The days are getting darker and the warmth of the sun is lowering, while the mountains are preparing to go pink as gay and lesbian
travelers look into their winter retreats. New Zealand is just ending it’s
winter and has celebrated with the annual Gay Ski Week Queenstown that ran from
31st August to 7th September. http://www.gayskiweekqt.com/
As with most ski
weeks the gay guys and gals left feeling bruised and exhausted from a week on
the slopes during the day, long afternoons of après-ski and evenings partying
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gayskiweekqt
Twitter:
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The rainbow
winter sports in South America - Argentina for Bariloche Gay Ski Week, which is
becoming a popular event in San Carlos de Bariloche lying on the banks of Lake
Nahuel Huapi, surrounded by mountains and forests and a packed program of
events. Regarded as “little Switzerland” – this romantic area of virgin green
forests and snow-capped mountains is an ideal location for skiing,
snowboarding, horseriding, yaughting and hiking.
So what’s coming
up in Europe and North America? The number one Winter Gay Pride event is
renowned to be GayWhistler in British Columbia, Canada, 26 January – 2 February
2013: http://gaywhistler.com/ The GayWhistler team has launched its
2014 event and is ready for the onslaught of thousands of gay and lesbian
skiers.
In Europe on the
other hand, Arosa is preparing for it’s countdown which will take place at the
beginning of the year 12 - 19 January 2014 http://www.arosa-gayskiweek.com/en/
Other mega
ski-weeks to keep an eye-on
- The European Gay Ski Week. Alp d’Huez, 22 - 29 March 2014: http://www.europeangayskiweek.com/
- SWING – Swiss Gay Skiing and Snowboarding Week, Lenzerheide, 2 – 9 March 2014: http://www.gayski.ch/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=28&lang=en
- Utah Gay Ski Week: February 2 - 13
- Aspen Gay Ski Week: Jan 12 - 19
- Stowe, VT / Winter Rendezvous Gay Ski Week: Jan 22 - 26
- Elevation: Park City, Utah: Feb 20 - 23
- Telluride Gay Ski Week: Feb 21-March 2
- Elevation: Mammoth Mountain, CA: March 12 - 16
- Lake Tahoe Gay Winterfest: March 2014 (TBA)
- Scandinavian Ski Pride, Hemsedal, April 2014 (TBA)
What others have
you been to? Or where have you found a good gay nightlife when skiing?
