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

Contents:

• THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS
• GAY MOUNTAS & GAY SKI DTATNS
• GAY SKI WEEKS; SKI HOLIDAYS FOR THE LGBT MUNY.
• LGBT TRAVELLERS DERVE QUEER-SPECIFIC MOUNTA HOLIDAYS SAYS GAY SKI WEEK ORGANISER
• 10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS
• ON THE PK N: A GAY SKIG TRIP TO FRANCE
• THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD
• GAY & GAY-IENDLY SKI HOTELS
• AROSA GAY SKI WEEK
• THE 8 BT GAY SKI WEEKS OF 2020

THE 10 BT GAY SKIG HOLIDAYS

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.

GAY MOUNTAS & GAY SKI DTATNS

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. 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.

GAY SKI WEEKS; SKI HOLIDAYS FOR THE LGBT MUNY.

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. 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).

LGBT TRAVELLERS DERVE QUEER-SPECIFIC MOUNTA HOLIDAYS SAYS GAY SKI WEEK ORGANISER

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.

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.

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.

10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS

Europe's biggt gay ski week, European Snow Pri TignContact UsEuropean Snow Pri Powered by SCRUFF is the biggt gay ski week Europe. Jt as the year's closg parti mark the end of summer; wter is soon upon aga brgg wh s own host of gay annual events – namely an ternatnal array of gay ski weeks.

Whether you're a virg skier, slope master or even jt there for the parti, gay ski weeks have somethg h and fun to offer. An LGBT+ ski event, often referred to as a gay ski week, is an anized event at a ski rort specifilly for the LGBT+ muny.

Gay ski weeks n attract hundreds or even thoands of atten and the anizers put on a variety of shows, parti and gathergs throughout the event.

ON THE PK N: A GAY SKIG TRIP TO FRANCE

Packg for a gay ski week will not only volve typil warm wter gear but you may also be enuraged to pack stum for themed events.

THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD

All gay ski events host a variety of activi and events so be sure to check the schle to see if you need to pack any special outfs, gear or stum. Durg the last week January, the Swiss Alps will heat up as LGBT+ people om across Europe e together to celebrate Arosa Gay Ski Week.

GAY & GAY-IENDLY SKI HOTELS

Though not as long-nng as s gay ski week s the Alps like European Gay Ski Week or Arosa Gay Ski Week, Mari Montaña is not to be missed. Aspen Gay Ski Week is a ski week held January for a good e: raisg money for AspenOUT – a non-prof anisatn seekg to promote anti-bullyg policy and tolerance throughout the USA.

European Snow Pri is sponsored by Scff and held a world-renowned – and openly gay-iendly – ski rort the French si of the Alps, Tigu. The Tigu Val Claret transforms self to a thrivg gay village for the week and ss a nvenient few mut’ walk om a vast lagoon – ial to swim and fact the se of the week's crowng jewel event: a giant pool party. Atria has rapidly bee an extremely liberal untry wh gay marriage beg legalized 2019 and the electn of their first openly lbian mister to ernment.

In celebratn of this perhaps, Gay Snow Happeng is rebrandg as Soeln Wter Pri and scrib self as “the peak of diversy” – get ?! Every March the gays scend upon the town of Mammoth Lak up the Sierra mountas California, for the Elevatn Mammoth Gay Ski Week – a five-day high-class skig event. The event is part of the largt seri of gay ski weeks the world – the others beg Utah and Tremblant – and draws over 2, 500 participants annually.

AROSA GAY SKI WEEK

- Program 2023 Saturday18 March Sunday19 March Monday20 March Tuday21 March Wednday22 March Thursday23 March Friday24 March Saturday25 March Optnal activi Arrival Wele to GaySki – we hope you had a safe and at least somewhat enjoyable journey. Memorable gay getaways for all four seasonsMounta rang provi a stunng backdrop to some tly memorable gay holidays - at any time of year!

Now, wh a growg number of gay-iendly mounta statns, men everywhere have the opportuny to embrace everythg that mak gay ski holidays so good - om excg jumps and thrills on the slop, to relaxg Après ski vib as day turns to night. Spend some time to thk and reflect on ramblg gay walks, take a gay mpervan trip through valleys, or get adventuro by tryg out summer activi such as wild swimmg, ziplg or zorbg.

Gay ski weeks often clu pre-booked packag wh entry tickets and the cynil may view this purely as a money makg operatn but the fact is anyone n book a hotel, apartment, or chalet a ski rort durg gay ski weeks and fd themselv a ftival atmosphere wh anised events, shows, obligatory drag queens, ncerts and al dg.

THE 8 BT GAY SKI WEEKS OF 2020

Kev Mills, the head of Pure Organisatn, which operat European Gay Ski Week which this year kicks off tomorrow L Arcs, has lled for a greater awarens of the homophobia faced by LGBT travellers, and the importance of queer-specific holidays. “Wh the LGBT protectns and rights that have veloped over the past 13 years that we have been nng this event, has prompted many people to qutn the need for LGBT-specific leisure spac, be that gay-only bars and clubs or LGBT-specific tourism. “European Gay Ski Week wel more than 1, 000 LGBT people each year, om 49 different untri, providg the rare opportuny to not only enjoy queer-specific spac om our on-mounta gay ski guidg groups to the après parti and nightclubs, but offerg an LGBT-clive way to get outdoors, be active and enjoy wter sports betiful mounta settgs.

Mr Mills says that wter sports have not been so dissiar om ‘tradnal’ sports g unr fire for not more quickly or effectively stampg out homophobia s ranks, addg that while proment out gay wter sports athlet like Ameri’s etyle skier G Kenworthy and Atralian Olympic snowboarr Belle Brockhoff may give the imprsn of a more open sports muny, homophobic slurs actn sports culture are still monplace. Mr Mills says that European Gay Ski Week offers an unrivalled travel experience, as is the only LGBT wter sports ftival to be hosted a different mounta lotn each year.

Afterwards, the chalets, clubs and base lodge, 's the mararie, pannship and edy weekend you n head up to Gay Stowe Vermont for the annual Wter Renzvo ski week which ns until January 24.

Call directly for disunted of the OutRyrs at other mountas New England, you uld hook up wh the OutRyrs who have plans to h Magic Mounta or Mount Snow on January 30, Stratton on the January 31 and Killgton on Febary the bt of my knowledge, there are no gay welg ski rorts or events the Berkshir. Mammoth means great outdoor worth checkg out are Aspen Gay Ski Week, Vail Gay Ski Week, both of which happen January, Mammoth Gay Ski Week (March 17-21) and the fabulo Telluri Gay Ski Week (Febary 20-27) now s fifth year which was recently featured (watch here)on Logo, the gay ble Ski Bums make Stowe one of their Berkshir are Ready for Gay Skiiers! Nearby is Catamount Hillsdale, NY and a sre of Vermont hopeful sign that somethg may velop is that the Berkshir Visors Bure is hostg a discsn of gay tourism next week that is open both to s members and to those terted tourism on January 27 at 3:30 at the Visors Center Adams.

Perhaps one of our wonrful ski rorts wil team up wh some gay promoters to pull together a gay ski week that uld attract LGBT visors om both New York and Boston, as well om our own area. Holot Remembrance Day, January 27, is a day to remember all the victims of the Nazi era – cludg the gay men killed ncentratn mps.

Day of Silence, held on April 17, is the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network’s annual day to prott the bullyg of LGBT stunts and their supporters.

Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, observed on May 17 to raise awarens of anti-LGBT vlence and reprsn worldwi. Created by Adam Steward 2009 and celebrated on July 16, Internatnal Drag Day to give drag artists a chance to showse their creativy and ntributns to gay culture. Started 2010 by Canadian teenager Brtany McMillan, and promoted by GLAAD, was created rponse to a seri of bullyg-related suicis of gay stunts like Tyler Clementi.