From 18 to 20 December 2026 San Candido hosts the Ski Cross World Cup for the sixteenth time, on Monte Baranci: four racers per heat on about a kilometre of jumps, turns and rollers. Free admission.
Ski cross is the race in which four skiers start together on a course of jumps, turns, rollers and built features. It is a knockout: the first two in each heat go through to the next round. In San Candido the course is on Monte Baranci, about a kilometre long, and the Alta Pusteria tourism portal says racers reach 100 km/h.
The 2026 FIS Ski Cross World Cup 3 Zinnen Dolomites is the sixteenth in San Candido and is organised by the village tourist association. Friday 18 December is qualifying day, with the public heat presentation at 18:00; on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 there are two full races, each with a women's and a men's final and the prize-giving straight afterwards. Over the race weekend there is also an evening programme in the village centre, with times not yet published.
If you want to try something similar yourself, there is a ski cross run all season at the Untertal drag lift, behind the Riese-Haunold hut.
Where Ski Cross World Cup in San Candido falls in the Dolomites year, and what happens in the other weeks: Best time to visit the Dolomites: a month-by-month guide.
Good to know
- Admission: Admission is free: the official tourist board page says so, and you need no ticket to watch the races.
- Programme: on Friday 18 December runs from 11:00 to 12:30 and from 12:40 to 14:10, with the public heat presentation at 18:00; on Sunday 20 finals from 11:00 to 12:30, followed by the prize-giving.
- The time of Saturday's finals on the 19th differs between the tourist board page and the FIS calendar: check it on the official site in the days before the race.
- The FIS programme is provisional and may change. The teams inspect the course on Wednesday 16 and train on Thursday 17 December.
- Free admission. Information from the San Candido tourist association, tel. +39 0474 913149.
Official website (tickets & info) ↗
Dates, times and prices change every year: always check the official pages before you go.