Adelboden Alpine Ski World Cup Races Preview

After the race in Madonna di Campiglio, the Men’s tour heads to Adelboden, Switzerland, for a Giant Slalom race on Saturday, followed by a Slalom on Sunday.

Around 25,000 enthusiastic ski fans will cheer along the course and in the finish stadium at the Alpine Ski World Cup weekend in Adelboden as the world's best skiers compete on the legendary Chuenisbärgli.

Adelboden is a Swiss Alpine village in the Bernese Oberland region. It’s known for the ski resort of Adelboden-Lenk, host of the FIS Ski World Cup. Adelboden-Lenk is one of Switzerland's largest and most attractive snow sports regions. 72 high-performance lift facilities provide access to a piste network of just over 210 kilometers.

The Alpine Ski World Cup in Adelboden, on the Chuenisbärgli Mountain, will take place on Saturday with the Giant Slalom and on Sunday with the Slalom. The event is officially recognized as one of the "Swiss Top Sport" events and one of Switzerland's fourteen foremost sporting attractions. Adelboden is also part of the Club 5+ Alpine Classics, a union of the leading alpine ski race organizers worldwide. It was founded in 1988, based on the idea of Serge Lang, the founder of the World Cup and a sports journalist. Charter members had been the "Five Downhill classic sites in the Alps": Gardena/Gröden (ITA), Garmisch (GER), Kitzbühel (AUT), Wengen (SUI), Val d’Isere (FRA).

Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbühel are the only venues that have been part of the World Cup circuit since its foundation in 1967. A total of 54 Giant Slalom World Cup races have been held there to date - no venue has hosted more Giant Slalom World Cup events.

Adelboden first hosted a World Cup Slalom in February 2000. A total of 23 Slalom World Cup races have been held there to date.

Adelboden's World Cup Hill "Chuenisbärgli" is one of the classics of the Ski World Cup and the home of the world’s most challenging Giant Slalom run. In the Zielhang section, the extreme steepness (60%) of the track is a challenge even for the best in the world.

Racecourse facts:

• Start Elevation: 1730 m (Giant Slalom), 1513 (Slalom)

• Finish Elevation: 1310 m (Giant Slalom), 1302 (Slalom)

• Vertical Drop: 420 m (Giant Slalom), 211 (Slalom)

• Distance: 1290 m (Giant Slalom), 622 (Slalom)

• Max. slope: 60 %

• Average slope: 30%

70th International Adelboden World Cup Races (SUI)

January 10th Giant Slalom / Men 10:30 CET 1st run 13:30 CET 2nd run

January 11th Slalom / Men 10:30 CET 1st run 13:30 CET 2nd run

Austrian Marcel Hirscher won nine times in Adelboden (5 Slalom and 4 Giant Slalom).

In 2019, the Giant Slalom in Adelboden was a super exciting race, full of goosebump moments with Marcel Hirscher at the end grabbing a 4th win in this discipline on the Chuenisbärgli ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen and Thomas Fanara.

On January 13, 2019, the Slalom showdown from Adelboden took place under continuous snowfall, but whatever the conditions, Marcel Hirscher mastered the Chuenisbärgli once again. He took his 9th World Cup win in Adelboden ahead of Clément Noel and Henrik Kristoffersen.

Ingemar Stenmark holds the record for the most victories in the Giant Slalom at Adelboden, with five wins. Following him are Marcel Hirscher and Marco Odermatt, each with four victories. A group of five skiers, including Hermann Maier, Benjamin Raich, Gustav Thöni, Pirmin Zurbriggen, and Alexis Pinturault, each has three wins.

Last season, Marco Odermatt won his third Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom race in a row, his 4th consecutive victory in Adelboden. The 28-year-old Swiss has won the Giant Slalom World Cup in Adelboden in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Loic Meillard finished in second place, 0.20 seconds behind his teammate. Luca de Aliprandini took third place, finishing 0.69 seconds behind, after moving up nine positions thanks to the fastest second run.

In 2025, Clement Noël achieved his third victory of the 2024-2025 winter season in the Alpine Ski World Cup, winning on the Chuenisbärgli hill in Adelboden. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen finished in second place, just 0.02 seconds behind the Frenchman. Henrik Kristoffersen secured third place, finishing 0.14 seconds behind Noël.

The French skier was the second Frenchman to win in Adelboden after Julien Lizeroux won in 2010.