Skiing

5/19/2025 |  FIS Releases Preliminary 2025-26 Race Calendars (SportsTravel) A dozen events will be held in the United States during the 2025–2026 FIS provisional calendar, which was released last week. While each of the sports said they were provisional calendars, only minor adjustments are expected if at all.

5/15/2025 |  Report: U.S. Ski Areas Boast Second-Highest Ever Visitator Rates on Solid Snowfall (SGB UPDATE) The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) is reporting preliminary data indicates that the 2024-25 season marked the second-highest visitation on record at U.S. ski areas, with a total of 61.5 million skier visits – a 1.7 percent increase over the previous season.

5/12/2025 |  FIS Announces Azerbaijan as Global Destination Partner (SportsTravel) The International Ski and Snowboard Federation and the Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency have agreed to a partnership that positions the country as snow sports’ Global Destination Partner, the first time the international federation has appointed a global partner.

5/6/2025 |  Skiing body FIS signs Azerbaijan to five-year sponsor deal for world championships (Associated Press (AP)) GENEVA (AP) — Skiing’s governing body signed the oil- and gas-rich state of Azerbaijan on Tuesday as its first global sponsor of world championships which face challenges from changing climate.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said the five-year deal with Azerbaijan’s tourism agency through the 2030 season also includes the World Cup in some disciplines, including aerials, ski cross and snowboard cross.

4/28/2025 |  Vail Resorts Sees Lower-than-Expected NA Spring Lift Ticket Visits (SGB UPDATE) Vail Resorts, Inc. reported certain ski season metrics for the 2024/25 season-to-date (STD) period that ended on April 20.
The company’s reported metrics are for its North American mountain resorts and regional ski areas, excluding the results of the Australian and European resorts and ski areas in both periods and compared to the prior-year STD period ended April 21, 2024.