World Cup Races In the US

This page has content related to World Cup races in the US.  These races include:

  • Telemark, WI 1978
  • Lake Placid, NY 1979 (Olympic pre-event)
  • Anchorage, AK 1983
  • Fairbanks, AK 1984
  • Giant’s Ridge, MN 1985
  • Mountain Dell, UT 1989
  • Soldier Hollow, UT 2001 (Olympic pre-event)
  • Minneapolis, MN 2020 (cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic)

We hope to add organizational information: host community, host organization, competition venue, chief of competition, technical delegate, etc., as well as news articles, memories of participants, photos or video, etc.  If we have results, there will be a link to those results.  For a single World Cup event where we have gathered a lot of content (photos, articles, etc.) we will create a page dedicated to that event, and a link to that page from this general page.

If you have content that is pertinent to World Cup races held in the US (results, articles, photos, video, etc.) please submit it or inform us about it and we will do our best to add it to our content.  Keep in mind that this website is a labor of love, and all the work is done on a volunteer basis.

1985 December Giants Ridge, MN

Colder than hell for the 1985 World Cup. Gunde Svan, winner of the frigid 30km free technique race, was quoted saying the race "... not could be colder!" The World Cup season of 1985-1986 was the first year that FIS instituted a two technique schedule, classic and...

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1978 – December – Telemark Wisconsin

The Telemark World Cup races in December 20-21 of 1978 were the first "World Cup" races ever.  Although the field was not particularly deep, some very high level skiers were in attendance.  Alison Owen-Spencer won both the 5Km and the 10Km races, with Sweden's Marie Johansson runner-up in both.  Canada's Shirley Firth filled the final podium spot in the 10Km, while Berit Kvello (later Aunli) of Norway was third in the 5Km.  Among other American skiers in the 5Km, Leslie Bancroft, Pat Engberg, Lindsay Putnam, Ruth Baxter and Judy Rabinowitz finished 8-10-11-12-13.  In the 10Km it was Engberg, Putnam, Bancroft, Rabinowitz and Joanne Musolf in places 5-8-10-11-12.
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1984 – March – Fairbanks Alaska

The men’s World Cup races held in Fairbanks in March 1984 were originally slated to be held at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Because of a dearth of snow in the East, the races were moved to Fairbanks on short notice, after some semi-furtive negotiations which took place at the 1984 Junior National Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Jim Page, the then Nordic Program Director was looking for a willing host organization and contacted John Estle, then the University of Alaska Fairbanks Ski Coach who was representing the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks and the host community of Fairbanks, Alaska.
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1978 – December – Telemark Wisconsin

Here are some links to results from the December 1978 Telemark World Cup races.  The late Tony Wise, owner of the Telemark Resort was the head of the Organizing Committee for these races.  CLICK HERE to go to the page for the 1978 Telamark World Cup.

1979 – January? – Lake Placid

By far, the coldest World Cup races ever held in the US.  At least one day of racing was cancelled.

1983 – March – Anchorage, Alaska

The World Cup races in Anchorage, Alaska in March 1983 were run concurrently with the US National Championships.  The 15Km race was both a World Cup event AND a National Championship event.  

1984 – March – Fairbanks, Alaska

The men’s World Cup races held in Fairbanks in March 1984 were originally slated to be held at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.  Because of a dearth of snow in the East, the races were moved to Fairbanks on short notice, after some semi-furtive negotiations which took place at the 1984 Junior National Championships in Lake Placid, New York.  Jim Page, the then Nordic Program Director was looking for a willing host organization and contacted John Estle, then the University of Alaska Fairbanks Ski Coach who was representing the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks and the host community of Fairbanks, Alaska.

The races were held at Birch Hill in Fairbanks, also the site of US Junior Nationals in 1977, 1995, 2003, 2013 and 2023 (planned) and SuperTour Finals in 2007, 2008 and 2017.

1985 – December – Giant’s Ridge, Biwabik, Minnesota

CLICK HERE to go to the page for the 1985 Giant’s Ridge World Cup races

1989 – December – Mountain Dell, Utah

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2001 – January? – Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah – Pre-Olympic Test Competition

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2020 – March – Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota (cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic)

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