The world's finest gay ski weeks

The world's finest gay ski weeks

The initial gay ski festival, currently in its 33rd year, kept in the previous mining town so pathologically incredible its ski-patrol uniforms were developed by Ralph Lauren. It offers a packed, fairly cooled line-up of movies, comedy as well as music, a \"Fight of the Sexual Preferences\" ice hockey match, and the Drag Downhill, a cross-dressing ski-off. \u2022 17-24 January, bear-magazine.com

In Whistler, Canada's biggest resort, this occasion is renowned for its tough partying, with a programme that's flashy, advanced-- and also extremely decadent. Yoga exercise courses, red wine tastings, speed dating, culinary lessons and a fashion program are among the more sober options. \u2022 1-8 March, bear-magazine.com

Closer to house, Tignes in France's huge Espace Killy ski area, will certainly be this year's host hotel for the week which drew a crowd of greater than 600 in 2009. A solid females's events programme, guest DJs and also apr\u00e8s session Abba Hill are among the tourist attractions. \u2022 20-27 March, bear-magazine.com

Significantly less fruity than its name recommends, this event in Lenzerheide cultivates a pipe-and-slippers vibe, adding just a film testing, a fondue supper and a couple of cabaret evenings to team skiing around 155km of pistes. \u2022 6-13 March, bear-magazine.com

Anyone who has tasted apr\u00e8s at one of Austria's livelier hotels will know that the residents aren't scared to event hard. For the last 11 years, Solden has staged this raucous week of sport, boozing, drag cabaret as well as club evenings. \u2022 20-27 March, bear-magazine.com

This year's launch in Saalbach boasts a performance from Young boy George and a substantial major phase night with real-time acts, DJs and fireworks, plus 7 sweaty club evenings. If the on the internet video trailer is anything to go by-- with its butt-naked muscle mass boys prancing to house tunes in the snow, with just a tactically grown ski for cover-- it ought to be a riot. \u2022 20-27 March, bear-magazine.com