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Save The Dates— 25/26 Domestic World Cup Calendar Released

Originally posted on Powder | By Izzy Lidsky | Last updated Jun 13, 2025 3:38 PM ET

Mark your calendars, American ski fans. In collaboration with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, FIS has released the dates for ten FIS World Cup events that will take place in the U.S. during the Winter 2025/26 season.

Every U.S. based World Cup event this season, with the exception of cross country races, will serve as qualifiers for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, which take place in February 2026.

In the alpine discipline, the 2025/26 World Cup season begins Thanksgiving weekend (November 27-28) at Copper Mountain, Colorado. The event will mark the first time since 2001 that Copper Mountain has hosted a World Cup, and the inaugural use of the mountain as a primary alpine venue. This race typically happens at Killington each year, but the Vermont resort is taking a hiatus as they replace the Superstar lift.

Men's Super-G and Giant Slalom will take place as well as women's Giant Slalom and Slalom. Following the Copper Mountain event, the iconic Stifel Birds of Prey race will take place in Beaver Creek, Colorado from December 4-7. The men's category will notably add one more race than previous years with two Downhills, Super-G, and Giant Slalom races all taking place.

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Photo: Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images

Freeski World Cup events will grace the slopes of three Colorado resorts over the 2025/26 season.

Big air will take place first on December 13, 2025 at Steamboat Resort, followed by halfpipe from December 19-20 at Copper Mountain, and finishing with slopestyle and halfpipe from January 9-10, 2026 as Aspen Mountain following the X Games.

The US Olympic Freeski Team will be announced following the Aspen event.

“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 & CEO 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 U.S. Ski Team announced the first four skiers to qualify for the US Olympic Team earlier this week. Amongst them were slopestyle and big air skier Alex Hall and halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira.

Alex Hall during the 2024 U.S. Grand Prix FIS World Cup at Mammoth Mountain.Photo: Getty Images/ Sean M. Haffey

The full schedule of domestic FIS World Cup events is as follows:

Alpine

Nov. 27-28, 2025 - Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines, Copper Mountain, CO – men’s super-G, giant slalom
Nov. 29-30, 2025 - Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines, Copper Mountain, CO - women’s giant slalom, slalom
Dec. 4-7, 2025 - Stifel Birds of Prey, Beaver Creek, CO - men’s downhill, downhill, super-G, giant slalom

Cross Country

March 20-22, 2026 - Stifel Lake Placid Finals, Lake Placid, NY – men’s & women’s 10k classic, skate sprint, mass start skate

Freestyle

Jan. 11-12, 2026 - Freestyle Ski World Cup, Lake Placid, NY – men’s & women’s aerials, aerials team
Jan. 16-18, 2026 - Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel, Deer Valley, UT – men’s & women’s moguls, dual moguls, aerials

Snowboard / Freeski

Dec. 13, 2025 - Visa Big Air presented by Toyota, Steamboat, CO - men’s & women’s big air
Dec. 19-20, 2025 - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, Copper Mountain, CO - men’s & women’s halfpipe
Jan. 9-10, 2026 - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, Aspen, CO – men’s & women’s slopestyle, halfpipe

Ski Jumping

Dec. 13-14, 2025 - Stifel Lake Placid Ski Jumping Cup, Lake Placid, NY - men’s & women’s individual HS 128, combined team event