Dürr, Shiffrin, Slokar / SL Sun Valley finals 2025 / GEPA pictures
The Stifel Sun Valley Finals will bring alpine ski racing’s season-ending World Cup showdown back to Idaho March 18–25, 2027. Grandstand tickets and VIP packages are now on sale, giving fans an opportunity to plan a week around the winter’s final races and crystal globe celebrations.
For American fans, the draw is straightforward: men and women competing in all four alpine disciplines, with the final World Cup points available on home snow. For Sun Valley, the return also offers a chance to finish something weather interrupted in 2025.
That year, wind canceled both downhill races. Now, the March 20 men’s and women’s downhills could finally give the Challenger downhill course its racing debut.
A return built on memorable racing
Sun Valley’s first World Cup Finals delivered moments that reached well beyond the finish area. Mikaela Shiffrin closed the 2025 gathering with her 101st World Cup victory, winning the women’s slalom in front of an American crowd. Meanwhile, Henrik Kristoffersen secured the men’s slalom globe as the season ended in Idaho.
Those memories give the 2027 return a foundation. Fans have already seen what a season finale at Sun Valley can look like.
“Two years ago we made history by bringing World Cup skiing back to Sun Valley after a 48 year absence,” Sun Valley Resort Chief Operating Officer Pete Sonntag said in the resort’s Oct. 6 announcement.
The upcoming Stifel Sun Valley Finals will be the resort’s second time hosting the season finale. In the same announcement, U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt emphasized the opportunity to grow the sport by bringing its leading athletes in front of American fans.
For qualifying members of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, that means a chance to finish the World Cup season with a home crowd behind them. Stifel’s title sponsorship connects the team’s season-long pursuit with the American venue hosting its final chapter.
Eight races across four disciplines
Downhill training opens the on-snow program March 18–19. Competition follows March 20–25, with eight races across downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom.
The published FIS schedule lists:
| Date | Racing program |
|---|---|
| March 18–19 | Men’s and women’s downhill training |
| March 20 | Men’s and women’s downhill |
| March 21 | Men’s and women’s super-G |
| March 22 | No World Cup racing |
| March 23 | Women’s giant slalom |
| March 24 | Men’s giant slalom |
| March 25 | Men’s and women’s slalom |
The stakes will depend on how the winter unfolds. Some athletes may arrive with globes already secured. Others could face one final opportunity to turn a season of work into a title.
Either way, Sun Valley will host the last races of the World Cup season — and the celebrations that follow.
How to watch the Stifel Sun Valley Finals in person
Fans can choose between ticketed grandstand seating, VIP hospitality and free spectator areas.
According to Sun Valley’s announcement, the Greyhawk finish-area grandstands will offer general admission seating and a large screen showing race action. Organizers are releasing tickets in stages, with additional inventory planned later.
VIP options include:
- Speed Package: March 20–21, covering downhill and super-G.
- Tech Package: March 23–25, covering giant slalom and slalom.
- All-Access Challenger Package: All five competition days.
The VIP packages include private viewing areas near the finish, catered food and beverages, and shuttle service.
Free viewing will also be available at the finish and along the course. However, Sun Valley’s spectator guidance says on-hill viewing areas require lift access because spectators must reach them on skis.
For fans combining racing with their own time on snow, Sun Valley is an IKON Pass destination. Check the resort’s pass access information when planning a visit.
Race week extends beyond the finish
The event schedule includes an opening ceremony and downhill bib draw March 19, followed by live music and fireworks.
During the racing break March 22, Sun Valley’s Wild West Skijoring Invitational will take place at Champions Meadow. A slalom bib draw follows March 24, while a closing concert at Warm Springs wraps up the program March 25. Race start times remain to be announced, and the schedule may change.
Together, those gatherings give fans time to experience the community around the racing — from meeting friends at a bib draw to watching the season’s final runs.
The winter will determine who arrives chasing a globe. For fans, the opportunity is already clear: be there when the World Cup season reaches its finish.
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