What's Going On in the Swiss Alps this Winter?
There's always something going on somewhere in Switzerland during the winter. Many communities celebrate Carnival during February - Basel and Luzern being probably the most notable. In addition many of the more obscure mountain valleys have unique festivals of their own around this time - Lötchental probably having the most unique. There are also innumerable Christmas markets and a full programme of sport, including the professional Swiss football and ice hockey leagues. Of the Alpine resorts, Davos fields a team in the National Ice Hockey League A, with Lausanne, Sierre and Visp represented in League B. Several of Football's Super League are in or near the Alps, including Berne's Young Boys, Lausanne, Thun, Sion, St Gallen and Lucerne.
Below is a snapshot of some of the events happening during the winter in Switzerland. It includes the famous FIS World Cup events on the Lauberhorn, Wengen, and Adelboden through to some of the lighter and more participative events. For more details contact the local Tourist Boards whose phone numbers and links to their web sites are available on the resort pages.
| Venue | Start | End | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scuol | 09.01.2021 | FIS Parallel Giant Slalom | |
| Adelboden | 08.01.2021 | 10.01.2021 | FIS SlalOm and Giant Slalom |
| Wengen - Lauberhorn | 15.01.2021 | 16.01.2021 | FIS Downhill and Slalom |
| Laax | 22.01.2021 | 23.01.2021 | FIS Slopestyle and Halfpipe |
| Mürren - Lauterbrunnen | 20.01.2021 | 23.01.2021 | Inferno - CANCELLED |
| Crans-Montana | 23.01.2021 | 24.01.2021 | FIS Women's Downhill |
| Lenk | 28.01.2021 | 30.01.2021 | Audi Skicross Europa Cup |
| Feldberg | 06.02.2021 | 07.02.2021 | FIS Snowboard Cross - CANCELLED |
| Arosa | 06.03.2021 | Swiss Snow Walk & Run | |
| Saas-Fee | 19.03.2021 | Allalin Race | |
| Veysonnaz | 20.03.2021 | FIS Snowboard Cross - individual | |
| Lenzerheide | 17.03.2021 | 21.03.2021 | FIS Downhill, Super G, Team Parallel, Slalom and Giant Slalom - M and F |
| Zermatt | 08.04.2021 | Zermatt Unplugged | |
| Pontresina | 02.01.2024 | 03.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing Citizens Race 4xSlalom (Women and Men) |
| Davos | 03.01.2024 | 04.01.2024 | Cross Country SWorld Cup and SprintWQ 2xPursuit 4xSprint (Women and Men) |
| Sils | 04.01.2024 | 05.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Junior Cup 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Veysonnaz | 04.01.2024 | 05.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Adelboden | 06.01.2024 | 07.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slalom (Men) |
| Thyon | 07.01.2024 | Team Eventlemark FIS and Children 4xSprint (Women and Men) | |
| Obersaxen | 08.01.2024 | 09.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Junior Cup 2xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| Brigels | 09.01.2024 | 11.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 4xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| Lenk i. S. | 11.01.2024 | 12.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Women) |
| Scuol | 13.01.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xPGiant Slalom (Women and Men) | |
| Wengen | 09.01.2024 | 14.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing World Cup and Training 5xDownhill Slalom Super-G (Men) |
| Lenz | 13.01.2024 | 14.01.2024 | Cross Country Popular Race 2xPopular Race (Women and Men) |
| Savognin | 15.01.2024 | 16.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Women) |
| Les Diablerets | 16.01.2024 | 18.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS and National Junior Cup 3xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| Lenk i. S. | 18.01.2024 | 19.01.2024 | Freestyle European Cup 4xSki Cross (Women and Men) |
| Meiringen | 18.01.2024 | 19.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Women) |
| LAAX | 17.01.2024 | 20.01.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xHP 4xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Pontresina | 20.01.2024 | Cross Country Popular Race 2xJunior 2xPopular Race (Women and Men) | |
| LAAX | 17.01.2024 | 21.01.2024 | Freestyle Qualification and World Cup 4xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Adelboden | 20.01.2024 | 21.01.2024 | Freestyle Junior 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Adelboden | 20.01.2024 | 21.01.2024 | Snowboard Junior 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Villars | 20.01.2024 | 21.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing Entry League FIS 4xSlalom (Women and Men) |
| Champéry | 22.01.2024 | 23.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing Entry League FIS 2xSlalom 2xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Grimentz | 22.01.2024 | 23.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Veysonnaz | 22.01.2024 | 25.01.2024 | Para Alpine Skiing World Cup 2xSuper-G 4xGiant Slalom 4xSlalom (Women and Men) |
| Murren | 24.01.2024 | 27.01.2023 | Inferno Ski Races |
| Zinal | 24.01.2024 | 25.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| St Moritz | 25.01.2024 | 26.01.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xSnowboard Cross (Women and Men) |
| Thyon | 25.01.2024 | 26.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Women) |
| Veysonnaz | 26.01.2024 | Para Alpine Skiing FIS 4xSuper-G (Women and Men) | |
| Goms | 26.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Cross Country World Cup and SprintWQ 2x15k 4xSprint Team Event (Women and Men) |
| Melchsee-Frutt | 26.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Team Eventlemark World Cup and Qualification 2xClassic 8xParallel Sprint (Women and Men) |
| Lenk i. S. | 27.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Snowboard FIS 4xSnowboard Cross (Women and Men) |
| Les Diablerets | 27.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing University 2xSlalom 2xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Leysin | 27.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Freestyle European Cup and FIS 2xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Leysin | 27.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Snowboard European Cup and FIS 2xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 27.01.2024 | 28.01.2024 | Freestyle Qualification and World Cup 2xSki Cross (Women and Men) |
| Engelberg | 30.01.2024 | 31.01.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| Grindelwald | 02.02.2024 | 04.02.2024 | Freestyle FIS and Junior 4xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Grindelwald | 02.02.2024 | 04.02.2024 | Snowboard FIS and Junior 4xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Wengen | 02.02.2024 | 04.02.2024 | Junior Masters FIS MastersCup 6xGiant Slalom 3xSlalom 3xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| Les Diablerets | 03.02.2024 | 04.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing Citizens Race 4xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 03.02.2024 | 04.02.2024 | Freestyle FIS 4xSki Cross (Women and Men) |
| Gstaad | 05.02.2024 | 06.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing European Cup 2xSlalom (Men) |
| San Bernardino | 05.02.2024 | 06.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Junior Cup 2xSlalom (Men) |
| St Moritz | 06.02.2024 | 09.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 4xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Crans-Montana | 08.02.2024 | 11.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing Training and European Cup 4xDownhill (Women) |
| Airolo | 09.02.2024 | 11.02.2024 | Freestyle FIS 2xMoguls 2xDual Moguls (Women and Men) |
| Thusis | 10.02.2024 | 11.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS and National Junior Championship 2xSlalom (Women) |
| Schwende | 14.02.2024 | 15.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Davos | 15.02.2024 | 16.02.2024 | Freestyle European Cup 2xBig Air (Women and Men) |
| Davos | 15.02.2024 | 16.02.2024 | Snowboard European Cup 2xBig Air (Women and Men) |
| Davos | 15.02.2024 | 16.02.2024 | Freestyle Junior 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Crans-Montana | 14.02.2024 | 18.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing Training and World Cup 4xDownhill Super-G (Women) |
| Davos | 15.02.2024 | 18.02.2024 | Snowboard Junior 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Sörenberg | 17.02.2024 | 18.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Women) |
| Flumserberg | 24.02.2024 | 25.02.2024 | Snowboard FIS 4xSnowboard Cross (Women and Men) |
| Goms | 24.02.2024 | 25.02.2024 | Cross Country Popular Race 2xJunior 4xPopular Race (Women and Men) |
| Flumserberg | 26.02.2024 | 27.02.2024 | Alpine Skiing Citizens Race 4xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Les Diablerets | 26.02.2024 | 01.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS and National Junior Cup and National Junior Championship 5xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Stoos | 29.02.2024 | 01.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing European Cup 2xSuper-G (Men) |
| St Moritz | 01.03.2024 | 02.03.2024 | Snowboard Junior 4xSnowboard Cross (Women and Men) |
| Klosters | 02.03.2024 | 03.03.2024 | Cross Country National Championships and National Junior Championship 6x10k (Women and Men) |
| Sörenberg | 02.03.2024 | 03.03.2024 | Para Alpine Skiing FIS 4xSlalom (Women and Men) |
| Engadine | 03.03.2024 | Cross Country Popular Race Popular Race (Women) | |
| Airolo | 03.03.2024 | 04.03.2024 | Freestyle European Cup 2xMoguls 2xDual Moguls (Women and Men) |
| Klewenalp | 03.03.2024 | 04.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Meiringen | 05.03.2024 | 06.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Junior Cup 2xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| Verbier | 04.03.2024 | 08.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing Training and European Cup 4xDownhill Super-G (Men) |
| Pizol | 07.03.2024 | 08.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Women) |
| Hoch-Ybrig | 08.03.2024 | Freestyle National Championships 2xSki Cross (Women and Men) | |
| Verbier | 08.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSuper-G (Men) | |
| Lenzerheide | 09.03.2024 | 10.03.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and European Cup 8xParallel Sprint (Women and Men) |
| Engadine | 10.03.2024 | Cross Country Popular Race 2xJunior 2xPopular Race (Women and Men) | |
| LAAX | 09.03.2024 | 13.03.2024 | Snowboard European Cup Premium 2xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Anzère | 12.03.2024 | 13.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xGiant Slalom (Women) |
| LAAX | 09.03.2024 | 14.03.2024 | Freestyle European Cup Premium 2xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Lenzerheide | 12.03.2024 | 15.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS and National Junior Cup and National Junior Championship 3xSlalom 2xGiant Slalom (Men) |
| Champex-Lac | 14.03.2024 | 15.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Women) |
| Airolo | 15.03.2024 | 16.03.2024 | Freestyle European Cup 4xAerials (Women and Men) |
| LAAX | 09.03.2024 | 17.03.2024 | Freestyle National Junior Championship and Junior 4xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| LAAX | 09.03.2024 | 17.03.2024 | Snowboard National Junior Championship and Junior 4xHP 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Veysonnaz | 15.03.2024 | 17.03.2024 | Freestyle Qualification and World Cup 4xSki Cross (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 16.03.2024 | 17.03.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and European Cup 4xPGiant Slalom 4xParallel Sprint (Women and Men) |
| Zinal | 18.03.2024 | 22.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing Training and FIS and National Junior Championship 6xDownhill 3xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| Silvaplana | 21.03.2024 | 23.03.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Lenk i. S. | 21.03.2024 | 24.03.2024 | Snowboard European Cup and National Junior Championship 6xSnowboard Cross (Women and Men) |
| Realp | 22.03.2024 | 24.03.2024 | Cross Country National Junior Championship and National Championships 15k 8xSprint 2x30k (Women and Men) |
| Silvaplana | 22.03.2024 | 24.03.2024 | Freestyle Qualification and World Cup 4xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Zinal | 23.03.2024 | 24.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing Citizens Race 4xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Lenzerheide | 26.03.2024 | 28.03.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Championships and National Junior Cup 3xSlalom 2xGiant Slalom (Women and Men) |
| Langis | 30.03.2024 | Cross Country FIS and Junior 6xSprint (Women and Men) | |
| Davos | 02.04.2024 | 06.04.2024 | Alpine Skiing Training and National Championships 6xDownhill 2xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| Davos | 02.04.2024 | 07.04.2024 | Alpine Skiing National Championships and Training 6xDownhill 2xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| Kuehtai | 06.04.2024 | 07.04.2024 | Para Alpine Skiing National Championships 2xGiant Slalom 2xSlalom (Women and Men) |
| Zinal | 11.04.2024 | 12.04.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 4xSuper-G (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 08.04.2024 | 14.04.2024 | Freestyle European Cup and European Cup Premium 2xHP 2xSlopestyle 2xBig Air (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 08.04.2024 | 14.04.2024 | Snowboard European Cup and European Cup Premium 2xHP 2xBig Air 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| Zermatt | 09.04.2024 | 13.04.2025 | Zermatt Unplugged |
| St Moritz | 13.04.2024 | 14.04.2024 | Freestyle National Junior Championship 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| St Moritz | 13.04.2024 | 14.04.2024 | Snowboard National Junior Championship 2xSlopestyle (Women and Men) |
| St-Luc | 13.04.2024 | 14.04.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS 2xSlalom (Men) |
| Chur | 21.10.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xBig Air (Women and Men) | |
| Pontresina | 16.11.2024 | Alpine Skiing FIS and National Junior Cup 4xSlalom (Men) | |
| Davos | 23.12.2024 | Snowboard Qualification and World Cup 4xParallel Sprint (Women and Men) |