Intro & HISTORY - What the heck is this actually?

It Was Called - 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 came to Brofest Snowfest and the Brodown Hodown for over 15 years. It all started here.

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. The Americans will chug REV energy drink that comes from Quebec. The Canadians will watch in horror. 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.