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Intro & HISTORY - What the heck is this actually?
Snowfest Brofest - The Beginning
It was the cold and dark winter in 2007 A.D., George W. Bush was President, the economy was starting to tank and Mike P. invited a bunch of friends up from Boston for a ski weekend getaway. A weekend to cut loose, escape the social norms of the big city gays and to just embrace being yourself. Put on a flanel, wear your snuggie around town or go shred up Jay Peak. In other words...to just be a gay bro. The hook was set, "Snowfest Brofest" was born, and since then, every winter, Montgomery, Vermont gets gay-bombed for exactly 2.5 days. Guys from all throughout New England and eastern Canada have come to Brofest Snowfest and the Brodown Hodown for over 15 years. It all started here. And while the pandemic tamped the party down a few years, the same core crew that started this getaway weekend, still returns each winter for 2.5 days of cabin fever cut-loose.
Brohaus Vinterfesten - Today
Fast forward to 2023. After 15 years Mike handed the reins over to John C., who'd been coming to Hodown events since 2015. Keeping in the long standing weekend tradition, Brohaus Vinterfesten (The Winter Party in Viking/Nordic) was coined and a new chapter started. The weekend brings in a big group of Boston, NYC and New England guys. It also now attracts a solid Canadian contingency from Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and even Vancouver. Think 65% Americans, 35% Canadians.
The Americans will corrupt the Canadians polite morals. The Canadians will teach the Americans about actual socialism. They will both agree that George Santos should be a drag queen in his post-congressional career. It's a beautiful cacophony of homosexuals in a town center of less than 200 people.
The idea is still the same. Get a bunch of like-minded, outdoors-ish gay guys together, and cut loose in a tiny little town that becomes overwhelmingly....gay. Where the legendary Grampa Grunts Lodge becomes ground zero to one of single most unique gatherings of bros in the east.
Whoa Whoa Bro... Just Hold Up. First, I Don't Ski. What REALLY is this?
You're coming to a gay getaway weekend with 75-150 gay guys, some of them staying at Grampa Grunts Lodge, some staying at The INN and the rest spread out walking or driving distance away in Montgomery Center, VT.
The aim is to cut loose and just relax with your gay bros. Think of it as "the gays getting in touch with winter, retreat". That means whatever it means to you. There's no stress and really only 2 scheduled "things" to attend.
Some people ski/board and spend the weekend up at Jay Peak. But you don't have to ski or board. Others don’t see the mountain at all and stay in town. You can spoil yourself in the 20 person cedar sauna at Grunts, go to the waterpark at Jay, do a little hike, play board games, pool or darks in the basement at Grunts, or get massages and chill in a hot tub at Spa Vermont. Others don't wake up until 4pm, sip their coffee at 5pm and don't take off their onesie.
Bring your friends and be ready to make lots of new ones.
Is this weekend for everyone? Certainly not. If the idea of hanging out in a town, where the nearest Sbux is 70 mins away with an occasional bear sighting around town...this might not be for you. But if it is, you’re going to have a weekend you won’t forget. If you're a laid back, go with the flow kinda guy, not afraid to walk 1/8 of a mile, and can laugh at using the word "bro" in gay culture, you're gonna be just fine.