European Snow Pride 2025: A Week of Skiing, Partying, and Pride in Tignes

Nov. 20 2024

by Lachlan

Get ready to hit the slopes with style and sparkle at European Snow Pride 2025! This will be the event’s 16th edition, and it will be taking place on the beautiful slopes of Tignes from March 15 to 22. Over 1,200 snow lovers from Europe, North America, and beyond are gearing up for the most fabulous frost fest yet. Don't just daydream about fresh powder and après-ski parties — grab your gear, and let's make tracks to the most epic gay winter sports and music festival in Europe. But just in case you needed some extra inspiration to book your spot, we thought we’d give you some deets on the official (and fabulous) event program.

As you would expect from a gay ski week, skiing and snowboarding will be a focus at European Snow Pride 2025, so prepare to have loads of fun on the slopes. The event will take place in one of the world’s most beautiful ski areas, Tignes & Val d’Isère, offering 300 kilometers of perfectly interconnected slopes for varying skill levels. So whether you’re an absolute pro in the snow or more of a novice (for now), you can find something that’s just right.

Every day from 10 am to 1 pm, guided lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced skiers and snowboarders will occur on the slopes by highly competent, gay-friendly, and multilingual instructors. If you’re skilled on the slopes and can pass on the lessons, guided skiing and snowboarding groups will also run at the same time as the lessons every day. As your parents would always say, never do sport on an empty stomach, so fortunately for you (and mum and dad), lunch options will be available on a privatized terrace by the slopes every day from 12 pm to 2:30 pm. Event passes will also entitle you to a 10% discount, so you have no excuses to skip!

European Snow Pride is lauded as Europe’s biggest gay festival of winter sports and music, and with its fantastic activity program that extends beyond skiing and snowboarding, we can understand why. Over eight days, enjoy a jam-packed schedule, including apres-skis every afternoon from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. A gay ski week is as much about enjoying the slopes as it is about making new friends, and we know these après-skis will be the perfect chance to connect with like-minded snow enthusiasts. Enjoy live entertainment from rotating DJs, along with star-studded drag performers, percussionists, and musicians.

One of the distinctive aspects of European Snow Pride that sets it apart from other gay ski weeks is that it also includes the incredible Tignes Pride each year. And don’t worry, 2025 won’t be any different! Tignes Pride is the world’s only ski resort, and it’s the first one of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. We can understand why event organizers and locals consider it pretty special then. For 2025, Tignes Pride will kick off on Thursday, March 20, and bring together thousands of pride enthusiasts who will take part in a beautiful and colorful procession on the slopes. So pack your rainbow flags and whistles, and prepare to be a part of something truly unique and memorable on the slopes.

While many ski enthusiasts come to European Snow Pride every year for plenty of alpine fun on the slopes, the incredible pool party tends to be the highlight each time. Don’t believe us? Grab your best set of Speedos, and find out for yourself. For 2025, the pool party will make waves at Tignes’ unique 5,000m2 aquatic center, Le Lagoon, and due to its popularity, it will be taking place twice. If you're feeling blue, splash to Monday's Blue Pool Party, while those craving bright yellow can opt for Wednesday's Yellow Pool Party. Expect loads of party enthusiasts dancing, tobogganing, playing with inflatable toys filling the pools, or relaxing in the saunas, steam rooms, and jacuzzis. If there are ever any moments you find yourself feeling a little frosty at European Snow Pride, the pool party will be a surefire way to heat things.

Along with the pool party, there will be loads of other fantastic LGBTQ+ entertainment over the week at a series of local venues in Tignes Val Claret whether you’re a die-hard party animal or attend the many events and themed parties accessible with your European Snow Pride 2025 event pass at the different bars and clubs of Tignes Val Claret and le Lac. The official Pride Party will kick off at Tignespace, following the Tignes Pride parade. It will welcome popular DJs, renowned international artists, and incredible shows. This will be one memorable, unique way to celebrate Pride in Tignes, so be sure to add this party to your itinerary (or all parties if you’re gayme!).

New for 2025: The SnowGaymes Competition

This year introduces the SnowGaymes, a lighthearted competition for teams of six, featuring daily challenges like downhill snow tubing, parallel slalom races, and a drag queen ski race. Creativity and flair are rewarded with categories like Best Costume, and the winning teams will be celebrated during the Friday finale.

In addition to all the action, several more low-key events will be dotted throughout European Snow Pride 2025, should you wish to take things down a notch. On Sunday night, you can enjoy a raclette dinner; on Tuesday, a soirée Savoyard (think fondue and more), and Friday night, a gastronomic dinner. All three dinners will accompany a cabaret performance to settle you into the mood. The Wilderness camp evening on Monday, with a fondue dinner in an authentic Mongolian yurt, followed by a magical toboggan ride through pine trees and ice waterfalls.

So, feeling convinced? You should be! European Snow Pride has steadfastly developed a reputation for being one of the globe’s most popular gay ski weeks, and for good reason! Book your spot now and experience your pride in the snow next March. We’re confident we’ll be able to tell you, “We told you so,” after you return home raving about it! Check out the event's official website for full details on European Snow Pride 2025, including its official program.

©Image credits: Andréa Robert Lezak