European Snow Pride - Europe's most incredible gay ski week in Tignes

The European Snow Pride is supported by a team of gay passionate about skiing and partying which I represent.

It is almost 10 years now since I started organising my first gay ski week, further to an unforgettable experience as a customer of a gay ski event that today no longer exists. Even if I loved the concept I was convinced that it was possible to open it towards the resort, rather than keeping it closed into a club formula, and therefore attract more and more gays into a ski resort for great skiing and partying.

My first event gathered 60 participants. That was in 2005 in la Plagne. The Crazyvores which were already at this time the biggest gay party in France did trust me and joined me. Today they are still following me.

Seasons after seasons, the concept has proved to be very succesful. From 2009 to 2012, while I was part of another structure, I was deeply involved in the organisation of this event that has gathered about 1000 gays coming from all over Europe and beyond into a ski resort and which also attracted Europe's best gay DJ, clubs and parties.

September 2012: a new milestone and impetus

With my experience, history and know-how, I have decided to create my own international event in Tignes, part of the world class and snow sure Espace Killy (Tignes+Val d'Isère): the European Snow Pride , Europe's most incredible gay winter sports festival, to fulfill all of your skiing, partying and conviviality requirements and deliver accordingly with the expected quality.

Incredible audacity !

This new event is the result of the meeting of:
• the openly gay friendly and audacity driven resort of Tignes
• its representants who have had the audacity to fully support and be partner of this event
• and myself with my audacity to turn the European Snow Pride into Europe's largest and best gay winter sports festival

Incredible diversity !

No gay ski week has never been gathering so many diverse and convivial events likely to be shared by a maximum number of guests, regardless of their taste, language, or ski level. Diversity of the guests themselves, who are coming from all over Europe and beyond.

Incredible events !

Judge for yourself !

• Magic apres-ski on a South facing terrace with DJ sessions and exceptional performances
• Dj parties with Europe's most famous gay DJ, parties and clubs
• ES Giant Pool Party , with our partner ES, accessible to all Event Passholders, without any restriction and with no supplement
• Exceptional Wilderness Camp evening in a yurt, with a barbecue dinner and preceded by a toboggan ride through a magic scenery made of firs and ice falls

And these are just some of the highlights of the programme of the week !

Incredible style !

Because we believe that art does count in the way things are done!

Forget about this vulgar glas of orange juice served to you just for the only reason that something must be done to 'welcome' the guests! Our first event is setting the scene for the rest of the week: our prestigious Welcome Cocktail and Buffet will be served in the stunning Withney, the vast and beautiful bar and lounge of the Suites du Névada, Tignes' best 4* hotel and in the Table en Montagne, the restaurant of the Suites du Nevada. Our Welcome Cocktail and Buffet will be prepared by the Michelin star Chef of la Table en Montagne, Jean-Michel Bouvier.

You will also retrieve the European Snow Pride style and "esprit" with
• our selection of hotels and residences, that on top of our Special Offer and 2* studio apartments accessible at a very affordable price, also include superb apartments, rooms and suites in the best 3 and 4* residences and hotels of Tignes, amongst which our principal and fully privatised 3* hotel, the Ecrin du Val Claret and the Suites du Nevada, Tignes' most beautiful 4* hotel.

• our gastronomic dinner at the classyTable en Montagne, Tignes' best restaurant
• our Cabaret and Piano-bar evenings taking place each evening at the Withney, the Suites du Nevada's stunning bar and lounge.

Incredible ski area !

The world class and snow sure Espace Killy (Tignes+Val d'Isère) is simply one of the best ski areas in the world, with its 300km of slopes culminating at 3450m at the glacier de la Grande Motte, the Alps' summer skiing paradise.

With your 5 day and more Espace Killy lift pass, you will of course get access to the entire Espace Killy ski area (Tignes+Val d'Isère, ie 300 km of pisted runs) but you will also without any supplement get access to the 3 Vallées ski area (Courchevel+Méribel+Val Thorens+les Ménuires, ie 600 km of pisted runs) for one day and the Paradiski ski area (les Arcs+la Plagne, ie 425 km of pisted runs) also for one day, which means a global access to 3 of the best ski areas in the world and to 1,325 km of pisted runs. Isn't it incredible?

With this unique opportunity, no other gay ski week worldwide will offer you so much skiing and boarding than the European Snow Pride !

Incredible infrastructure and equipments !

Tignes is proud to have one of the largest and most beautiful aquatic and fitness centers amongst the French ski resorts, le Lagon, that stretches over 5000m2, and that will host our giant ES Pool Party.

And we could add to that again and again.

If you have already been taking part to an international gay ski event in the French Alps in the past, our paths have surely crossed. And I am proposing to you to let them cross again in Tignes, from the 23rd to the 30th March 2013.

If before reading these lines, the idea of taking part to an international gay ski week was miles away from you, then I hope that my experience and history have evidenced the accuracy of the concept and I can guarantee you that the European Snow Pride 2013 will be for you the opportunity to live unforgettable memories of skiing and partying and to make new friends from all over Europe and beyond.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Tignes next March,

Olivier and all the European Snow Pride team

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