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Alpine Dates Change To Open 2026 Season
December 27, 2025 | Skiing
BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes alpine skiing team will open its 2026 season with a revised schedule for the first race weekend, the league announced Saturday.
The giant slalom races originally scheduled for Jan. 12–13 at Eldora Mountain Resort have been moved to Aspen and will now be held Jan. 14–15 at Aspen Highlands. The slalom races at Loveland Ski Area have been moved up two days and will now take place Jan. 12–13.
At each venue, the first race will count as part of the Denver Invitational, while the second race will be contested as the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Colorado Invitational.
The Nordic portion of both meets remains unchanged, with races scheduled for Feb. 7–8 in Minturn as part of the Denver Invitational and Feb. 13–14 in Steamboat Springs at Howelsen Hill for the Colorado Invitational.
CU's Nordic teams will officially kick off the 2026 season earlier, competing Jan. 4–9 at the U.S. Cross Country National Championships. Four races will be held, with three counting toward NCAA Championship qualifying and two also scoring as part of an RMISA Invitational.
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The giant slalom races originally scheduled for Jan. 12–13 at Eldora Mountain Resort have been moved to Aspen and will now be held Jan. 14–15 at Aspen Highlands. The slalom races at Loveland Ski Area have been moved up two days and will now take place Jan. 12–13.
At each venue, the first race will count as part of the Denver Invitational, while the second race will be contested as the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Colorado Invitational.
The Nordic portion of both meets remains unchanged, with races scheduled for Feb. 7–8 in Minturn as part of the Denver Invitational and Feb. 13–14 in Steamboat Springs at Howelsen Hill for the Colorado Invitational.
CU's Nordic teams will officially kick off the 2026 season earlier, competing Jan. 4–9 at the U.S. Cross Country National Championships. Four races will be held, with three counting toward NCAA Championship qualifying and two also scoring as part of an RMISA Invitational.
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