International Ski Travel 101 (AXCS has developed this extensive resource filled with tips from past MWC trips -- great stuff for skiers new to international ski trips & good reminders for veteran travelers)

Pre-Trip Countdown Checklist (Shorter "do this and don't do that" resource)

Ski Travel Baggage Tips (Useful AXCS travel resource for packing skis & wax gear)

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MWC2026 TEAM USA UPDATES

Updates posted by AXCS National Director J.D. Downing

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Current Team USA Trip Chart (last update: May 14 8am PST)

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Tuesday, May 20 -- 11:00am Pacific Time updates

==>> Lodging Package Deposit Payment system open + Lumi Experiences Olympic Weekend Add-On Sign-up Now Open

Although AXCS is still gathering more required information from the MWC2026 Organizing Committee (OC) to flesh out complete Terms & Conditions on our 2026 Lodging Packages, we don't want to hold off any longer on having folks get started with the $750 per person deposit payments to hold in place your preliminary lodging reservation for the MWC2026 trip.

So -- the link below details two options for payment (check via postal mail or on-line payment). To give everyone a bit more time to pay deposits, AXCS has shifted the due date for deposits to June 15. If you cannot pay a deposit by that date, please notify AXCS and JD will work with you on a schedule solution.

MWC2026 AXCS Lodging Package Deposit Payments

All the information you need to complete deposits should be found on that link above.

Also very notable.....

The Lumi Experiences Olympic Weekend Add-On package is now open for sign-ups.

The Olympic Weekend informational flyer is found here.

The Olympic Weekend Booking Survey (required for sign-up) is found here.

Please note that there is a significant discount for sign-ups before June 14 and also that there is an initial sign-up capacity on this Add-On package.

And.....

Lumi Experiences Marcialonga Pre-MWC2026 Trip Option

Several MWC skiers have expressed interest in a “pre-trip” option to ski the Marcialonga: Italy’s Worldloppet event, January 23 - 27, 2026 -- the weekend before the Master's World Cup. If you'd like to learn more about Lumi's Marcialonga Pre-Trip, you can request information on Lumi's Marcialonga Pre-Trip page. This trip is only open to Master's World Cup skiers. Fill out the form by May 30 to express your interest.

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Thursday, April 24 -- 2:00pm Pacific Time updates

==>> As of yesterday (April 23) AXCS has gotten more lodging information from the event Organizing Committee (OC). Two key items not confirmed as of print time for the AXCS Spring Digest have been updated.

1.) Our three USA B&B houses (Chalet Le Coccole, Mulhbach House, and Il Nido) are all now confirmed to be rated as 4-star lodging with pricing matched accordingly.

2.) Although AXCS is still waiting for an absolute confirmation on our calculations, we have estimates for Single Room Added Charge ("Supplements") prices and will share those directly with AXCS membership via a late April e-MasterBlast as well as individual preliminary reservation request confirmation notes.

==>> There are a few more details that we still need to nail down with the exact room/bed configurations at each lodging location and also terms/conditions with each booking. AXCS hopes to get the complete room/bed info shortly, but we should be able to do preliminary placement at many lodging options as of early May based on information in hand.

Terms/conditions for bookings we have more time to secure since initial lodging deposits are not due until June 6.

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-> AXCS members that have already submitted a preliminary request for MWC2026 lodging will see a listing of names by early next week (target date is Monday, April 28). If you provided a ranked list of your preferred lodging options, AXCS will place you into random draws taking place shortly after May 1. We will go down the list of every member's preferred choices until we have a placement match for you in the random draws. If you have "linked" your reservation to other folks, that will be factored in to the random draw and placement process.

-> AXCS members that have NOT already submitted a preliminary request for MWC2026 lodging can still submitted requests at any time this spring. There is no deadline. But please note that some of your preferred lodging options will likely fill in the random draw process mentioned above.

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MWC2026 Team USA Information and Updates

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