On Saturday 12 December 2026 the Snowboard World Cup parallel giant slalom returns to the Tondi di Faloria run for the twelfth year in a row: qualifying at 13:00, finals under floodlights at 17:30. Free access, according to the organiser.
The parallel giant slalom is the alpine snowboard race in which two riders go down at the same time on two side-by-side courses, in knockout duels. In Cortina it is held on the Tondi di Faloria run, 800 metres long, with a men's and a women's race. Cortina has been on the parallel Snowboard World Cup calendar since 2015, and the race on 12 December 2026 is the twelfth edition in a row.
The organiser's 2026 programme puts qualifying at 13:00 and the finals at 17:30, with the run floodlit. In 2025 the finish area was where the Faloria cable car arrives, and the prize-giving followed the finals. The race is organised by Fondazione Cortina and Snowboard Club Cortina.
On 13 December 2025 the winners were Aaron March, ahead of Benjamin Karl and Maurizio Bormolini, and Sabine Payer, ahead of Kaylie Buck and Zuzana Maderova. The next Italian stop on the FIS calendar is the parallel giant slalom at Carezza on 17 December 2026.
Where Snowboard World Cup in Cortina (parallel giant slalom on the Faloria) 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: The organiser says access to the event is free. You reach the finish area on the Faloria cable car, and the conditions for spectators in 2026 have not been published: an undated page of the race site says the ride up is paid until 16:15 and free after that, while the 2025 press release mentioned a 10 euro return ticket from 16:30, free for children up to 12.
- 2026 programme: qualifying at 13:00, finals at 17:30, men and women, on the Tondi di Faloria run.
- You go up on the Faloria cable car. The price and times of the ride for spectators in 2026 have not been published yet: in 2025 the organiser's press release gave the last ride down at 23:00, ski pass holders included, while the undated «mobilità interna» (internal mobility) page gives the last ride down as midnight. Check that page again shortly before 12 December.
- The same weekend, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, the Cortina Ski Test runs on the Tofane, from 9:00 to 13:00.
Official website (tickets & info) ↗
Dates, times and prices change every year: always check the official pages before you go.