Governing Bodies

International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)

Also Known As International Ski Federation

Citation Formats

General Reference

Sport and Games Atlas. "International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/international-ski-and-snowboard-federation.

APA Style

Sport and Games Atlas. (n.d.). International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/international-ski-and-snowboard-federation

BibTeX

@misc{sportandgamesatlas-international-ski-and-snowboard-federati,
  author = {Sport and Games Atlas},
  title = {International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/international-ski-and-snowboard-federation},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The international governing body for skiing and snowboarding, founded in Chamonix during the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, headquartered in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland; renamed from the International Ski Federation in 2022 to include snowboard.

Facts

Body Type

International federation 1

Founded

1924 1

Headquarters

Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland (Marc Hodler House). 1

Founders

Founded 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France, during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games, by 36 delegates from 14 countries: Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Governs

Alpine Skiing

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Nordic Skiing

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Sources

1. Wikipedia, International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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the General Assembly voted to formally change the name of the International Ski Federation to be the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations

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36 delegates from 14 countries (Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy)

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