Hahnenkamm Races (Streif)
Hahnenkamm Races (Streif) takes place Jan 18 - 24, 2027 in Kitzbühel, Austria. The dress code is Warm winter layers and waterproof boots for standing on snow; the hospitality tents, grandstands and the Kitzbuhel night scene lean glamorous - fur, cashmere and designer skiwear are the local uniform. Typical cost ranges from 1200 to 6000 EUR per person.
The most feared downhill on the World Cup circuit, run on the Streif, where the Mausefalle drop and the Hausbergkante compress a career's worth of risk into under two minutes. Around it sits a full week of racing and a party scene that fills Kitzbuhel with Austrian society, sponsors and celebrities. Standing-room slope access is genuinely cheap; the town around it is not.
- When
- Jan 18 - 24, 2027
- Where
- Kitzbühel, Austria
- Dress code
- Warm winter layers and waterproof boots for standing on snow; the hospitality tents, grandstands and the Kitzbuhel night scene lean glamorous - fur, cashmere and designer skiwear are the local uniform.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 1200 to 6000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -5 to 2C, snow likely, mountain conditions change fast
- When to book
- Tickets go on sale online around August; hotels in Kitzbuhel need booking 9 - 12 months out and usually carry minimum-stay rules for race week
- Getting there
- INN (Innsbruck), about 1 hr to Kitzbuhel; SZG (Salzburg) about 1 hr 15 min. Kitzbuhel also has its own railway station.
- Where to stay
- A-ROSA Kitzbuhel, Hotel Tennerhof Gourmet & Spa de Charme, Hotel Schwarzer Adler Kitzbuhel
- Official site
- https://www.hahnenkamm.com/en/
How to attend
Tickets are sold exclusively online at hahnenkamm.com, with general standing areas starting around 30 - 50 EUR and sales typically opening in August. There are no on-site sales. Special-zone, grandstand and group tickets (10 or more) are requested by email, and entry is free on training days and for under-18s with ID. The binding constraint is lodging, not tickets, so secure a bed before you worry about a seat.
Insider tip
Saturday's downhill is the draw, but Friday's super-G lets you get close to the fence without the crush, and the training days earlier in the week are free to watch on the same slope.
Get inside Hahnenkamm Races (Streif)
Booking matters here: tickets go on sale online around August; hotels in Kitzbuhel need booking 9 - 12 months out and usually carry minimum-stay rules for race week. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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