Varsity Trip

Varsity Trip 2026: 5-12th December 2025, Racer's Package: 3rd-12th December in Val Thorens

104th year of the Varsity Races

Varsity Races

If you've always dreamt of competing for your university in a Varsity team, we recommend booking on to Racer's Package! Racers leave Oxford 2 days early to fly out to the resort and get three days of Slalom and Giant Slalom training in before trials, all to increase our chances of shoeing the tabs! Trials are held on the Monday with the races taking place on Tuesday, giving skiers a chance to show off in front of up to 1000 spectators from the wider Oxbridge trip. Trophies and medals are then presented at Racer's Village, after which racers will have the opportunity to attend the exclusive Racers' Dinner and dance the night away at Blues Bop.

The base price of Racer's Package includes an 8 day ski pass, training costs, upgraded accommodation, and everything else included in the standard Varsity ticket. We take 30 skiers with us per year, including many confident skiers who have never raced before, and interest forms are released at the start of Michaelmas term just after fresher's fair — those selected then recieve a separate booking code and guaranteed spot on Varsity. Make sure you are signed up to our mailing list to recieve all information on this, and bear in mind you may want to avoid buying a general Varsity Trip ticket in the Summer if you are interested. We aim to release decisions for Racer's Package before the third release of general Varsity Trip tickets, although of course feel free to buy an earlier ticket and sell this later too if you don't want to take your chances in October.

Important things to note: Booking onto racer's package means that you are committing to trial with us (and race if selected!), but it doesn't guarantee you a spot on a team, as decisions will ultimately be made based off trial times on snow in December. Equally, you don't have to be on racer's package to trial, as a select few trial spots will be open for those on the general trip as well. That said, the package is definitely a way to get a lot of experience in a short timeframe!

Feel free to reach out to the club, President or Race Captains if you have any questions on this!

Cuppers

Cuppers is the inter-collegiate dual slalom competition held mid-week on Varsity Trip, involving colleges from both Oxford and Cambridge. This is open to everybody, not only those on Racer's Package — keep a look out on Varsity Trip's socials for more information on this!

Recreational Skiiers

OUSSC focuses on the racing aspect of snowsports, but there is room for all abilities on the main Varsity Trip. Please contact your College Rep to find out more information. Click the image below to go to their site.