CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University skiing will open the alpine side of its 2026 season at the Colby Carnival from Friday, Jan. 16 to Saturday, Jan. 17 with competition at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.

What to Know

• Friday's competition will feature the giant slalom on day one while Saturday's action will include the slalom on day two.
• The Colby Carnival last took place during the 2024 with Rémi Drolet taking second in the men's 20k classic, Matt Ryan placing 11^th in the men's slalom, Elsie Halvorsen finishing in 13^th in women's slalom, and Quincy Donley finishing 24^th in the women's 20k classic.
• The Crimson's nordic side opened the 2026 Harvard skiing season at the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 4 and 6) with Hayden McJunkin, Clara Lake, Breagh Bridge, and Elias Soulé all posting top-30 finishes in the freestyle sprint.
• The Crimson will feature two captains on both the alpine and nordic teams. Senior Luke Kearing and sophomore Skylar Sheppard will serve as captains on the alpine side while junior Breagh Bridge and sophomore Bennett Hutchison will act as captains on the nordic team.
• Harvard's roster features 24 total skiers with 12 student-athletes each on the alpine and nordic teams. The Crimson's roster includes three seniors, seven juniors, eight sophomores, and six first-years. Seniors Luke Kearing, Hayden McJunkin, and Olyvia Snyder represent the Class of 2026.
• Nordic skiing alumnus Rémi Drolet '24 has earned a spot at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with Team Canada. A 2022 Olympian for Team Canada, Drolet concluded his time with the Crimson as a three-time All-American, two-time CSC Academic All-American, three-time NCAA qualifier, a 2023 NCAA Champion, and an NCAA Today's Top 10 honoree.
• Harvard has qualified skiers on both the alpine and nordic sides for the NCAA Championships in each of the last five competitive seasons. Sophomore Duncan Armstrong returns for the Crimson after qualifying for NCAAs in 2025.
• The Crimson welcomes six first-years in the Class of 2029, including Braden Bellizzi, Caleb Boyce, Caroline Collins, Logan Cuddy, Maya Eisner, and Tristan Leightell.
• Scott MacPherson – The Peter H. Carter '69 Head Coach for Harvard Alpine Skiing – stands in his ninth season at the helm of the alpine program in 2025-26. While at Harvard, MacPherson has twice earned EISA Coach of the Year honors (2019-20, 2022-23).
• Cate Brams – The Paul J. Finnegan Family Head Coach for Harvard Nordic Skiing – enters their second season as the leader of the Crimson's nordic program in 2025-26. 

Next Up

Harvard will compete in the alpine side of the St. Lawrence Carnival from Jan. 22-23 at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York, and in the nordic side of the Colby Carnival from Jan. 23-24 at Quarry Road in Waterville, Maine.