What are the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships?
The Alpine World Ski Championships are ski racing's biennial world titles — held in odd years since 1931, most recently at Saalbach 2025, with Crans-Montana, Switzerland next in 2027. Medals come in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined and the team events.[1] [2]
| Season | Pool / Format | Host cities |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | — | Crans-Montana (SUI) — upcoming |
| 2025 | Saalbach (AUT) | |
| 2023 | Courchevel–Méribel (FRA) | |
| 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA) | |
| 2019 | Åre (SWE) | |
| 2017 | St. Moritz (SUI) | |
| 2015 | Vail–Beaver Creek (USA) | |
| 2013 | Schladming (AUT) | |
| 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | |
| 2009 | Val d'Isère (FRA) |
Host venues of recent editions (biennial, odd years).
How do racers qualify?
Nations enter quota-limited teams selected from World Cup standings and FIS Points — a Worlds start is a documented national-team credential — and the championships alternate with the Olympics as the sport's title stage, one or the other every winter but one in four.[1] [3]
Why do they matter?
World championship gold ranks beside Olympic gold in alpine skiing's honor roll — and for the sport's specialists, a Worlds medal is often the defining line of a career.[1] [2]
References
- FIS — Alpine skiing. Accessed August 2026.
- Crans-Montana 2027 — official site. Accessed August 2026.
- FIS — results database. Accessed August 2026.