2026 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Snowmass
Welcome to the 2026 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix – a FIS Freeski & Snowboard World Cup halfpipe and slopestyle event at Aspen Snowmass, Colorado!
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General Key Facts:
- The massive 22-foot-tall pipe, the Olympic qualifying standard, is nearly 550 feet in length and 70 feet wide and has an 18-degree pitch.
- Athletes typically perform about five skills throughout the length of the halfpipe.
- Those wanting to watch the event can hike to the base of the halfpipe at Buttermilk and stand along the bottom of the pipe or its left wall during the competition
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Facts
- The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix is the longest-running winter action sports tour and has been a major part of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team and Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Olympic qualification series since 1998. It has launched Olympic medalists toward medals, including Chloe Kim, Jamie Anderson, Red Gerard, Shaun White, David Wise and Nick Goepper.
- In the qualifications phase, the best one of two runs counts. In the finals, the best one run of three runs counts.
- The Snowboard & Freeski FIS Event Page includes the event program, start lists, results and live scores during the event.
Competition Schedule:
2026 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix
(all times in MST)
Monday, Jan. 5
9:30am-12:00pm - Men's and women's freeski halfpipe and snowboard slopestyle practice
12:30pm-3:00pm - Men's and women's snowboard halfpipe and freeski slopestyle practice
Tuesday, Jan. 6
9:30am-12:00pm - Men's and women's snowboard halfpipe and freeski slopestyle practice
12:30pm-3:00pm - Men's and women's freeski halfpipe and snowboard slopestyle practice
Wednesday, Jan. 7
8:00am-2:40pm - Men's and women's snowboard halfpipe qualifications
8:00am-3:30pm - Men's and women's freeski slopestyle qualifications
Thursday, Jan. 8
8:00am-2:40pm - Men's and women's freeski halfpipe qualifications
8:00am-3:30pm - Men's and women's snowboard slopestyle qualifications
Friday, Jan. 9
9:30am-11:15am - Women's and men's freeski slopestyle finals
1:00pm-3:00pm - Women's and men's snowboard halfpipe finals
Saturday, Jan. 10
9:30am-11:15am - Women's and men's snowboard slopestyle finals
1:00pm-3:00pm - Women's and men's freeski halfpipe finals
For more details, reference the FIS schedules:
Start lists will be published the night before each event and linked below; results will be published right after the event
Freeski Halfpipe: TBD
Freeski Slopestyle: TBD
Snowboard Halfpipe: TBD
Snowboard Slopestyle: TBD
CREATIVE ASSETS
B-roll: No more than 3:00 minutes total usage geoblocked to the USA only.
- Video - Dropbox
- Freeski (links to come)
- Snowboard (links to come)
- Event highlights for embed (links to come)
- Photo - SmugMug
News:
Broadcast & streaming schedule (all times ET)
Friday, Jan 9
11:30 am ET - Women's & men's freeski slopestyle finals - LIVE on Outside
3:00 pm ET - Women's & men's snowboard halfpipe finals - LIVE on Outside
Saturday, Jan 10
11:30 am ET - Women's & men's snowboard slopestyle finals - LIVE on Outside
3:00 pm ET - Women's & men's freeski halfpipe finals - LIVE on Outside
NBC Broadcast information coming soon.
Media contacts:
Erin Doyle, Stifel U.S. Freeski Press Officer, erin.doyle@usskiandsnowboard.org
Sadie Texer, Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Press Officer, sadie.texer@usskiandsnowboard.org
Olivia Butrymovich, Copper Mountain Communications Manager, obutrymovich@coppercolorado.com