The 2026/27 Alpine Ski World Cup now has its main route: it opens in Sölden, Austria on 24–25 October 2026, travels to North America before returning to Europe, and finishes with the Sun Valley Finals in the United States from 20–25 March 2027.

The schedule published by FIS lists 43 men’s races across 21 venues and 40 women’s races across 20 resorts. It is designed with a more even split between speed and technical events, and gives ski travellers several strong reasons to plan a race-weekend trip.

Important: this is the calendar currently published by FIS. World Cup races can change because of weather, safety, works or organiser decisions. Narvik is still listed as a venue to be confirmed on the women’s tour.

Season opening and closing dates

Both tours start with giant slalom on the Sölden glacier: women on 24 October, men on 25 October. Slaloms at Levi (14–15 November) and Gurgl (21–22 November) follow.

The major interruption is the Crans-Montana World Championships, scheduled for 1–14 February 2027. Sun Valley then hosts the Finals that decide the discipline and overall globes at the end of March.

Men’s calendar

Dates	Resort / venue	Country
25 Oct	Sölden	Austria
15 Nov	Levi	Finland
22 Nov	Gurgl	Austria
28–29 Nov	Copper Mountain	United States
3–6 Dec	Beaver Creek	United States
12–13 Dec	Val d’Isère	France
18–19 Dec	Val Gardena / Gröden	Italy
20–21 Dec	Alta Badia	Italy
23 Dec	Madonna di Campiglio	Italy
28–29 Dec	Bormio	Italy
2–3 Jan	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia
9–10 Jan	Adelboden	Switzerland
15–17 Jan	Wengen	Switzerland
22–24 Jan	Kitzbühel	Austria
26–27 Jan	Schladming	Austria
30 Jan	Chamonix	France
1–14 Feb	World Championships, Crans-Montana	Switzerland
20–21 Feb	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany
27–28 Feb	Saalbach	Austria
6–7 Mar	Kvitfjell	Norway
13–14 Mar	Åre	Sweden
20–25 Mar	Finals, Sun Valley	United States

Italy’s December swing places Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Madonna di Campiglio and Bormio into just six competition days. January then returns to Wengen, Kitzbühel and Schladming, before Chamonix stages slalom on 30 January.

Women’s calendar

Dates	Resort / venue	Country
24 Oct	Sölden	Austria
14 Nov	Levi	Finland
21 Nov	Gurgl	Austria
28–29 Nov	Killington	United States
5–6 Dec	Tremblant	Canada
11–13 Dec	Beaver Creek	United States
18–20 Dec	St. Moritz	Switzerland
22 Dec	Courchevel	France
28–29 Dec	Gosau / Dachstein West	Austria
4–5 Jan	Flachau	Austria
9–10 Jan	Val di Fassa	Italy
15–17 Jan	Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy
19 Jan	Kronplatz	Italy
23–24 Jan	Jasná	Slovakia
29–30 Jan	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia
1–14 Feb	World Championships, Crans-Montana	Switzerland
20–21 Feb	Lenzerheide	Switzerland
27–28 Feb	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany
6–7 Mar	Soldeu	Andorra
12–13 Mar	Narvik (TBC)	Norway
20–25 Mar	Finals, Sun Valley	United States

The women’s North American swing starts with Killington’s return, followed by Tremblant’s two giant slaloms and speed racing at Beaver Creek. European additions include Gosau/Dachstein West’s first World Cup, Flachau night racing and Soldeu’s giant slalom and slalom in March.

What is different this season

FIS highlights several changes. On the women’s side, Gosau replaces Lienz after Christmas and Soldeu takes Åre’s early-March technical slot. Garmisch-Partenkirchen regains women’s speed races, while Lenzerheide keeps two super-Gs. For men, Åre appears in March and Saalbach returns for speed after hosting the 2025 World Championships.

There are still points to watch. FIS initially noted a pre-Christmas French women’s slalom and a January speed stop as details to settle; always check the live FIS calendar before booking. Narvik remains dependent on infrastructure work.

For travelling fans, the schedule makes it possible to pair racing with an early-Alps weekend, Italy’s festive-season classics or Soldeu’s technical races. For racers, the key rhythm is the two-week World Championship break and a Final that decides both overall and discipline titles.

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