From March 13 to 16, 2025, around 80 athletes from 10 nations will be competing for World Championship titles in Austria in skiing and parachuting.
Parachute skiing, a combination sport of ski racing and parachute target jumping, has been established internationally as a winter parachute discipline since the 1950s. The aim is to be as fast as possible in a FIS-regulated ski race, held in two rounds, and as accurate as possible in six parachute jump rounds. The finish jump is scored in penalty points, which are awarded according to the distance to the 2cm target point, with every centimeter of deviation being counted as a penalty point. The time in the giant slalom is also converted into points, based on the winning time. Together with the time in the race run, these points are the final result.
Following the successful staging of the 2017 World Championships and nine Parachute Ski World Cup events in recent years, the organizers are looking forward to the second World Championships in March. The extremely positive experiences of previous international competitions show that the perfect infrastructure, optimal slope conditions and outstanding hotels offer the best conditions for hosting another World Championships. The host club HSV Red Bull Salzburg, in cooperation with the Snow Space Salzburg ski area, the St. Johann in Salzburg Tourist Board, the St. Johann Ski Association and the municipality of St. Johann in Salzburg, will once again be aiming to put on a World Championships that will not only impress local spectators with sporting highlights, but above all bring a little-known sport closer to a wider audience.
With an extensive supporting program, the World Championships, which will be held for the second time at Snowspace Salzburg, offer an attractive setting for the numerous spectators. In addition to many international teams, the co-organizing host club HSV Red Bull Salzburg is a contender for the coveted titles in the individual and team competitions, which guarantees additional excitement, especially for the local spectators.
