The luxury tier of LGBTQ+ event travel. It started with gay skiers thrown out of an Aspen bar in 1977; forty-nine years later the circuit they built fills mountain resorts on three continents, and in 2026 the Winter Olympics arrived with a Pride House and 44 out athletes. Partner with Pink Media for the most comprehensive yet targeted reach into the LGBTQ+ winter traveler — a focused, two-fold approach built for resorts, destinations, airlines, apparel and gear brands, and event producers.
The Opportunity
There are a variety of ways in which we can market with winter sports — from the ski week loyalists who rebook annually and travel the circuit to first-timers, the après-ski social crowd, the Alpine village-takeover set, and the Olympic-moment audience newly paying attention. Partner with Pink Media for the most comprehensive yet targeted reach into the highly-coveted LGBTQ+ consumer, with a focus on Winter Sports & Gay Ski Weeks. Our campaigns are two-fold.
First, we focus on getting your message and story out to a hyper-targeted LGBTQ+ audience online via traditional online advertising, mobile apps, video advertising, and more — including ski, snowboard, luxury-travel and adventure affinity audiences, and CTV geo-targeted to the ZIP code across the feeder markets that fill Aspen, Whistler, Arosa and Tignes. Second, we get your message out via strategically-placed social media posts and event & creator amplification — because mountains photograph better than dance floors, and ski week UGC is the LGBTQ+ calendar's most aspirational content harvest.
This includes both social media hyper-targeted advertising and our #ILoveGay Network, now reaching over 1.5 million LGBTQ+ followers. Our success metrics are based on the visibility and performance we provide: impressions, reach, click-throughs, and engagement.
Our Campaign Framework
A comprehensive strategy that reaches the LGBTQ+ winter traveler through paid advertising channels AND organic social, event & creator amplification — simultaneously.
We focus on getting your message and story out to a hyper-targeted LGBTQ+ audience online via traditional online advertising, mobile apps, video advertising, and more.
On the programmatic ad exchange, we layer ski, snowboard, luxury-travel and adventure data selects onto LGBTQ+ websites, and geo-target down to the ZIP code across the feeder markets and booking windows that fill each mountain's week.
For advanced placements, we utilize Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology — serving destination films within LGBTQ+ households on all smart devices, including Connected TVs (CTV), timed to the January and March booking windows.
We tap into the online conversations and communities on your behalf — amplifying your resort, week, or campaign within LGBTQ+ winter sports communities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, X and more.
This includes both social media hyper-targeted advertising and our #ILoveGay social media network — plus partnerships with the ski week producers, nonprofit beneficiaries, and mountain creators whose content is the market's most shareable asset. AspenOUT's model shows why the beneficiary structure is the trust layer of destination sponsorship.
From Aspen and Whistler's January anchors to Arosa, SWING and European Snow Pride in the spring, we help you market the circuit rather than a single week — a Whistler regular is an Arosa prospect, and the two seasons market each other.
The premium end of LGBTQ+ travel: the highest spend-per-head, the most aspirational content, and the most loyal rebooking pattern — delivered to resorts in exactly the weeks they need demand. Our editorial summary covers the 1977 Aspen origin, the global calendar across three continents, the snow economics, the Southern Hemisphere pause, the Milano-Cortina Olympic moment, and the destination playbook — with a full report available to buy or subscribe.
Targeting Capabilities
Pink Media's programmatic winter sports targeting platform comes ready with built-in features that go far beyond standard LGBTQ+ advertising.
Targeting based on a wide variety of data selects & interests — including ski, snowboard, luxury-travel and adventure affinity audiences.
Target and report by any region — country, state, DMA, ZIP code, or hyperlocal radius across the feeder markets that fill each mountain.
Connected TV with ACR technology on all smart devices — premium placements timed to the January and March booking windows.
Built-in campaign feature to adhere to the Digital Advertising Alliance's (DAA) rules & regulations — compliant by default.
Real-World Targeting Examples
These examples illustrate a sampling of what we can offer. Campaigns are monitored and custom-tailored to remove underperforming placements and double down on what's working.
The Ski Week Economy by the Numbers
A snapshot from the Winter Sports & Gay Ski Weeks Market Guide — the highest per-head spend on the LGBTQ+ event calendar, delivered to resorts in their neediest weeks.
Aspen Gay Ski Week is the world's oldest — born when skiers thrown out of a bar in 1977 turned exclusion into an economy.
Aspen's week draws over 5,000 LGBTQ+ visitors to one of America's most expensive towns — the January benchmark.
North America, Europe and Oceania — a genuinely global, genuinely mature calendar.
Milano-Cortina opened with a Pride House and winter sport's record number of openly LGBTQ athletes.
Sources: event, resort and Olympic reporting as compiled in Pink Media's Winter Sports & Gay Ski Weeks Market Guide. Read the summary.
Pink Media brings 30 years of LGBTQ+ marketing expertise to the winter sports market — reaching a premium, high-spend, annually-rebooking audience for resorts, destinations, airlines, apparel and gear brands, and event producers, 24/7, 365 days per year. We work with any budget, starting at $1,500 per month.
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One partner. A clear plan. Real results. Tell us about your resort, destination, brand, or event and let's build a strategy that fills your mountain in the weeks you need it most.