Tis the Ski-son to Be Jolly! | Gay Travel

Contents:

• 5 BT GAY FRIENDLY SKI RORTS IN USA
• THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS
• 5 STATNS SKI GAY-IENDLY EN FRANCE
• GAY BLUE MOUNTA: GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS, RTRANTS & ACTIVI
• LA PL GRAN GAY SKI WEEK D’EUROPE SE DéROULE DANS LA STATN SKI GAY IENDLY TIGN
• ALPE ADVENTURE: AROSA GAY SKI WEEK'S SWISS MIST

5 BT GAY FRIENDLY SKI RORTS IN USA

To make your work easier, we have piled the bt ski rorts US for gay snow hobbyists. New York is somethg of a LGBT mec, which mak an excellent statn for upl lookg for ticklg gay experienc.

There are limed optns for begners but they too n fd somethg to do at Pete Gay (the North Si). Both Massachetts and New York are known for their acceptance of the gay muny, which is why Catamount should a safe statn for LGBTQ upl. Oh’s muny centers, rtrants, and bars host gay events like Pri ftivals, fundraisers and dance petns throughout the year.

THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS

The fact that this spot ss Colorado, one of the stat wh a vibrant gay muny says all – is a safe haven for queer dividuals. Soon after the December holidays wrap and the New Year kicks off, gay ski weeks beg to st a rabow glow over the snow-whe slop of Ameri’s most popular ski mountas.

After the OG gay ski week was found Aspen nearly five s ago, rort towns om Vermont’s Green Mountas to the Cas Range of Oregon have tablished their own buzzy events that be the thrill of wter sports wh the zs of après ski social gathergs, while simultaneoly fundraisg for LGBTQIA+ anizatns and . Though the gay ski weeks of 2020 and 2021 nceled -person celebratns due to the panmic, many of them will be back for the upg ski season.

5 STATNS SKI GAY-IENDLY EN FRANCE

And we uld not be more ready to h the slop.Aspen, Colorado: January 16-23, 2022Aspen Gay Ski Week is the largt and longt-nng gay ski event the Wtern Hemisphere, and still sets the bar for all the other ftivals that have sce joed the circu of LGBTQIA+ wter happengs. Produced by lol non-prof AspenOUT, Aspen Gay Ski Week will be celebratg s 45th anniversary wh a jam-packed lendar of fundraisg events, such as drag bgo, a downhill stume petn, a wboy rave, and a pool party.Stowe, Vermont: January 19-23, 2022The impossibly quat village of Stowe has hosted Wter Renzvo Ski Week for 38 years, but this year’s celebratn is promisg to make up for an abbreviated schle 2021. While the full lendar of this year’s events hasn’t been announced yet, Utah’s only gay ski week is set to pull out all the stops wh a r wele party, multiple drag shows, boozy après ski gathergs, and more.

Regis Deer Valley.Telluri, Colorado: Febary 26-March 5, 2022Though wter sports pros drool over Telluri’s 147 ns and a 4,500-foot vertil drop all season, more than 1,000 revelers of all backgrounds e each year to celebrate Telluri Gay Ski Week. Bis top-notch skig on Mount Bachelor, Wter PriFt will feature drag tubg, ice skatg, and several fun-filled “snocial” events.Mammoth Lak, California: March 15-20, 2022Found by Tom Whman, the now-ternatnal Elevatn brand is celebratg 20 years sce s gural Elevatn Mammoth Gay Ski Week Mammoth Lak.

And where to fd the gays on the slop -- and at the après-ski -- even if he?

GAY BLUE MOUNTA: GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS, RTRANTS & ACTIVI

Here, his gui to the gayt ski rorts to skig alone? Steamboat, Colorado Although gay ski weeks statns like Crted Butte and Telluri are a well-served source of pri, 's great to see visibily all year long: LGBT lols here Steamboat Sprgs began a monthly social mixer 2009 that's still gog strong. Stowe, VermontVermont nsistently polls as Ameri's most gay-iendly state, and there are lots of great rorts to choose om.

Alta Badia, ItalyIf any European rort is screamg for more gay travelers, 's betiful Alta Badia.

When Ski Bums me here 2009, we swore we'd stepped to a gay bar at the hotel La Perla, wh a bright red lacquer bar and a sound system crankg out ABBA tun. Jackson Hole, WyomgThe earth-iendly (and gay-iendly) Hotel Terra is one of the bt ski-, ski-out hotels the Wt. A swanky new boutique hotel ss atop Le Vernissage, a gay-iendly club wh some of the bt nightlife the Alps.

LA PL GRAN GAY SKI WEEK D’EUROPE SE DéROULE DANS LA STATN SKI GAY IENDLY TIGN

Whistler, Brish ColumbiaThe home of the biggt LGBT ski week is also the largt ski rort North Ameri, Whistler-Blackb, and s gay-iendly wele lasts all season long. But the tough enomy -- and a surpl of new hotel rooms -- has sprouted bargas Snowmass, where you'll be reward wh wi open terra and some extra change your to go: There's not really a bad time for snow here, but Aspen Gay Ski Week (late January) is a fun time to be town, pecially if you n brg a few iends along wh you.

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Salt Lake Cy, UtahFet what you've heard about the Book of Mormon boys: Salt Lake Cy is the only place the world wh seven world class ski rorts and seven gay bars wh a 30 mute drive. It's got two pri paras, gay-iendly hotels (like Kimpton's Hotel Mona), openly gay elected officials and a ph by the Salt Lake Cy Visor's Bure to wele LGBT visors. This chic new lounge is the perfect place to start the party before a nighttime vis to Jam, a hopp' gay club downtown SLC.

ALPE ADVENTURE: AROSA GAY SKI WEEK'S SWISS MIST

Wily regard as the top ski statn for LGBTQ travelers, Aspen Snowmass livers wh four mountas of terra, imprsive après ski, smopolan rtrants, world-class hotels, and the annual exuberance of Gay Ski Week—the natn’s biggt (and longt nng) on-snow pri event.

Gay Ski WeekLearn moreAmeri's longt-nng Gay Ski Week is packed wh activi om morng to late to the night. Takg place every January, Gay Ski Week clus events like drag bnch, group ski days, daily cktail gathergs, après pool parti, edy shows, dance parti, a drag para down the slop of Aspen Mounta, and so much ’t make to Gay Ski Week?

History of Gay Ski WeekIn 1977, lol John Bch and gay ski club lears om Chigo, Los Angel, and beyond fally phed to secure space rtrants and public plac while visg Aspen. Their goal was to acmodate and celebrate a wir range of visg gay ski clubs—and the rult was the official start to the longt-nng Gay Ski Week Ameri. Gay Ski Week is the anizatn’s largt fundraisg event every January, but the anizatn hosts shows, muny iativ, parti, programmg, and events year-round.

Plan Your Trip Now Gay Ski WeekA full week of parti, live mic, edy, great dg and — of urse — skig and ridg on Aspen Snowmass' famo terra. While some ski rorts ral regns still lack full LGBTQ+ acceptance, avid skiers or snowboarrs seekg a gay-iendly experience will be pleased to know that progrsive attus are on the up. Gay skig is a whole mood, tered to by an ever-expandg number of gay ski events anised by open-md ski rorts across the globe.

As well as all the powred snow sports you uld dream of, gay snow holidays also enpass wilrns adventure, wild parti and plenty of après ski. Don your ski-su to fd out what you’re missg out on, wh Mr Hudson’s top 10 gay skig holidays.

Aspen, Colorado, USAWe start our gui to the bt gay ski holidays Colorado, home to the southern portn of the Rocky Mountas, as well as the cy of Denver and largely liberal attus relative to the rt of the Wtern US stat. Aspen gay scene is well tablished and the rort pris self on s long-standg liberal attu, wh the annual Aspen Gay Ski Week nng sce 1977. Mammoth Mountas, California, USAContug on the all-Amerin theme, our send choice of gay ski statns tak to the Mammoth Mountas California.

The state’s bt skig spot, Mammoth Ski Area lays claim as the origal home of ‘Elevatn Ski Week’, an annual event which has sce bee one of the largt gay ski events the US and the world over. March 2020 will see the 18th annual gay ski week at Mammoth, hostg over 2, 500 rirs near Mammoth Lak north of Yoseme. One of the most gay-iendly ski rorts the Alps wh a rabow flag flyg all year round, Arosa cements s LGBTQ+ advote stat each January durg Arosa Gay Ski Week, when 600 lbian and gay wter sports fans une.

Lenzerhei, SwzerlandHome of ‘GaySki’ sce s foundatn 1992, Lenzerhei is Arosa’s slightly olr , sharg the same breath-takg scenery and love of gay culture. Held at Hotel Schweizerhof and n by volunteers, GaySki has been built as an stutn, unlike other large mercial events. In March 2020, Lenzerhei celebrat the 25th anniversary of SWING Gay Ski Week where pass holrs are guaranteed both snow and a packed schle of socialisg events.

In January every year durg the Whistler Pri & Ski Ftival, gay culture tak over wh each base offerg a mishmash of wild events, om fetish parti to dner parti wh dance events thrown . As well as beg the official European trag base of the US ski team, Söln is also a base for LGBT culture, wh the Söln Gay Snow Happeng brgg people together annually sce 1998 for ski events and lively Après-Ski activi (this year’s Happeng tak place March 2020). As well as skig and snowboardg on open terra, other activi clu ice skatg, snowmobilg and snowshoeg, topped off durg the month of Augt when the ternatnal LGBT muny scends for Gay Ski Week Queenstown at Cardrona Alpe Sebastian StaWhile you might envisage Spa as a hot and sweaty seasi suatn, the Spanish Pyrene will change your md wh wtery weather, northern-facg ski slop and perfect snow ndns Photo: Erik Odi8.