The Ultimate Gui to Gay Ski Weeks Around the World, From Aspen to New Zealand | Condé Nast Traveler

Contents:

• 5 BT GAY FRIENDLY SKI RORTS IN USA
• THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS
• 10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS
• WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?
• THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD
• 6 GAY SKI WEEKS THAT WILL ADD SOME HEAT TO YOUR WTER
• GAY EUREKA SPRGS TRAVEL GUI

5 BT GAY FRIENDLY SKI RORTS IN USA

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Oh’s muny centers, rtrants, and bars host gay events like Pri ftivals, fundraisers and dance petns throughout the year. 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. 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.

THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS

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.

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.

10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS

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.

WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?

Boí Taüll’s Snow Gay Weekend, hosted by ‘Rabow Barcelona Tours’ is now s fifth year, acmodatg an ever-growg number of atten (currently around 200, mostly om Spa and France), for a week of timate ski events, parti and more, at an affordable price. Reprentg the open-mdns and diverse valu of the Canadian Rocki, the rort celebrat Jasper Pri Ftival annually March, anisg a rabow flag skig para and other gay-iendly events servg to nnect the rint queer muny, LGBT travellers and upl on the slop before unwdg Jasper’s lively bars and rtrants.

THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD

European Snow Pri at Espace Killy, FranceThe cherry on top of our gay wter sundae is European Snow Pri, which tak place at Espace Killy the French Alps. Sce s iatn 2012, this ftival has sce bee one of the most important gay ski weeks Europe attractg around 1, 000 gays om all over the world.

European Snow Pri is qualy choice for ser skiers and partygoers alike, as the rort spans 300 kilometr of ski ns, across the Val d’Isere and Tign ski areas, offerg an imprsive le-up of Après-Ski DJs, artists and dancers om Europe’s bt gay clubs, amongst the most extraordary mounta scenery. 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.

6 GAY SKI WEEKS THAT WILL ADD SOME HEAT TO YOUR WTER

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.

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. 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. WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr.

GAY EUREKA SPRGS TRAVEL GUI

Gay ski weeks and wter Pri events ually offer guts a variety of fun parti to socialize wh other lols, meet people om different rners of the world, and an opportuny to get outdoors and enjoy skig, snowboardg, and other wter activi.

So, we pulled together a list of 10 domtic and ternatnal gay ski weeks or wter Pri celebratns that you should nsir attendg when you feel fortable travelg.