11th Annual Arosa Gay Ski Week – Europe’s favorite Winter Pride Festival
The
idyllic and gay friendly Swiss resort of Arosa
invites you from January 11th to 18th, 2015 to its
fun-filled LGBT ski week. Since 2005, this lively and colorful week has become
one of the biggest Gay and Lesbian
winter events in Europe.
Our
new concept, introduced in 2012, proved a resounding success: all events
took place at different locations throughout Arosa: in the new Kursaal, in the
Waterworld at Hotel Altein, at the town Ice Rink and in various ski huts,
restaurants and hotel lounges. This year, for the first time, the „White”
closing party will take place at top of the Weisshorn mountain! The newly
linked skiing domain of Arosa-Lenzerheide
with its 225km/140miles of slopes, fantastic snow conditions, lots of sunny
days, and more than 500 participants from over 30 different countries all
justify calling it Europe’s favorite Winter Pride Festival!
Our
many years of experience and excellent feedback from participants are reflected
in the program: A welcome cocktail party with Sherry Vine
& Arroba, friendship dinners (for anyone who hasn’t already hooked up with
somebody at the welcome party), daily Après-Ski with DJs, and late bar nights
out. So many possibilities - so little time! Fortunately on holiday
you can turn night into day without feeling guilty, or you might miss the
classic concert in the village church with Michel Dalberto
and Michail
Lifits, the fondue fun at the Tschuggenhütte with night-time sledging or
the „Splash Pool Party“. Highlights this year will include the world-wide
infamous „Downhill Costume Race“, and an impressive farewell party at the world’s
highest White Party, on top of the Weisshorn
at 2’653m / 8’704ft!
Ski
bums and snowboarders can discover the vast ski area in groups with our team of
sporty guides or take some lessons with one of the experienced teacher of the ABC Snow Sport
School. Just the breathtakingly beautiful winter landscape in Arosa should
be enough to convince the most resigned couch potato to chance one downhill ru
n. Experienced skiers and snowboarders will not be bored: in addition to the
challenging slopes of Arosa-Lenzerheide, they can even book a ski trip to St.
Moritz by helicopter! But non-skiers are not left out: in addition to
extensive walking and hiking trails, the Tschugenhütte
midday rendezvous can also be reached easily and pleasantly on foot!
An
extended day in the mountains (don’t forget the sun cream!) can be quite
exhausting. There are three good reasons to book a room at one of our eleven
gay friendly participating hotels: they offer special packages where you get
the Event Pass at a special rate, they are fully prepared to accommodate our
gay and lesbian guests attending the festival, Event Pass holders get free
entry to all parties, Apres-Skis and concerts, as well as free sun-loungers at
the Tschuggenhütte during the week, plus a 10% discount for the ski pass and
20% discount on ski hire at the Bananas Ski-
and Snowboard center.
Travel
– how do I get to Arosa?
Arosa
is at the end of the Schanfigg Valley, in Canton Graubünden, in Eastern
Switzerland, between Davos and St. Moritz. Excellent transport connections
enable you to arrive at your holiday destination relaxed and ready for the week
ahead. It is an easy drive from Zurich to Arosa by car, and the scenic train
journey is child’s play: ICE and IC trains go from Zurich Airport to Chur,
where you change to the Arosa line. This beautiful, romantic stretch of the
journey takes about an hour and is well worth every spectacular moment.
For
all further information: www.arosa-gayskiweek.com
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