Alpine and Nordic Skiing Announce 2026 Schedule

HANOVER, N.H. – On Tuesday, the Dartmouth ski program announced its 2025-26 schedule, featuring six carnivals on the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) circuit.

Dartmouth was undefeated in the EISA circuit last season, winning every carnival including the EISA Championship.

The Big Green will kick off the season on January 4 when the Nordic team travels to Mt. Van Hovenberg for the St. Lawrence Carnival. The team will race the 10K Classic on Sunday, January 4 before concluding the Nordic portion of the carnival on Tuesday, January 6 with the sprint freestyle.

Alpine skiers will compete later in the month, racing the Giant Slalom on Thursday, January 22 and Friday, January 23.

Colby College will host the second carnival of the EISA circuit, beginning on Friday, January 16 with the giant slalom and the slalom on Saturday, January 17. The Nordic team will have that weekend off, wrapping up the Carnival the following weekend with the 7.5K Classic on Friday, January 23 and the 20K freestyle on Saturday, January 24.

To wrap the month of January, the Big Green will host their third straight carnival in as many years. On Friday, January 30, skiers will race the 7.5K classic at Oak Hill and the giant slalom at the Skiway followed by the 15K freestyle and slalom on Saturday, January 31.

The final two regular season carnivals of the year will be held at Vermont on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 and Williams on Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14.

The UVM Carnival will be kicked off with the classic sprint and giant slalom on Thursday and conclude with the 10K freestyle and slalom on Friday. Nordic races will take place at Craftsbury Outdoor while alpine races will be at Stowe Mountain.

The EISA regular season will finish with the Williams Carnival. The Big Green will race in the 15K freestyle and giant slalom on Friday and the 3x5 classic relay and the slalom on Saturday.

Middlebury will host the EISA Championship and NCAA Regional on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21. The Carnival will begin with the 7.5K classic and the slalom on Friday and conclude with the 20K freestyle and the giant slalom on Saturday.

The 2026 NCAA Skiing National Championship will be held in Bozeman, Montana, hosted by Montana State University from Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15. Alpine events will take place at Bridger Bowl while Nordic races will be held at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center.

Each team can qualify a maximum of 12 skiers, three per gender and discipline. Dartmouth qualified all 12 skiers last season, helping them to a third-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Skiing National Championship in Hanover.

The Big Green posted 508 total points to finish behind only Utah and Colorado. Dartmouth tallied 14 All-America recognitions thanks to four podium finishes and one individual National Champion.

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