Every year, the skiing world watches with bated breath as the 2026/2027 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup competitions take place, featuring the very best of the best. Ski fans around the globe are on the edge of their seats as their stars – such as last year’s two overall World Cup winners, Marco Odermatt from Switzerland and Mikaela Shiffrin from the US – carve their way down the world’s most spectacular slopes. SnowTrex has put together an overview here of the races scheduled for the upcoming season.
This is the Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Start of the 2026/2027 Ski World Cup season: The season kicks off on 24 and 25 October 2026 with the giant slalom in Sölden (Austria) on the Rettenbachferner.
- A Sölden tradition: Since the 2000/2001 season, the World Cup has traditionally begun with the men’s and women’s giant slalom in Sölden.
- First speed races: The season’s first Super-G takes place on 29 November in Copper Mountain, whilst the first downhill race takes place on 3 December in Beaver Creek (both in the USA).
- Ski World Cup finals: From 18 to 25 March 2027, the season concludes with races in all individual disciplines in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA.
- History of the World Cup: The first official Alpine Skiing World Cup was launched in 1967, with races in Berchtesgaden and Oberstaufen.
- Ski World Cup live on TV: Eurosport broadcasts the races live, and provide coverage additional with highlights and summaries.
- Prize money and crystal globe: Overall World Cup winners can earn prize money of almost 750,000 euros per season, as well as the coveted large Crystal Globe as a trophy.
Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup races 2026/2027 at a glance
| Date | Ski resort | Country | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 and 25 October 2026 | Sölden | Austria | Giant slalom |
| 14 and 15 November 2026 | Levi | Finland | Slalom |
| 21 and 22 November 2026 | Gurgl | Austria | Slalom |
| 28 and 29 November 2026 | Killington | USA | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 5 and 6 December 2026 | Tremblant | Canada | Giant slalom |
| 9 to 13 December 2026 | Beaver Creek | USA | Downhill & Super-G |
| 18 to 20 December 2026 | St. Moritz | Switzerland | Giant slalom & Super-G |
| 22 December 2026 | Courchevel | France | Slalom |
| 28 and 29 December 2026 | Gosau | Austria | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 4 and 5 January 2027 | Flachau | Austria | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 7 to 10 January 2027 | Val di Fassa | Italy | Downhill & Super-G |
| 13 to 17 January 2027 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | Downhill & Super-G |
| 19 January 2027 | Kronplatz | Italy | Giant slalom |
| 23 and 24 January 2027 | Jasna | Slowakia | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 29 and 30 January 2027 | Kranjska Gora | Slovenia | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 1 to 14 February 2027 - Alpine Skiing World Championships | Crans Montana | Switzerland | Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G & Team combined |
| 20 and 21 February 2027 | Lenzerheide | Switzerland | Super-G |
| 24 to 28 February 2027 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | Downhill |
| 6 and 7 March 2027 | Soldeu | Andorra | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 9 to 13 March 2027 | Narvik | Norway | Downhill & Super-G |
| 18 to 25 March 2027 | Sun Valley | USA | Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G & Team combined |
Men’s Alpine Skiing World Cup races 2026/2027 at a glance
| Date | Ski resort | Country | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 and 25 October 2026 | Sölden | Austria | Giant slalom |
| 14 and 15 November 2026 | Levi | Finland | Slalom |
| 21 and 22 November 2026 | Gurgl | Austria | Slalom |
| 28 and 29 November 2026 | Copper Mountain | USA | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 1 to 6 December 2026 | Beaver Creek | USA | Downhill, Giant Slalom & Super-G |
| 12 and 13 December 2026 | Val d´Isere | France | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 15 to 19 December 2026 | Gröden | Italy | Downhill & Super-G |
| 20 and 21 December 2026 | Alta Badia | Italy | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 23 December 2026 | Madonna di Campiglio | Italy | Slalom |
| 26 to 29 December 2026 | Bormio | Italy | Downhill & Super-G |
| 2 and 3 January 2027 | Kranjska Gora | Slovenia | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 9 and 10 January 2027 | Adelboden | Switzerland | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 12 to 17 January 2027 | Wengen | Switzerland | Downhill, Slalom & Super-G |
| 19 to 24 January 2027 | Kitzbühel | Austria | Downhill, Slalom & Super-G |
| 26 and 27 January 2027 | Schladming | Austria | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 30 January 2027 | Chamonix | France | Slalom |
| 1 to 14 February 2027 - Alpine Skiing World Championships | Crans Montana | Switzerland | Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G & Team combined |
| 18 to 21 February 2027 | Gamisch Patenkirchen | Germany | Downhill & Super-G |
| 25 to 28 February 2027 | Saalbach | Austria | Downhill & Super-G |
| 3 to 7 March 2027 | Kvitfjell | Norway | Downhill & Super-G |
| 13 and 14 March 2027 | Are | Sweden | Giant slalom & Slalom |
| 18 to 25 March 2027 | Sun Valley | USA | Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom, Super-G & Team combined |
Selected highlights of the 2026/2027 Alpine Skiing World Cup
24 and 25 October: Sölden (Austria)
The World Cup season traditionally kicks off in Sölden. On the Rettenbachferner, both women and men will compete in the giant slalom, the first race of the season.
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18 to 20 December: St. Moritz (Switzerland)
Just under a week before Christmas, the female professional skiers will gather for the second speed weekend of the World Cup in the glamorous resort of St. Moritz in the Engadine. On the world-famous ‘Corviglia’ run, the women’s programme will feature two Super-G races as well as a giant slalom.
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26 to 29 December: Bormio (Italy)
The absolute speed highlight for the men’s World Cup is set to take place just a few days before the turn of the year. For Franjo von Allem, Dominik Paris and co., the challenge here is the “Stelvio”. The 2026 Olympic run in Bormio is considered one of the longest, steepest and most technically demanding courses for professional skiers. And this weekend, it must be conquered twice – in a Super-G and a downhill race.
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7 to 10 January: Val di Fassa (Italy) & Adelboden (Switzerland)
After the New Year, the men return to Switzerland for the slalom and giant slalom, heading to Adelboden for the classic technical event on the Chuenisbärgli, with its notorious steep slope. The women head to Val di Fassa and Belvedere/Col Rodella/Ciampac/Buffaure – Canazei/Campitello/Alba/Pozza di Fassa ski area, with its 55 kilometres of slopes, where two speed races – a downhill and a super-G – are scheduled between 7 and 10 January.
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19–24 January: Kitzbühel (Austria)
The World Cup calendar for male alpine skiers in January is packed with some of the sport’s most traditional races. Just a few days after the legendary Lauberhorn weekend in Wengen, the action moves to Kitzbühel. There, the classic ‘Kitz programme’ is on the agenda: it kicks off on Friday with a Super-G, followed by the Hahnenkamm Downhill on the ‘Streif’ on Saturday, before the technical specialists take centre stage in the slalom on the Ganzlernhang on Sunday.
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1 to 14 February: Crans-Montana (Switzerland)
The absolute highlight of the season for professional skiers in 2027 will be the Alpine World Ski Championships in Crans Montana, where the World Championships will take place in the Swiss Alps from 1 to 14 February. The women will be racing down the ‘Mont Lachaux’ run, set against the stunning panorama of the Valais mountains, whilst the men will be tackling the ‘Natinoale’ downhill run. At 3.8 km in length, it is one of the most gruelling runs of all for professional skiers. The disciplines on the programme for the Alpine skiers at the World Championships are: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and the team combined.
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18 to 21 February and 24 to 28 February: Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
Following the World Championships, the 2026/2027 Alpine Skiing World Cup season will, of course, continue. For the women, the next stop is in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany. The same applies to the men’s Alpine skiers, who will be racing on the world-famous “Kandahar” three days before the women. They will have to complete two downhill races on the course, which – with a gradient of 92 per cent on the ‘Freier Fall’ steep section – is steeper than the ‘Streif’ in Kitzbühel. The women, on the other hand, will compete in one downhill and one super-G race each.
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19 to 25 March: Sun Valley (USA)
For the finale of the FIS Ski World Cup, all athletes must fly across the Atlantic once more and stop off in Sun Valley in the US state of Idaho. There, all winter sports professionals will compete on the same courses in the north-west of the United States. To round off the current World Cup tour, all individual disciplines are on the programme, before the best athletes in each discipline are presented with the small and large crystal globes in the finish area.
In the spring, the International Ski Federation (FIS) summarised the most spectacular Alpine Skiing World Cup highlights produced by the athletes during the 2025/26 season in the following video:
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FAQ on the Alpine Skiing World Cup
When does the 2026/2027 Ski World Cup start?
The 2026/2027 Ski World Cup season will kick off at the Rettenbachferner on the weekend of 24 and 25 October. In late autumn, skiers traditionally gather here on the glacier in Sölden, Austria, to compete in the first race of the season.
When will the first Super-G race of the 2026/2027 season take place?
Both the men’s and women’s Super-G races for the 2026/2027 season will take place almost simultaneously. The first speed races of the season for the professional skiers are scheduled for the joint World Cup weekend in Copper Mountain in the USA. Between 27 and 30 November, they will compete in a Super-G as well as a downhill.
When will the first giant slalom race of the 2026/2027 season take place?
The first giant slalom race of the 2026/2027 season will, as is traditional, take place in Sölden. The women and men will kick off the World Cup with this discipline on 24 and 25 October 2026.
Where does the 2026/2027 Ski World Cup end?
To bring the FIS Ski World Cup to a fitting close, all the professional skiers will meet once more in the USA from 19 to 26 March 2027. People here will probably need to get used to major winter events, as the US state of Idaho has never before hosted an Alpine Skiing World Cup. All the individual disciplines for both women and men will be contested once again on the slopes in the north-west of the United States: downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom.
Where does the Ski World Cup season traditionally kick off?
Since the 2000/2001 season, the first race of the FIS Ski World Cup has taken place in Sölden. The season opener in Austria has become a World Cup tradition, with the athletes always competing in the giant slalom.
When did the Alpine Ski World Cup begin?
The first official season of the Alpine Skiing World Cup kicked off in 1967. The very first race was a men’s slalom in Berchtesgaden on 5 January, won by the Austrian Heinrich Messner. Two days later, on 7 January, the women also began their new chapter in the World Cup with a slalom. In Oberstaufen, the Canadian Nancy Greene claimed victory.
Where can I watch the Alpine Skiing World Cup on TV?
Recently, the private sports channel Eurosport has been responsible for live television coverage of the Alpine Skiing World Cup. In addition, there will be several highlights of the races shown on the channel every World Cup weekend. But: Highlights such as the Hahnenkamm Race in Kitzbühel or the Lauberhorn Downhill in Wengen, on the other hand, are traditionally shown live every time.
How much money do the winners of the Alpine Skiing World Cup earn?
At the end of the 2025/26 season, Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin topped the Alpine Skiing World Cup prize money rankings. The overall World Cup winner from Switzerland pocketed over 741,000 euros in prize money, whilst the American took home just over 615,000 euros. Ahead of the season, the International Ski Federation (FIS) increased World Cup prize money by 10 per cent. In winter sports, it is also traditional for the overall World Cup trophies to be made of the finest crystal glass. That is why the best female and male skiers are honoured each year with two large ‘crystal globes’.
