U.S. Ski & Snowboard to Host 10 FIS Events in 2025–2026 Season

There will be 10 domestic FIS World Cup events on the 2025–2026 calendar around the United States with each event part of qualifying for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.

“This is a milestone year for our organization, with both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on the horizon and a full slate of domestic World Cups,” said Sophie Goldschmidt, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “Expanding the number of World Cups on home soil is central to our mission of supporting athletes and growing the profile of winter sports in the United States. Hosting 10 events across all major disciplines reflects that commitment.”

The 2025—2026 alpine World Cup season kicks off over Thanksgiving weekend with a new stop at Copper Mountain, Colorado, featuring both men and women speed and tech events, marking the first time since 2001 that Copper has hosted a World Cup and its first time ever as a primary alpine venue. The men will compete in super-G and giant slalom, followed by the women’s giant slalom and slalom events.

The following weekend will feature the return of the legendary Stifel Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The men will take on one of the circuit’s most iconic tracks for four races, one more than in previous seasons, battling it out in two downhills, super-G and giant slalom for an extra long weekend of World Cup action.

The U.S. Freeski Team, U.S. Snowboard Team and the World Cup field will compete across three venues in Colorado. The season begins with the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota at Steamboat, marking the return of World Cup competition for freeski and snowboard since December 2021. Next up, Copper Mountain will host the long-running U.S. Grand Prix in December, featuring both snowboard and freeski halfpipe competitions. The domestic tour wraps in January at Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain with another stop on the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix tour, where slopestyle and halfpipe athletes will compete after the 2025 X Games. The Olympic team will officially be named following the event.

“Copper Mountain is a trusted home for elite competition, with decades of experience hosting major events across multiple disciplines,” said Dustin Lyman, president and general manager, Copper Mountain. Next season is shaping up to be a milestone year for our mountain as we prepare to host three World Cup competitions in alpine and halfpipe, in partnership with U.S. Ski & Snowboard. As the Athlete’s Mountain, we’re proud to provide the world-class venues and expertise that make these events possible.”

Cross country World Cup racing returns in Lake Placid, New York. The Lake Placid Finals will close the season in March, featuring a 10k classic, a skate sprint and a skate mass start for the World Cup field and the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Lake Placid becomes the second U.S. venue to host a cross country World Cup since 2001.

“Lake Placid last hosted its first World Cup cross country skiing competition in 1979 and then we went on to host the 1980 Olympic Winter Games,” said Darcy Norfolk Rowe, head of communications for the Olympic Regional Development Authority. “Hosting the cross country finals in 2026, 46 years after the 1980 Olympics, is a testament to our renewed legacy and the investment in Mt Van Hoevenberg.”

Lake Placid and Deer Valley, Utah, will again host FIS World Cups in freestyle. Lake Placid’s competition will feature both individual and team aerials, while the Intermountain Health Freestyle International will light up Deer Valley’s 2002 Olympic venue, Champion and White Owl ski runs, for moguls, dual moguls and aerials for three nights of competition. The Deer Valley event will be the final stop before the freestyle team departs for the Olympic Winter Games. There will be one ski jumping event at Lake Placid, featuring individual competitions as well as a mixed team event.

“We’re proud to once again host the world’s top moguls and aerials athletes at Deer Valley for our 29th consecutive year of international competition,” said Susie English, Deer Valley vice president of marketing. “Supporting this event year after year reflects our long-standing dedication to sport. We look forward to welcoming the community to cheer on these incredible athletes as they compete at Deer Valley.”

2025—2026 U.S. World Cup Schedule

Alpine
November 27-28, 2025: Stifel Copper Cup, (men’s super-G, giant slalom), Copper Mountain, Colorado
November 29-30, 2025: Stifel Copper Cup (women’s giant slalom, slalom), Copper Mountain, Colorado
December 4-7, 2025: Stifel Birds of Prey (men’s downhill, downhill, super-G, giant slalom), Beaver Creek, Colorado

Cross Country
March 20-22, 2026: Lake Placid Finals (men’s and women’s 10k classic, skate sprint, mass start skate), Lake Placid, New York

Freestyle
January 11-12, 2026: Freestyle Ski World Cup (men’s and women’s aerials, aerials team), Lake Placid, New York
January 16-18, 2026: Intermountain Health Freestyle International (men’s and women’s moguls, dual moguls, aerials), Deer Valley, Utah

Snowboard/Freeski
December 13, 2025: Visa Big Air (men’s and women’s big air), Steamboat, Colorado
December 19-20, 2025: U.S. Grand Prix (men’s and women’s halfpipe), Copper Mountain, Colorado
January 9-10, 2026: U.S. Grand Prix (men’s and women’s slopestyle, halfpipe), Aspen, Colorado

Ski Jumping
December 13-14, 2025: Ski Jumping Cup (men’s and women’s individual, combined team event), Lake Placid, New York