28th Annual Hannes Schneider Meister Cup
at Cranmore Mountain Resort
March 7-9, 2025
2025 ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
at SkiReg.com/schneider-cup
The Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race is the New England Ski Museum’s main fundraising event, bringing together racers and spectators from across New England for a weekend of festivities every March.
The ski race draws 250 racers of ALL ages and numerous spectators to celebrate the rich tradition of skiing in New England. More than just a race, the event honors Hannes Schneider, who introduced skiing to North Conway, NH, and pays tribute to the 10th Mountain Division and America’s mountain troops.
The weekend includes a spectacular opening ceremony, torchlight parade, vintage ski fashion show, and social events. As a community celebration and a fundraiser for the New England Ski Museum, the Meister Cup supports the preservation and celebration of ski history.
Festivities
Registration as Racer, Racer Guest, or Patron includes:
- Welcome Reception & Dinner (Friday Night)
- Torchlight Parade
- One All-day Lift Ticket per Racer, certain Patron Levels
- Exclusive Meister Cup Pin
- Commemorative Race Bib
- Continental Breakfast Saturday & Sunday
- Opening Ceremony w/Color Guard
- Race Day Barbeque Lunch
- Après Ski Bratwurst
- Awards Ceremony
- Vintage Ski Fashion Show
- Silent Auction & Museum Shop
- Raffle Drawing for 1-Week Ski Vacation for 4 in Austria
- Ski History Presentation and Round-Table Discussion
- Support for the Preservation of Ski History
Race Registration
Race fee is $125/racer or $625/team (five persons) until Feb. 28. On March 1, entry fee increases to $175/person. Max. 250 racers; all receive commemorative cloth bib courtesy of World Cup Supply and all event activities are included. For event details and schedule, see below.
FMI about the race, all ag and to register, go to SkiReg.com (skireg.com/schneider-cup)
Paper Registration will be available soon. You may fill out and mail, email, or drop off in-person at any museum location.
Racer Guests
Support your favorite ski racer and come to the race! Racer Guests are invited to join all event activities including food (Friday dinner, barbeque lunch, bratwurst, breakfast on Sat & Sun), fashion show entry, silent auction, Sunday morning brunch, and ski history presentation for $60. Combo tickets include a ski ticket for Cranmore on race day for $125.
To register, please go to skireg.com/schneider-cup
Patron Program
The Meister Cup is more than a ski race—it’s a celebration of the rich heritage of skiing in New England and the Mount Washington Valley. By becoming a “Meister Cup Patron,” you can play a meaningful role in supporting this fun and amazing event, just as you might sponsor a play, opera, or sports team.
Becoming a Patron is perfect if you can’t attend but still want to support the event and the Ski Museum. For those able to join us, you are welcome to all event activities, like watching the opening ceremony, the torchlight parade and the race, a fashion show entry, and the silent auction. Higher Patron levels offer additional benefits such as tickets to the Friday Night Dinner Reception and ski passes for race day.
All donation levels are appreciated, and every Patron’s name will be proudly displayed in the Event Program. Whether you attend or support from afar, you’ll be helping preserve the history and legacy of skiing for generations to come.
To sign up as a Patron, click here. Please email us if you have any questions!
Corporate Sponsors
Please contact Museum Director Andrea Masters for more information if you and your business would like to sponsor the Schneider Cup weekend! We are looking for financial sponsors, silent auction items, and other in-kind sponsorship opportunities.
Lodging Accommodations
The historic Eastern Slope Inn Resort is proud to be the host hotel for the 2025 Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race. Located in North Conway Village, the resort offers a wide variety of accommodations and amenities. Get a 10% discount off your stay for the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Weekend.
Visit EasternSlopeInn.com, click “Book Now” and enter Promo Code “CUP25” for stays between March 7th & 9th. Call 1-800-STAY-ESI for more info.
Schedule
Friday, March 7, 2025
- 4:00-7:00 PM Registration in Main Lodge
- 6:00 Reception in Zip’s Pub with Drinks and Bavarian Brother’s Music
- 6:30 Hearty Tyrolean Dinner in Zip’s Pub
- 7:15 Welcome Ceremony
- 7:45 Torchlight Parade
- 9:00 PM Reception Concludes
Saturday, March 8, 2025
- 7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast in Mt Washington Room of Main Base Lodge
- 9:00 Opening Ceremony w/Color Guards
- 10:00 First Ski Run starts
- 10:00 Silent Auction & Museum Shop in Mt Washington Room
- 11:30 Barbeque Lunch on Big Patio (weather permitting)
- 12:45 Second Run
- 3:00 Awards Ceremony
- 3:30 Vintage Ski Fashion Show “Across the Decades” & Brats
- 4:00 Raffle Drawing for 1-Week Ski Vacation for 4 in Austria
- 6:30 PM Race Day concludes
- All Day: Music by the Bavarian Brothers Band
Sunday, March 9, 2025
- 9:00 AM Cont. Breakfast in Mt. Washington Room
- 9:30-11:00 Ski History Presentation with Ski Historian Greg Schaefer
ABOUT THE HANNES SCHNEIDER MEISTER CUP
On the weekend of March 7-9, 2025, we celebrate the 28th Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race, honoring the life of the renowned Austrian skimeister whose pioneering ski teaching brought excitement and prosperity to North Conway, NH and St. Anton, Austria and the world of skiing at large.
Hannes Schneider was a mountain soldier on the alpine front in World War I, and his son Herbert and several of his instructors served in the 10th Mountain division in World War II. The race pays tribute to several generations of America’s mountain troops, and features the color guard and mountain instructors of the Army Mountain Warfare School of Jericho, Vermont.
If you can turn around a few gates on intermediate terrain on alpine or telemark skis or a snowboard, you are invited to participate in the race…and win! The fastest male and female finishers in ten age groups take home unique awards, as do the fastest telemark, snowboard, and junior racers. Teams of five racers compete for the Meister Cup Trophy, with winners’ names engraved on the award which is on display in the New England Ski Museum.
Competition is intense at the highest level, but for most racers the event is a simple fun run down a gentle racecourse on a day of slopeside pageantry and social events. Past racers have ranged in age from 4 to 95.
But the Meister Cup weekend is more than a race—it is a spectator event as well and features a full slate of weekend social activities including a welcome reception with dinner buffet and live music by the Bavarian Brothers Band, an amazing opening ceremony with Color Guard, the popular vintage ski fashion show, the awards ceremony, a silent auction with awesome ski-related prizes, and a Sunday morning presentation of ski history with renowned ski historians. Whether you race it or watch it, the Meister Cup has something for everyone.
There are many ways to be involved! Come and be a racer, spectator, patron, or sponsor.
The Hannes Schneider Meister Cup is the biggest fundraiser for the independent nonprofit Ski Museum.