SUN VALLEY, Idaho — After completion of the World Cup course and "updates to the base area infrastructure," Sun Valley has been selected as the FIS Ski World Cup Finals location for 2025, a news release announced Friday.
Sun Valley said they are excited to welcome the athletes for the Stifel Sun Valley Finals.
"Sun Valley has a long and storied history in ski racing, for many years hosting the revered Harriman Cup, our first FIS World Cup in 1975, and most recently the U.S. Alpine Championships back-to-back," Pete Sonntag, Sun Valley Resort General Manager and Vice President said. "We're proud of our mountain and believe it will provide a great test of the world's greatest skiers, but we're even more proud of our community and the way this small western town can rally around an event of this caliber. We're thrilled for athletes, families, and travelers worldwide to come experience the best of Sun Valley."
The finals will include all four disciplines - including slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill disciplines.
The news release said the course name pays homage to the Union Pacific railroads that helped build the area we now know as Sun Valley.
The course will be named Challenger, "as challenger cars were known for their speed and power. The name also honors the resort's new state-of-the-art Challenger chairlift which serves some of the resort's most challenging terrain. This new course promises to be one of the most demanding downhill courses in North America," the news release said.
According to the news release, The Stifel Sun Valley Finals schedule of race events is as follows:
- March 22- men's and women's downhill
- March 23- men's and women's super-G
- March 24- off day, no race events
- March 25- women's giant slalom
- March 26- men's giant slalom
- March 27- men's and women's slalom
To learn more about the entertainment and live music being held throughout the World Cup, visit Sun Valley's website here.
To volunteer at the World Cup, visit the link here.
For VIP package information and details, visit the link here.
