World Cup Skiing Destinations

Thomas Morgenstern of Austria takes 2nd place during the FIS Grand Prix Tournament on August 13, 2010 in Courchevel, France.

Maria Riesch of Germany during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom on October 23, 2010 in Soelden, Austria.

Tanja Poutianen of Finland takes 3rd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on November 13, 2010 in Levi, Finland.

Scenic view of the ski runs in <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/Places_Trips/Travel_Ideas/Skiing/Beaver_Creek_Colorado">Beaver Creek, Colorado,</a> where World Cup skiers competed in December.

Maria Riesch of Germany takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 4, 2010 in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

Bode Miller of the USA during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on December 18, 2010 in Val Gardena, Italy.

Cyprien Richard of France takes 2nd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Giant Slalom on December 19, 2010 in Alta Badia, Italy.

Noel Baxter of Great Britain competes in the Mens Slalom during the FIS World Cup on December 22, 2004 in Flachau, Austria.

Guillermo Fayed of France during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on December 29, 2009 in Bormio, Italy.

Marlies Schild of Austria takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on December 29, 2010 in Semmering, Austria.

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia is a winter sports town situated in the Julian Alps that annually hosts World Cup slalom events.

Lindsey Vonn of the USA during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's and Women's Parallel Slalom on January 2, 2011 in Munich, Germany.

Manuela Moelgg of Italy takes 3rd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on January 4, 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Cyprien Richard of France takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Giant Slalom on January 05, 2011 in Adelboden, Switzerland.

Klaus Kroell of Austria takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on January 15, 2011 in Wengen, Switzerland.

Lindsey Vonn of USA takes 1st place during the Alpine FIS Ski World Cup. Women's Super Combined on January 17, 2009 in Altenmarkt Zauchensee, Austria.

Marie Marchand-Arvier of France in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on January 22, 2011 in <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/Places_Trips/Travel_Ideas/Skiing/Ski_Guide_Cortina_Italy"> Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.</a>

Jean Baptiste Grange of France during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Slalom on January 23, 2011 in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

Manfred Moelgg of Italy during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Slalom on January 25, 2011 in Schladming, Austria.

Adrien Theaux of France in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill Training on January 27, 2011 in <a href='http://www.travelchannel.com/Places_Trips/Travel_Ideas/Skiing/Ski_Guide_Chamonix_Mont_Blanc_France'>Chamonix, France. </a>

Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom on February 6, 2011 in Arber-Zwiesel, Germany.

Igor Laikert of Bosnia Herzegovina competes during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Men's SuperG on February 9, 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Are, Sweden is home to one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts known for Downhill skiing, one of the women's competitions in late February.

Beautiful mountaintops near Bansko, Bulgaria, a competition site in late February.

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway takes 3rd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Super G on March 7, 2010 in Kvitfjell, Norway.

The women compete in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, at the end of March, where <a href='http://blog.travelchannel.com/ski/'>Julia Mancuso</a> is shown here.

Lenzerheide is a mountain skiing resort in Switzerland where the men's competition will finish in March.