FIS Confirms 2026-27 Alpine World Cup Calendar, With 21 Races in North America

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has confirmed the 2026-27 Alpine Ski World Cup calendar, with 43 men’s races across 21 venues and 40 women’s races across 20 resorts. The final schedule largely follows the provisional calendar presented in May, with several important dates and venues now confirmed.

The season will open with the traditional Giant Slalom races in Sölden, Austria, on October 24-25, before heading to Levi, Finland, and Gurgl, Austria, for the first Slalom events. The circuit then crosses the Atlantic for an early-season North American block featuring Copper Mountain, Killington, Tremblant, and Beaver Creek.

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For North American ski fans, the schedule includes 19 World Cup races in the United States and two in Canada. Copper Mountain, Colorado, returns to the men’s calendar, while Killington, Vermont, makes its comeback on the women’s tour after missing last season for snowmaking and lift upgrades. Beaver Creek will once again host men’s racing on Birds of Prey and welcome the women back for three speed races.

North America Gets an Early-Season Spotlight

The men return to Copper Mountain on November 28-29 for a Super-G and Giant Slalom. The Colorado resort hosted men’s World Cup racing for the first time in 2025, and its return gives American fans another opportunity to see the world’s best technical and speed skiers compete on home snow.

The women will race at Killington on the same weekend, with a Giant Slalom and Slalom on November 28-29. Known for its passionate crowds and electric atmosphere, the Vermont resort has become one of the standout stops on the women’s circuit since making its World Cup debut in 2016.

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The women then head to Tremblant, Quebec, on December 5-6 for two Giant Slaloms. Meanwhile, the men remain in Colorado for four races at Beaver Creek from December 3-6, including two Downhills, a Super-G, and a Giant Slalom.

The women return to Beaver Creek from December 11-13 for two Downhills and a Super-G on the iconic Birds of Prey course. The venue hosted women’s World Cup racing for the first time in 2024, when Cornelia Hütter won the Downhill and Sofia Goggia claimed the Super-G. Its return gives the women’s speed specialists another opportunity to race on one of North America’s most recognizable courses.

The circuit then returns to Europe for the heart of the winter before heading back to the United States for the World Cup Finals at Sun Valley, Idaho, in March.

Night Racing and New Venues in Europe

Once the North American races conclude, the tours return to Europe for the traditional winter circuit. Several notable changes distinguish the confirmed schedule from last season.

Alta Badia, Italy, will host a men’s night Slalom on December 21 for the first time, following the installation of floodlights. The resort’s Gran Risa course is one of the most celebrated Giant Slalom venues on the circuit, and the addition of a night race brings a new dimension to its World Cup program.

Gosau, Austria, will stage its first-ever World Cup races on December 28-29, replacing Lienz on the women’s calendar. The resort will host a Giant Slalom and Slalom between Christmas and New Year. Flachau, Austria, will also add night racing, with a women’s Giant Slalom on January 4 and Slalom on January 5.

Courchevel, France, has now been confirmed to host the women’s midweek Slalom on December 22, resolving one of the outstanding questions from the provisional calendar.

The Italian speed circuit will also be busy in January. Val di Fassa will host a women’s Downhill and Super-G on January 9-10, followed by two Downhills and a Super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo on January 15-17. Cortina, which hosted the women’s Olympi speed events in February 2026, returns to the World Cup calendar as one of the sport’s premier speed venues.

Åre Moves to the Men’s Calendar

One of the most significant changes is Åre, Sweden, moving from the women’s calendar to the men’s tour. The men will race a Giant Slalom on March 13 and a Slalom on March 14, marking their first World Cup races at the Swedish resort since 2018.

For the women, Åre’s departure is a major change. The resort was the site of Mikaela Shiffrin’s first World Cup victory, a night Slalom in December 2012 when she was just 17. It also witnessed several major milestones in her record-breaking career.

The women will instead contest technical races at Soldeu, Andorra, on March 6-7, followed by speed races at Narvik, Norway, on March 12-13. Narvik last hosted a World Cup race in 1996 and is preparing to host the 2029 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The exact race venue in Narvik remains to be confirmed as logistical and infrastructure work continues.

Other changes include the return of Chamonix, France, to the men’s calendar with a Slalom on January 30, and Saalbach, Austria, hosting a men’s Downhill and Super-G on February 27-28. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, will host two women’s Downhills on February 27-28, replacing the corresponding races previously planned for Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Crans-Montana Hosts the World Championships

The 2026-27 season will also feature the 2027 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from February 1-14. The championships are separate from the World Cup standings but will be a major highlight of the winter, with athletes competing for world titles across the alpine disciplines.

The World Cup season will then conclude at Sun Valley from March 22-25, 2027. The Finals bring together the top-25-ranked athletes in each discipline for the final races of the season, with four events for the women and four for the men.

With the calendar now confirmed, the 2026-27 season marks a potentially important shift in how FIS schedules Alpine racing across the Atlantic. The concentrated North American block and the return to Sun Valley for the World Cup Finals are closer to the geographically streamlined calendar athletes and critics have called for in recent years.

Whether this represents a lasting change in FIS’s approach remains to be seen. A more efficient calendar would reduce unnecessary travel while giving the sport’s established North American audience greater exposure to World Cup racing. For an organization that has faced sustained criticism over the environmental cost of its schedule, the 2026-27 season offers an opportunity to demonstrate that those concerns are translating into action under the new FIS president.

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The countdown to the 2026-27 Alpine World Cup season has begun with only 15 days until the season opener in Sölden, Austria, on October 24, with the women’s Giant Slalom, followed by the men’s race on October 25.