Snowbombing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Snowbombing is a popular week-long winter sports and music festival held annually in the spring at the Austrian ski resort of Mayrhofen.
The event has been run since 2000 when it was first held at the French resort of Risoul as an après-ski nightclub promotional exercise started by English promoters from Manchester.[1][2] However, since 2005, Mayrhofen in Austria has hosted the festival which has evolved into Europe's biggest snow and music festival,[1][3] principally a DJ and electronic dance music-themed event, with a format designed to combine winter sports (primarily snowboarding) with on-piste and après-ski music performances and parties.[4][5][6]
Performances at the festival are increasingly from popular DJs and dance music acts and have featured among others the Freestylers, Mylo, Utah Saints, Gilles Peterson, Fabio, Grooverider, Tim Westwood and Killa Kella; however more conventional music acts such as Madness and Dirty Pretty Things have also appeared.[2][7] European-based television channels and radio broadcasters have also previously covered the event including BBC Radio 1, Channel 4, Eurosport, Canal+ and MTV Europe.[1]
[edit] Previous host resorts
- 2005-2008: Mayrhofen, Austria
- 2004: Les Arcs, France
- 2002-2003: Villars, Switzerland
- 2000-2001: Risoul, France
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Taking music to the mountain, BBC News, 28 November 2005
- ^ a b "Snowbombing" by Gemma Freeeman Ski and Snowboard Magazine UK, 1 March 2008
- ^ Snowbombing festival preview by Simone Baird, Time Out London, 20 March 2008
- ^ "Star Quality" by Nick Dalton, Daily Telegraph, 20 October 2007
- ^ "Blast Off" by Rebecca Miles, Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard Magazine, 1 February 2008
- ^ "Glide into party central in the Austrian Alps" by Paul Rhodes, Daily Express, 1 March 2008
- ^ "Muslim cinema, music fests, and snowbombing" by Christopher Muther The Boston Globe, 17 February 2008
