A break in the schedule was for the 1978 World Championships, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February 1978.

see complete table In men's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count.

For the very first time there was a shared win, when Josef Walcher and Sepp Ferstl tied in the second race at Kitzbühel.

Franz Klammer won his fourth Downhill World Cup in a row.

Ingemar Stenmark regained his Giant slalom World Cup title after losing the previous year on a tiebreak.

Ingemar Stenmark won his fourth Slalom World Cup in a row.

Lise-Marie Morerod won her third Giant slalom World Cup in a row!