Europe's Biggt Gay Ski Week | EGSW | 16-23 March 2024

Contents:

• THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTEL ANDORRA (2023 UPDATED)
• GAY LIFE ANDORRA, EUROPE
• 10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS
• LGBT TRAVELLERS DERVE QUEER-SPECIFIC MOUNTA HOLIDAYS SAYS GAY SKI WEEK ORGANISER
• GAY THE UK VIO BLOG (EP. 13): ANDORRA GAY SKI WEEK {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRIAN JUERGENSAPRIL 2, 2009/11:19 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSAPRIL 2, 2009 / 11:19 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY THE UK VIO BLOG (EP. 13): ANDORRA GAY SKI WEEK SPECIAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-04-02T15:19:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-04-02T15:19:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}">{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIM AND RYAN HEAD TO ANDORRA FOR GAY SKI WEEK, BUT BEFORE THEY H THE SLOP THEY VE YOU TO LOUNGE WH THEM THEIR HOTEL ROOM WHILE ALL THEY VER NEWS OM ACROSS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FELLAS DISCS FRED ("GOD HAT FAGS") PHELPS' ATTEMPTS TO PICKET A LONDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVER THE TEACHG OF LGBT HISTORY, ROWAN ATKSON (AKA MR. BEAN)'S FIGHT AGAST HATE SPEECH LEGISLATN, AND MUCH MUCH MORE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• BT GAY TRAVEL GUI!
• EUROPEAN GAY SKI WEEK 2023
• THE 8 BT GAY SKI WEEKS OF 2020
• OUT ON THE PISTE | WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AT EUROPEAN GAY SKI WEEK

THE ULTIMATE GUI TO GAY SKI WEEKS AROUND THE WORLD

When I talk to iends about potentially attendg a Gay Ski Week this year, they still ask, “What is a Gay Ski Week? "Gay ski weeks” origated the 1970s, when queer ski clubs Chigo and var California ci started ngregatg annually Aspen. In those tim, the events were not much more than a sual get together over some après-ski beers, gay ski weeks over time veloped to more flhed-out happengs wh full-blown parti, drag shows, edy nights, live mic, and charable fundraisg ponents.

If you’re terted learng a b more about diversy on the slop this season, here are a few gay ski weeks to check out.

GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTEL ANDORRA (2023 UPDATED)

Miguel Mendoza/ElevatnElevatn Ski Week: MammothMammoth, California, USA“It’s a whole vibe, ” said Eric Bog, a skier om Los Angel who has attend Mammoth Gay Ski Week multiple tim.

” Put on by gay party productn pany Elevatn for over twenty years, Mammoth Gay Ski Week attracts a large Southern California ntgent ( part bee ’s pretty ted to get there om the East Coast).

Karsten Wegeart/UnsplashAspen Gay Ski WeekAspen, Colorado, USAThe alpha and the omega of gay ski weeks, Aspen Gay Ski Week has been nng for over forty-five years, and grew out of those sual gathergs that began the 1970’s.

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Aspen Gay Ski Week is also the annual fundraisg event for AspenOUT, a non-prof muny anizatn that provis support and servic to LGBTQ+ people across the Aspen valley. And if you’re a fan of Olympic etyle skier and Telluri lol G Kenworthy, you may want to add this gay ski week to your erary—mor has he mak an unofficial appearance most years. Arosa Gay Ski WeekArosa, SwzerlandIf you aren’t faiar wh the idyllic Swiss village of Arosa, then get wh the program—while don’t offer the most thrillg terra relative to the rt of the Alps, ’s large enough to explore over multiple days, is easily nnected via tram to the neighborg village of Lenzerhei, and is easily accsed via a two-hour tra om the Zürich airport.

10 GAY SKI WEEKS AND WTER PRI CELEBRATNS

Pl, wh only about six hundred atten, has a much more timate atmosphere than some of the larger, longer-nng gay ski weeks. Leo Mens/UnsplashGay Ski Week HakubaHakuba, JapanJapan’s legendary powr dumps and rich après-ski culture (onsen dip then steamg hot ramen, anyone?

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

This gay ski week also offers plenty of activi for non-skiers, as well, cludg yoga, snowmobilg, and, of urse, karaoke. Ntled high the French Alps and wh over 1, 000 participants each year, Europe’s largt gay ski week has bee somethg of an stutn—’s even sponsored by the gay datg app, Scff.

Après-ski ssns and eveng parti are a particular strength for this gay ski week, which attracts a roster of top ejays and drag queens to keep the party gog late to the Pri QueenstownQueenstown, New ZealandSki season only to an end if you let .

GAY THE UK VIO BLOG (EP. 13): ANDORRA GAY SKI WEEK {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRIAN JUERGENSAPRIL 2, 2009/11:19 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSAPRIL 2, 2009 / 11:19 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY THE UK VIO BLOG (EP. 13): ANDORRA GAY SKI WEEK SPECIAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-04-02T15:19:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-04-02T15:19:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}">{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIM AND RYAN HEAD TO ANDORRA FOR GAY SKI WEEK, BUT BEFORE THEY H THE SLOP THEY VE YOU TO LOUNGE WH THEM THEIR HOTEL ROOM WHILE ALL THEY VER NEWS OM ACROSS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FELLAS DISCS FRED ("GOD HAT FAGS") PHELPS' ATTEMPTS TO PICKET A LONDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVER THE TEACHG OF LGBT HISTORY, ROWAN ATKSON (AKA MR. BEAN)'S FIGHT AGAST HATE SPEECH LEGISLATN, AND MUCH MUCH MORE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

It would mean the lotn would be even more gay iendlier and more bars & gay hotels will open the area the future. Where to book onle – Hotel Palomé – Gay Friendly Hotel Andorra – you n fd the bt hotels als Andorra durg the ski season on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor. Where to book onle – Abba Xalet Su Hotel – Gay Friendly Hotel Andorra – you n fd the bt hotels als Andorra durg the ski season on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor.

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Where to book onle – Gaspà Hotel – Gay Friendly Hotel Andorra – you n fd the bt hotels als Andorra durg the ski season on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor.

Where to book onle – Andorra Park Hotel – Gay Friendly Hotel Andorra – you n fd the bt hotels als Andorra durg the ski season on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor.

EUROPEAN GAY SKI WEEK 2023

Where to book onle – Hotel Llop Gris – Gay Friendly Hotel Andorra – you n fd the bt hotels als Andorra durg the ski season on or or Expedia. GlobalGayz receiv daily news and reports om around the world that prov our prence every untry as well as Antarcti where a healthy crop of lbian-flavored scientists rotate and out of that dntg ntent.

We also receive dividual mentari om unexpected plac such as Sao Tome and Prcipe off the wt ast of Ai where beg gay means no more than beg left-hand. Some time ago we received another report om another postage-size untry, Andorra, high the Pyrene between Spa and France—a fortunate lotn between two pro-gay cultur.

THE 8 BT GAY SKI WEEKS OF 2020

In the high mountas 3500 feet above sea level is the pal cy of Andorra la Vella where for for 25 years a pair of expat gay Brish partners ran a rtrant the suburb of Anyos, La Massana. We n an openly gay iendly bs and often give rmatn and help to people visg Andorra, as there seems to be very ltle rmatn on the untry. GlobalGayz rponse, of urse, was to enurage follow-up ments about this ltle known place and to quire about the attu toward gays om the lols.

“ As for gay life Andorra, there is always somewhere which is vogue wh the gay lads that live here –and there are que a few who live here full or part time. There is a webse where lol lads n meet each other and hook up or but do not advertise bars or rtrants for gay men.

In May 2022 the new Andorran fay was approved that elimated the legal differenc between married heterosexual upl and gays and lbians who have entered to civil partnerships. 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.

OUT ON THE PISTE | WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AT EUROPEAN GAY SKI WEEK

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. 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.

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.

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. Aspen Gay Ski Week is the olst annual week-long gay ski event the USA – so you know you'll be good hands throughout.

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.