The International Ski Federation (FIS) concluded its biannual FIS Congress with the announcement of the 2016-17 World Cup calendar, including 30 events in the USA. Killington Resort, Beaver Creek Resort, Squaw Valley, Aspen Snowmass, Copper Mountain, Mammoth Mountain, Lake Placid and Deer Valley Resort will host the world’s best skiers and riders in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, freeskiing and snowboarding.
The U.S. will host 16 Audi FIS Ski World Cups this season, the second-most ever, with stops in Killington, Beaver Creek, Squaw Valley and Aspen Snowmass. From March 15 to 19, Aspen will host this year’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals, the first time the event has been held in America since 1996.
The FIS Freestyle World Cup will once again stop in Lake Placid, New York, and at Deer Valley Resort in Park City. Both venues are rich with Olympic history. Last season, Deer Valley Resort successfully hosted an official test event for the 2019 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.
The FIS Freeskiing and Snowboard World Cups will make three stops in the U.S. this season. Copper Mountain will play host to halfpipe skiing and snowboarding and big air snowboarding in December. In March, Mammoth Mountain will host both halfpipe and slopestyle for riders. There is also a snowboard cross and ski cross event on the schedule for 2016-17.
"Our resort partners continue to work with us and the FIS to put on great events showcasing our athletes and our sports," stated Calum Clark, USSA vice president, events. "In addition to sites such as Beaver Creek, Deer Valley and Copper Mountain that have been hosting World Cups for many years now, we are looking forward to working with Killington and Squaw Valley to bring the alpine World Cup back to the east and far west. All of these World Cup stops are great opportunities to raise the profile of skiing and snowboarding."
The USSA, in partnership with NBC and NBCSN, will broadcast over 25 hours from the U.S. World Cups. A complete TV schedule will be announced this summer.