Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz: Frequently Asked Questions
Dates, seats, evenings, accommodation, arrival, dress: everything we are asked before a polo weekend on the frozen lake.
Last updated 6 October 2026 · 3 min read
The Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz 2027 takes place from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January on the frozen lake of St. Moritz, organised by Evviva Polo St. Moritz AG; six teams contest a high-goal snow polo tournament created in 1985. The organiser sells general admission, grandstand seats, VIP tickets and gala tickets; some evenings remain by invitation only. Guests arrive by jet through Engadin Airport, in Samedan, or by train from Zurich via Chur. TGZ Conciergerie composes the stay — hotel or chalet, arrival, chauffeur, seats sourced on request, tables — without reselling tickets or selling invitations.
The tournament
The tournament brings together six high-goal teams, on a packed-snow ground laid out on the surface of the frozen lake. It was created in 1985: the world's first snow polo tournament was played here on 26 January 1985. The 42nd edition takes place from 22 to 24 January 2027, after a day of practice matches on Thursday 21 January.
Matches are played during the day — at 11:00, 12:15 and 14:30 on Friday and Saturday, with the final at 14:30 on Sunday, according to the published programme. On Saturday, the Schlitteda, a traditional procession of horse-drawn sleighs, passes through the site in the early afternoon.
Seats and evenings
The organiser offers general admission, grandstand seats, VIP tickets with heated tent and lunch, and tickets for Saturday's black-tie gala dinner. Thursday's practice matches are free to attend. The players' presentation, the partners' dinners and the after-party remain by invitation; the after-party is included in the gala ticket.
TGZ resells no tickets: we source seats on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. Our guide How to Attend the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz? compares the options.
Stay and logistics
Guests stay in the village — the Kulm Hotel, Badrutt's Palace, the Carlton, cited for illustration — near the lake in St. Moritz Bad, in Suvretta, or in a staffed chalet in St. Moritz, Champfèr or Celerina. They arrive by jet at Samedan, by train from Zurich, by helicopter weather permitting, or by chauffeur-driven car over the passes.
Our guides Where to Stay for the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz? and How to Get to the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz? detail each option; What Is the Dress Code at the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz? prepares the wardrobe, from the lake to the gala.
Frequently asked questions
From Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January 2027, with a day of practice matches on Thursday 21 January, according to the programme published by the organiser.
On the frozen lake of St. Moritz, in the Upper Engadine (Switzerland), on a packed-snow ground laid out on its surface. The tournament village, with its tents and grandstands, is set up around the ground.
Evviva Polo St. Moritz AG. The tournament was created in 1985 at the initiative of Reto Gaudenzi and has carried its current name since 2015.
From the organiser, which sells general admission, grandstand seats, VIP tickets and gala tickets. If you entrust us with your stay, we source seats on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment; we resell no tickets.
Saturday's after-party is included in the gala ticket, according to the organiser. The tournament's other evenings — the players' presentation, the partners' dinners — are by invitation only: we do not sell them, and we compose evenings around them.
In the village of St. Moritz, close to the lake, in a hotel in St. Moritz Bad or Suvretta, or in a staffed chalet in St. Moritz, Champfèr or Celerina. Minimum stays are common that weekend; book from the autumn.
Through Engadin Airport, in Samedan, around five kilometres from the village, reserved for business and general aviation. We always plan a fallback through a lowland airport should the weather require it.
By day, for several hours outdoors on the ice: a long coat, warm layers, non-slip snow boots, sunglasses. In the evening, mountain elegance; Saturday's gala dinner is black tie.
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