2027
The 66th Vitranc Cup brings the men's World Cup to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on January 2–3, 2027, with a Giant Slalom and Slalom on the Podkoren slope. One of the longest-running fixtures on the alpine circuit, the Vitranc Cup is a beloved stop known for passionate home crowds and technically demanding terrain in the Julian Alps.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Flachau Night GS & Slalom 2027
Flachau's legendary Night Race format expands to a double-header for the first time in its history, with both a women's Night Giant Slalom and Slalom scheduled under floodlights on January 4–5, 2027. The traditional Night Slalom has been one of the most atmospheric events on the women's World Cup calendar for years; the addition of a GS a day prior makes the Flachau weekend — set at Snow Space Salzburg in the Austrian Alps — one of the season's most anticipated back-to-back technical stops.
Big Air Kreischberg 2027
The Park & Pipe World Cup tour kicks off its 2027 European swing at Big Air Kreischberg, January 7–9, 2027. Host of the 2025 World Championships and a World Cup venue eleven times dating back to the 1996/97 season, Kreischberg is one of the longest-standing fixtures on the Big Air calendar.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Adelboden Chuenisbärgli 2027
The Adelboden Chuenisbärgli is one of alpine skiing's most beloved venues — a steep, gate-packed Giant Slalom hill above the Swiss Bernese Alps that has appeared on the World Cup calendar in nearly every season since 1967. The 2026–27 edition on January 9–10, 2027, features a men's Giant Slalom on Saturday followed by a Slalom on Sunday, drawing one of the largest crowds in World Cup racing. Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbühel form the classic January triple-header that defines the sport's mid-season.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Val di Fassa Women's Speed 2027
Val di Fassa hosts a women's Downhill and Super-G on January 9–10, 2027 — filling the speed double-header slot that was listed as TBC on the provisional calendar. The Dolomites venue has appeared on the women's speed circuit intermittently in recent seasons, offering steep, challenging terrain in the heart of the Italian Alps.
Laax Open 2027
The 11th Laax Open brings freeski and snowboard slopestyle World Cups to Switzerland, capped by Saturday-night snowboard halfpipe finals under lights, January 13–16, 2027. One of the most anticipated weeks on the Park & Pipe calendar, the Laax Open has built a reputation for combining elite competition with a legendary event atmosphere in the Swiss Alps.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Wengen Lauberhorn 2027
The 2026–27 Lauberhorn weekend at Wengen (January 15–17, 2027) includes a Super-G, the historic Downhill on the world's longest World Cup course at 4.5 km, and a Slalom. The Lauberhorn is one of three venues that have appeared on the World Cup calendar every season since its founding in 1967, alongside Adelboden and Kitzbühel.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Cortina d'Ampezzo Women's Speed 2027
Cortina d'Ampezzo returns to the women's speed calendar with two Downhills and a Super-G on January 15–17, 2027 — the Olimpia delle Tofane course resuming its place among the most prestigious women's speed venues after serving as the Olympic Downhill venue at Milano-Cortina 2026. Known as the 'Queen of the Dolomites,' Cortina's legendary Tofane course has hosted World Cup women's racing since 1976.
FWT27 Baqueira Beret Pro by Movistar
The 2027 Freeride World Tour season opens at Baqueira-Beret in the Spanish Pyrenees for the second consecutive year — confirming the resort's partnership with the FWT through 2027. The steep, technical terrain at Baqueira-Beret tests the world's top freeriders across ski and snowboard disciplines at the very start of the season, setting rankings before the tour moves to France.
Lake Placid Freestyle Cup — Aerials 2027
The Azerbaijan FIS Freestyle World Cup returns to Lake Placid, New York for two aerials competitions — an individual event and a mixed team event — January 16–17, 2027. Held at the historic Olympic Region venue, the Lake Placid Freestyle Cup gives U.S. Freestyle Ski Team athletes a home-snow showcase early in the domestic World Cup swing.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Kronplatz Women's GS 2027
Kronplatz closes out the Italian leg of the women's World Cup with a Giant Slalom on January 19, 2027. The South Tyrol resort's steep, sun-drenched Erta course has become a popular technical venue on the women's calendar in recent seasons.
Stowe Winter Carnival 2027
One of New England's oldest ski traditions returns to Stowe, Vermont, for its 2027 edition, January 20–23. The week blends racing, ski films, an opening party, ice carving competitions, and a torchlight parade celebrating Vermont's ski heritage. Dating back to the 1930s, the Carnival remains a cornerstone of eastern skiing culture.
Tignes Mountain Shaker Big Air 2027
The Mountain Shaker at Tignes closes out the Park & Pipe World Cup's European Big Air swing, January 20–22, 2027, with freeski and snowboard Big Air finals — the final Big Air World Cups of the season, where the year's first Crystal Globes are awarded. Tignes has been a stalwart of freestyle competition since 1980.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm 2027
The 2026–27 edition of the Hahnenkamm — the most prestigious and feared Downhill in the world. The Streif course features legendary pitch changes and speeds exceeding 145 km/h. The 2027 weekend (January 22–24) includes a Super-G on Friday, two Downhill runs, and the men's Slalom on Saturday night — a week that draws the largest crowds in alpine ski racing.
FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup — Waterville Valley 2027
Waterville Valley, New Hampshire hosts the Waterville Freestyle Cup presented by Stifel on January 22–23, 2027 — featuring moguls and dual moguls competition on one of the East Coast's premier freestyle venues. The event is part of a three-stop North American freestyle tour that also includes Lake Placid and Deer Valley. Waterville Valley has a long history of hosting elite moguls competitions and provides demanding, technical terrain for the world's best freestyle skiers.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Jasná Women's GS & Slalom 2027
Jasná, Slovakia returns to the women's World Cup calendar with a Giant Slalom on January 23 and Slalom on January 24, 2027. The Chopok mountain venue in the Low Tatras provides technical, demanding terrain for the world's best technical specialists. Jasná has hosted women's World Cup races on several occasions and is one of central Europe's premier ski racing destinations.
FWT27 Val Thorens Pro
Stop two of the 2027 Freeride World Tour returns to Val Thorens in the French Alps — the highest resort in Europe at 2,300 metres. Val Thorens joined the FWT calendar for the first time in 2025 and immediately established itself as a premier freeride venue thanks to its glacial faces and reliable snow conditions. January 24–29, 2027.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Schladming Planai Night Race 2027
Schladming's Planai course hosts a men's Night Giant Slalom on January 26 and the iconic Night Slalom on January 27, 2027. The Schladming night races are among the most atmospheric events on the entire World Cup calendar, drawing over 50,000 spectators to the Austrian stadium and huge TV audiences worldwide. The addition of a Night GS on the preceding evening extends the Schladming spectacle to a two-night event.
FIS Freestyle Moguls & Aerials — Deer Valley 2027
Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah hosts the Freestyle International presented by Stifel on January 28–30, 2027 — the finale of a three-stop North American freestyle tour featuring moguls, dual moguls, and aerials. Deer Valley is one of the most celebrated freestyle skiing venues in the world and has hosted World Cup events for decades. The resort returns to the World Cup calendar after the 2026 event was relocated east due to inadequate snowpack, with Deer Valley's snowmaking infrastructure now fully upgraded.
X Games League — Aspen 2027
X Games returns to Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, January 29–31, 2027, opening the inaugural MoonPay X Games League (XGL) Winter Season — a new club-based team format where athlete performances earn points for one of four X Games Clubs (XC Golden State, XC New York, XC Park City, XC Whistler). Events include SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, and Knucklehuck, with a Friday night set from ZHU and Marshmello headlining Saturday.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Kranjska Gora Women's GS & Slalom 2027
Kranjska Gora hosts a women's Giant Slalom and Slalom on January 29–30, 2027, on the Podkoren slope in the Julian Alps — a separate women's stop from the resort's long-running men's Vitranc Cup earlier in the month. Slovenia's passionate home crowds make Kranjska Gora one of the more atmospheric technical venues on tour.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Chamonix Men's Slalom 2027
Chamonix hosts a men's Slalom on January 30, 2027, bringing World Cup racing to the historic French mountaineering town beneath Mont Blanc. Chamonix has a long history with international ski competition dating back to the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
February 2027
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships — Crans-Montana 2027
The 49th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships takes place in Crans-Montana, Switzerland from February 1–14, 2027 — returning to the Valais resort 40 years after it first hosted the event in 1987. The biennial championships, the premier event in alpine skiing between Olympic years, will feature all disciplines across men's and women's competition. Crans-Montana has hosted World Cup events almost every year since 2008 and successfully organized the Junior World Championships in 2011.
Snow Rodeo — Calgary Halfpipe World Cup 2027
The Park & Pipe World Cup's North American swing begins at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park in Calgary with freeski and snowboard halfpipe competition, February 17–20, 2027. Calgary has hosted FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cups since 1994/95 and Freeski Halfpipe since 2013/14, and was the site of the very first FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup back in 2010.
X Games League — Calgary 2027
The first-ever X Games event held in Canada arrives at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park, February 19–21, 2027 — the second stop of the inaugural MoonPay X Games League Winter Season. Selected after a competitive global bid process, Calgary hosts Big Air, Knucklehuck, Slopestyle, and Superpipe alongside two nights of music headlined by Steve Aoki and Levity.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Lenzerheide Women's Super-G 2027
Lenzerheide hosts back-to-back women's Super-G races on February 20–21, 2027, the weekend before Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Swiss Graubünden resort's Silvano Beltrametti course has become a fixture on the women's speed calendar in recent seasons, even as its upper section's limitations pushed the venue's traditional Downhill slot to Garmisch this year.
FWT27 Georgia Pro — Mestia
Stop three of the 2027 Freeride World Tour brings competition deep into the Caucasus Mountains, landing in Mestia, Georgia — one of the most remote and spectacular freeride venues on the tour. Untouched high-alpine faces with deep snowpacks and raw, untracked lines test riders' creativity and boldness in a setting unlike anything else on the FWT calendar. A fast-rising destination on the world freeride scene, the Georgia Pro is scheduled for February 22–28, 2027.
FIS Freeski Halfpipe & Slopestyle — Aspen Snowmass 2027
The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix wraps its 2026–27 domestic tour at Aspen Snowmass's Buttermilk venue on February 27–28, 2027, with both freeski halfpipe and slopestyle World Cup events on the same weekend. Running alongside the alpine World Cup events at Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Saalbach, the Buttermilk stop is among the most competitive park-and-pipe weekends of the season. Buttermilk has hosted the Aspen Grand Prix and X Games events for decades and is widely regarded as one of the best freeski venues in North America.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Garmisch-Partenkirchen Women's Downhills 2027
Garmisch-Partenkirchen returns to the women's speed calendar with two Downhill races on February 27-28, 2027. The legendary Kandahar course is one of the most celebrated venues in women's speed racing: Lindsey Vonn won nine World Cup races there, one of the most dominant single-venue records in the sport's history. Two Downhills replace the traditional Downhill/Super-G combination, moving in from Lenzerheide which has upper-course limitations.
FIS Alpine World Cup — Saalbach Men's Speed 2027
Saalbach-Hinterglemm returns to the men's speed calendar with a Downhill on February 27 and Super-G on February 28, 2027. The resort hosted the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and now secures a regular World Cup slot. Its demanding speed course brings top alpine specialists back to the Salzburg region for late-season racing ahead of the Crystal Globe title fight.
Telluride Gay Ski Week 2027
Telluride Gay Ski Week returns for its 2027 edition, February 27–March 6, marking another year of the LGBTQ+ ski gathering founded in 2002. The week combines on-mountain group skiing, parties, and social events set against Telluride's San Juan Mountains backdrop, drawing participants from across the country to the historic Colorado mining-town-turned-resort.
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