IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup 2027 - racing on the St. Moritz natural-ice run
From Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January 2027, the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup races on the Olympia Bob Run St. Moritz-Celerina, the only natural-ice bob run in the world, about 10 km from Hotel Schweizerhof.
Good to know
When: Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January 2027
Where: Olympia Bob Run St. Moritz-Celerina, start at Via Maistra 54, St. Moritz, finish in Celerina
Format: World Cup races in men's and women's skeleton, women's monobob, two-man bob and four-man bob
Getting there: Engadin Bus from Sils Maria to St. Moritz in about 20 minutes; the stop closest to the start is St. Moritz, Bären, served by lines 2 and 6
The event
St. Moritz is the sixth of eight stops on the 2026/27 IBSF World Cup, which opens in Altenberg in November and ends in Sigulda in February. Over three race days, the best bobsleigh and skeleton athletes in the world race on a track that is built anew every winter. Track builders from South Tyrol shape it in about three weeks from around 15,000 m³ of snow and 10,000 m³ of water, and it has been raced on since the first competition on 1 January 1904. The run hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1928 and 1948 and will host the IBSF World Championships in 2028.
The competition track is 1,722 m long, with 19 curves and a vertical drop of 130 m, and four-man bobs reach up to 135 km/h. Its best-known curves are the Horse Shoe, the sharpest corner of the run, and Sunny Corner. Spectators can watch at the start in St. Moritz, at the Horse Shoe and at the finish in Celerina. On the same weekend, the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz is played on the frozen Lake St. Moritz, so one visit can take in both events.
Plan your stay
Hotel Schweizerhof is in Sils Maria, about 10 km from the bob run. The Engadin Bus connects Sils Maria with St. Moritz, so no car is needed on race days. Back in Sils Maria, the Restaurant Arvenstube, one of the hotel's restaurants and bars, serves Engadin specialities in an Arolla-pine room, and the Lounge Bar is open in the evening. See what else is on this winter in Sils Maria.