FIS Unveils Proposed 2026/2027 Cross-Country World Cup Calendar

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) unveiled its proposed 2026/2027 cross-country skiing World Cup calendar this week at the FIS Spring Meetings in Portorož, Slovenia.

The schedule — first shared publicly through FIS social media and still pending FIS Council approval — builds the season around the 2027 World Championships in Falun, Sweden, with three pre-Christmas stops, a nine-race Tour de Ski, a stretch of three weekends between the Tour and Worlds, and a Scandinavian closing kick that ends with the Finals in Ulricehamn.

For North American fans, the calendar is once again entirely European, with no scheduled stops in Canada or the United States.

Pre-Holiday: Ruka, Trondheim, Davos

The season opens where it almost always does — in Ruka, Finland, where the World Cup begins November 27. From there, the circuit moves to Trondheim, host of the 2025 World Championships, before the pre-Christmas block closes in Davos, Switzerland, with a team sprint.

November 27-29, 2026: Ruka, Finland

• 27/11: 10km Interval Start Classic
• 28/11: Sprint Classic
• 29/11: 20km Mass Start Freestyle

December 1-3, 2026: Trondheim, Norway

• 01/12: 10km Interval Start Classic
• 02/12: Sprint Freestyle
• 03/12: 20km Skiathlon

December 11-13, 2026: Davos, Switzerland

• 11/12: 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle
• 12/12: Sprint Freestyle
• 13/12: Team Sprint Freestyle

Tour de Ski 2026/2027

The Tour de Ski returns to a three-country format, opening in Les Rousses, France, on New Year’s Day, moving to Oberstdorf, Germany, and finishing with three races in Val di Fiemme, Italy — capped, as ever, by the Final Climb up Alpe Cermis.

January 1-3, 2027: Les Rousses, France

• 01/01: Sprint Classic
• 02/01: 20km Mass Start Classic
• 03/01: 15km Pursuit Freestyle

January 5-6, 2027: Oberstdorf, Germany

• 05/01: 15km Mass Start Classic
• 06/01: 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle

January 8-10, 2027: Val di Fiemme, Italy

• 08/01: 15km Skiathlon
• 09/01: Sprint Freestyle
• 10/01: Final Climb

After the Tour, Before Worlds: Engadin, Toblach, Lahti

Three weekends bridge the Tour de Ski and the World Championships. Engadin opens its weekend with a mixed relay — a format the FIS has been working into more World Cup weekends — and Lahti closes the pre-Worlds stretch with its classic 20km skiathlon and 10km interval start.

January 22-24, 2027: Engadin, Switzerland

• 22/01: Mixed Relay
• 23/01: Sprint Freestyle
• 24/01: 20km Mass Start Freestyle

January 29-31, 2027: Toblach, Italy

• 29/01: 10km Interval Start Freestyle
• 30/01: Sprint Freestyle
• 31/01: 20km Mass Start Classic

February 12-14, 2027: Lahti, Finland

• 12/02: Sprint Classic
• 13/02: 20km Skiathlon
• 14/02: 10km Interval Start Classic

2027 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: Falun, Sweden

The 2027 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships run from February 22 through March 7 in Falun, Sweden, with all title formats on the program. Falun last hosted Worlds in 2015.

Final Period: Oslo, Drammen, Ulricehamn

The closing stretch is a Scandinavian one. Oslo’s Holmenkollen weekend features back-to-back 50km mass start classic races on March 13 and 14 — long a fixture of the late-season calendar — before a one-day sprint stop in Drammen and the World Cup Finals in Ulricehamn, Sweden.

March 13-14, 2027: Oslo, Norway

• 13/03: 50km Mass Start Classic
• 14/03: 50km Mass Start Classic

March 16, 2027: Drammen, Norway

• 16/03: Sprint Classic

March 19-21, 2027: Ulricehamn, Sweden (World Cup Finals)

• 19/03: 10km Interval Start Freestyle
• 20/03: Sprint Freestyle
• 21/03: 20km Mass Start Classic

The calendar remains subject to FIS Council approval.