Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz
Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz takes place Jan 22 - 24, 2027 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The dress code is Alpine luxury: fur or shearling, cashmere layers, and flat rubber-soled boots with real grip - you are standing on a frozen lake all day. Typical cost ranges from 1800 to 4500 EUR per person.
Three days of high-goal polo played on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz, using a red ball and studded ponies with the Engadin peaks behind. Four teams contest the Cartier Trophy in front of grandstands and hospitality tents built directly on the ice. It is the original snow polo tournament and still the most glamorous.
- When
- Jan 22 - 24, 2027
- Where
- St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Dress code
- Alpine luxury: fur or shearling, cashmere layers, and flat rubber-soled boots with real grip - you are standing on a frozen lake all day
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 1800 to 4500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -10 to 2C, cold with bright alpine sun
- When to book
- General Admission for Friday, Saturday and Sunday is ticketed, so buy ahead rather than counting on free walk-up access; only Thursday's practice games are free. Hospitality tents and VIP tables are released on the official site from around October and the Sunday final packages clear first. St. Moritz hotels for late January should be locked in six or more months out.
- Getting there
- ZRH (Zurich), around 3 h to St. Moritz by car or direct train
- Where to stay
- Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, Hotel Hauser St. Moritz
- Official site
- https://www.snowpolo-stmoritz.com
How to attend
A General Admission ticket is now required for the public area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visitors aged 16 and over need one; children and teenagers under 16 enter free, and Thursday's practice games from 12:00 to 15:00 are free entry including the grandstand. VIP, Gala and Perrier-Jouët Chukker Club tickets are sold through the official site from roughly October, running from a few hundred euros for a match-day lunch to the low thousands for all three days; the Gala ticket covers the reception, dinner and after party only and does not include access to the polo matches. There is no ballot - it is first come, first served, and the Sunday final goes first.
Insider tip
The standing areas along the boards give you closer sightlines to the play than most seated hospitality, so arrive early, dress for standing on ice, and use the tents only for warming up.
Get inside Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz
Booking matters here: general Admission for Friday, Saturday and Sunday is ticketed, so buy ahead rather than counting on free walk-up access; only Thursday's practice games are free. Hospitality tents and VIP tables are released on the official site from around October and the Sunday final packages clear first. St. Moritz hotels for late January should be locked in six or more months out. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 571 more events across the season.
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