“They love our event and have increased police and security numbers. “The people of Les Menuires are as disgusted as we are,” Tonnic continues. Meanwhile, the clutch of international drag artists serving as the event’s hostesses were subjected to repeated threatening verbal abuse.

But the second left a guest - who'd been by himself after a party - with serious injuries. The first physical attack on European Gay Ski Week (EGSW) guests resulted in swift arrests and charges - and thankfully didn’t cause any major harm. “There’s more to the event than just pornstar-bodied boys in precariously overloaded undercrackers”įor the first time in its ten-year history, the nomadic Alpine sports and social festival had suffered homophobic aggression - not once, but twice.