The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2027 take place in Crans-Montana, Switzerland from Monday 1 February to Sunday 14 February 2027. The biennial championships bring together the world’s best alpine ski racers for 11 medal events across downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined and team parallel disciplines for men and women. Crans-Montana hosts the championships for the second time, having previously staged the event in 1987.
What are the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships?
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are the pinnacle event of the alpine skiing calendar outside the Winter Olympic Games. Organised by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), they have been held biennially in odd-numbered years since 1985. The programme includes the classic speed events (downhill and super-G), the technical events (giant slalom and slalom), the alpine combined (which pairs super-G with slalom) and a nations team parallel event.
Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded in each discipline, but unlike the FIS Ski World Cup, there is no overall title. World Championship medals are regarded alongside Olympic medals as the most coveted honours in the sport and are often career-defining for the athletes who win them.
When are the Alpine World Championships 2027?
Competition runs from Monday 1 February to Sunday 14 February 2027. The schedule traditionally opens with the team parallel event and super-G races in the first week, moves into downhill and alpine combined mid-event and closes with the giant slalom and slalom races across the second weekend. Start times vary by discipline, with women’s races typically early in the morning local time and men’s races later, to give European television audiences prime-time coverage.
Where are the Alpine World Championships 2027?
Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Valais canton of Switzerland, located on a high plateau above the Rhone Valley at around 1,500 metres elevation. The resort has hosted numerous Alpine Ski World Cup races over the decades and staged the Alpine World Championships in 1987. The Piste Nationale, the resort’s main race course, is one of the steepest World Cup downhill runs in Switzerland and provides a demanding test for speed specialists. The technical events take place on the Chetzeron course.
Key Contenders
Switzerland enter as hosts with a strong home-snow advantage, led by Marco Odermatt, widely considered the pre-eminent men’s alpine skier of his generation and a multiple overall World Cup champion. Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Austria’s Manuel Feller and France’s Cyprien Sarrazin are among the other leading men. In the women’s field, American Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated World Championship skier of her generation, leads a cast that also includes Italy’s Federica Brignone, Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami and Austria’s Cornelia Huetter.
How to Watch
In Europe, Eurosport and Discovery+ carry live coverage of every race. Swiss broadcaster SRF provides free-to-air coverage within Switzerland, with ORF covering Austria, ZDF and ARD in Germany and RAI in Italy. In the United Kingdom, Eurosport is the primary broadcaster. In the United States, NBC Sports and Peacock cover the championships, and CBC carries coverage in Canada. Across the Nordic markets, NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden) and YLE (Finland) all provide free-to-air broadcasts.
History and Records
The Alpine World Championships were first held in 1931 in Murren, Switzerland. Mikaela Shiffrin holds the record for most World Championship gold medals by a woman, with seven, and has 14 medals overall. Austria’s Toni Sailer and Jean-Claude Killy of France each won three golds at a single Championships, in 1958 and 1968 respectively. Marcel Hirscher won seven World Championship golds across the 2010s. Crans-Montana’s 1987 Championships were memorable for Switzerland’s Maria Walliser winning two golds on home snow.
Tickets and Attendance
Tickets for the Alpine World Championships are sold through the Crans-Montana 2027 official website. Grandstand access at the finish areas ranges from around 50 to 200 Swiss francs per day depending on discipline, with combined passes available for the full event. Standing-room access on the mountain and at the finish areas is more affordable and often free for early-round events. Hospitality packages combining grandstand seats with catering are offered by the organising committee.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Alpine World Championships 2027 start?
Monday 1 February 2027, running through to Sunday 14 February 2027.
Where are the 2027 Alpine World Championships being held?
Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland.
How can I watch the Alpine World Championships?
On Eurosport and Discovery+ across Europe including the UK, on NBC Sports and Peacock in the United States, and on SRF free-to-air in Switzerland.
Who won the last Alpine World Championships?
The defending champions from the 2025 Alpine World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, return to defend their titles at Crans-Montana.