DENVER— The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association has announced its 2027 competition schedule, a season that opens at the Birkie Trails in Cable, Wis., in early January and concludes with the RMISA Championships in Alaska and the NCAA Championships in Vermont.
The regular season includes 22 races, 12 alpine and 10 Nordic, spread across five invitationals hosted by Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Denver and Alaska Fairbanks, along with separate RMISA Nordic and alpine qualifier blocks.
The season begins Jan. 2 with the Nordic portion of the Utah Invitational at the Birkie Trails, a 10K freestyle individual start followed by a classic sprint on Jan. 4. The RMISA Nordic Qualifiers follow at the same venue on Jan. 6-7, with a 20K classic mass start and a freestyle sprint held in conjunction with the U.S. National Championships.
Alpine racing opens with four consecutive days at Vail Resort from Jan. 15-18. The Denver Invitational holds a giant slalom on Jan. 15 and a slalom on Jan. 17, alternating with the Colorado Invitational giant slalom on Jan. 16 and slalom on Jan. 18.
The final weekend of January splits the conference by discipline. The alpine portion of the Utah Invitational is set for Utah Olympic Park in Park City on Jan. 28-29, with a giant slalom followed by a slalom, while the Nordic portion of the Colorado Invitational takes place at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs on Jan. 29-30 with a 15K classic mass start and a 7.5K freestyle individual start.
February begins with four days of alpine racing at Mt. Rose in Reno, Nev. The RMISA Alpine Qualifiers hold a giant slalom on Feb. 1 and a slalom on Feb. 3, with the Nevada Invitational giant slalom on Feb. 2 and slalom on Feb. 4 in between. The Denver Invitational's Nordic races follow on Feb. 5-6 at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colo., with a classic sprint and a 10K freestyle.
The regular season closes in Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Invitational on Feb. 21-22 features a classic sprint and a 5K freestyle heat mass start on the Competition Trails at UAF in Fairbanks. The RMISA Alpine Qualifiers conclude at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood with a giant slalom on Feb. 24 and a slalom on Feb. 26.
Alaska Anchorage hosts the RMISA Championships from Feb. 25-27. The alpine races at Alyeska open with the giant slalom on Feb. 25 and close with the slalom on Feb. 27, while the Nordic races at Kincaid Park in Anchorage feature a 7.5K freestyle individual start on Feb. 26 and a 20K classic mass start on Feb. 27.
The NCAA Championships will be hosted by Vermont on March 10-13, with alpine racing at Stowe Mountain Resort and Nordic racing at Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The championship schedule lists a 7.5K freestyle and slalom on March 10, a classic sprint on March 11, a giant slalom on March 12 and a 20K classic on March 13.
Utah won the 2026 NCAA team championship, its second in a row, edging Colorado by 10.5 points in a race decided on the final day at Soldier Hollow. RMISA programs claimed the top four places in the final team standings, with Denver third and Montana State fourth.