World Cup Finals
March 19-22, 2026 | Lake Placid New York
NENSA can’t wait to cheer on our New England skiers at World Cup Finals and we hope you’ll join us! The Stifel Lake Placid World Cup Finals weekend will be full of exciting races as well as a wide variety of fun activities. NENSA is partnering with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to offer some special events and opportunities including activities specifically for our youth skiers. All attendees will need a general admission ticket which you can purchase here. Activities that require additional registration are noted below. There will be “ski depots” to store your skis while you’re not using them and you can view a preliminary weekend schedule here. Detailed schedule and venue map to follow. Get excited and bring your loudest cheering voice!
NENSA Terrain Park
Skis included!
Friday, March 19 -Sunday, March 22
Watching World Cup athletes demonstrate their amazing abilities can be inspiring. It makes a person want to put on their own skis and emulate what they just witnessed.
Enter the NENSA Terrain Park. Throughout the World Cup weekend, youth are invited to test their agility skills on a fun and exciting terrain course. Think of this as a Nordic skiing playground! We will have our youth Nordic Rocks skis on site for kids who don’t have their own skis.
No registration needed beyond general entry ticket!
One More Lap
Olympic Alumni Ski
Friday, March 19 | 4pm
We invite you to join us following the Award Ceremony at 4pm to celebrate our former U.S. Olympians as we close the first day of the Stifel Lake Placid Finals with “One More Lap.” This Lap will commemorate the history, camaraderie, and enduring impact of U.S. Olympic cross-country athletes on our sport.
No registration needed beyond general entry ticket!
NENSA Expo with LL Bean
Friday, March 19 -Sunday, March 22
We also invite skiers of all ages to come say hi at our tent and the LL Bean Boot, enter our raffle, share memories, and collect stickers and posters!
No registration needed beyond general entry ticket!
World Cup Future Stars Sprint
Saturday, March 21 | 3pm
If you’ve been watching World Cup and Olympic races and wondering what it would be like to ski a lap in your heroes’ boots, here’s your chance to give it a go. Following the World Cup Sprint Finals on Saturday, March 21, youth in 5th through 8th grades (U12/U14) will be given the opportunity to ski the very same sprint course as World Cup athletes raced on earlier that day.
One Last Lap
Youth & Junior celebration ski with retiring World Cup racers
Sunday, March 22 | 4:35-5pm
Lake Placid is the final stop on this winter’s World Cup schedule. Following the 20k mass start races on Sunday, some World Cup athletes plan to hang up their professional ski boots, not just for the season, but for good. As hosts of this World Cup Final, we want to let them know how much we respect and adore them by sending them off with a ceremonial “One Last Lap” in the company of their biggest fans.
Youth, from 1st graders up to U18’s are invited to join in the celebration by skiing a portion of the stadium loop with retiring athletes. Ski rentals available here.
