Colorado will enjoy a bounty of World Cup ski racing during the 2026-27 season, hosting nine of the 15 races awarded to U.S. venues, including four downhills on the Birds of Prey track at Beaver Creek.

The slate begins Nov. 28-29 with men’s super-G and giant slalom at Copper Mountain, while the women race giant slalom and slalom that weekend in Killington, Vt.

Beaver Creek will host men’s races Dec. 3-6 with two downhills, a super-G and a giant slalom, followed by three women’s races — two downhills and a super-G — Dec. 11-13. Beaver Creek has been a regular stop for the men since 1997, but the women have only raced World Cup there in 2011, 2013 and 2024. The women also raced there at the 2015 world championships.

Mikaela Shiffrin heads down the course during the second run of slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek Resort on Feb. 14, 2015. Shiffrin won gold with a time of 1:38.48 (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Vail native Mikaela Shiffrin, a six-time World Cup overall champion, hasn’t raced downhill since January of 2024 and has raced only three super-Gs this past season, but she is expected to enter select super-Gs in 2026-27.

She won 10 races this past season, all of them slalom, including the Olympic gold medal. She had only two other podiums, a second-place slalom finish and a third-place giant slalom result.

The U.S. will also host the World Cup Finals for just the third time since 2000, with men and women racing all four disciplines at Sun Valley, Idaho, March 20-25. Aspen hosted the prestigious season-ending event in 2017 and Sun Valley hosted n 2025.

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