With the Snow Polo tournament, Kitzbühel welcomes the New Year with a top-tier winter sport. The event is regarded as the most prestigious winter polo tournament and shines with its action-packed equestrian sport and sophisticated ambience. 16 teams and over 200 horses will be competing for glory in this tournament. Enjoy the exciting 22nd Bendura Bank Snow Polo World Cup Kitzbühel in January 2025 taking place in front of the wonderful backdrop of the Wilder Kaiser: In addition to exciting sports action, the event offers a colourful variety of activity off the field - including a wide range of entertainment and top-class cuisine. If you'd like to savour fine dining experiences and gourmet bites & beverages in the VIP-tent, ticket reservations are requested.

Admission to the general spectator area is free.

📍 Location: Reither Wiese, Reith bei Kitzbühel

For me, the Kitzbühel Snow Polo World Cup is the best polo tournament on snow in the world! I adore this event; it is super organised and the ambience is fantastic

Thomas Winter, Germany's most famous polo player

Free Shuttle Schedule

Thursday, 16 January 2025
5.30 pm | Presentation of teams and sponsors at the Hotel Kitzhof

Friday, 17 January 2025
10.30 am | First game
11.45 am | Second game
1.00 pm | Third game
2.15 pm | Fourth game
6.30 pm | Polo Team Captain Dinner & Party at the Kitzbühel Country Club co-hosted by the Polo Club Kitzbuehel (by invitation only)
11.00 pm | Polo Player's Night at Club Take Five

Sunday, 19 January 2025
10.30 am | 7th & 8th place Game
11.45 am | Kitzbühel Country Club Cup - 3r & 4th place Game
1.00 pm | Casablance Cup Finals (runner up Cup) - 5th & 6th place Game
2.15 pm | BENDURA BANK Finals - 1st & 2nd place Game
3.30 pm | Teams, Price Giving, MVP, Best Playing Pony

Schedule

Hahnenkamm 10.00 am 11.00 am 12.00 pm 1.00 pm 2.00 pm 3.00 pm

Pfarrau 10.05 am 11.05 am 12.05 pm 1.05 pm 2.05 pm 3.05 pm

Schwarzsee 10.10 am 11.10 am 12.10 pm 1.10 pm 2.10 pm 3.10 pm

Polofeld 10.20 am 11.20 am 12.20 pm 1.20 pm 2.20 pm 3.20 pm

Kultursaal Reith 10.30 am 11.30 am 12.30 pm 1.30 pm 2.30 pm 3.30 pm

Polofeld 10.40 am 11.40 am 12.40 pm 1.40 pm 2.40 pm 3.40 pm

Schwarzsee 10.45 am 11.45 am 12.45 pm 1.45 pm 2.45 pm 3.45 pm

Pfarrau 10.50 am 11.50 am 12.50 pm 1.50 pm 2.50 pm 3.50 pm

Hahnenkamm 10.55 am 11.55 am 12.55 pm 1.55 pm 2.55 pm 3.55 pm

In order to protect the event site due to weather conditions, we ask you to use the parking facilities in the area, such as: Golfplatz Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, P10 Schwarzsee Kitzbühel, Kulturhaus Reith

Polo is a team sport, with four players in each team. While riding on horses trained specifically for polo, players attempt to hit the ball into their opponent's goal using long wooden sticks. In Arena Polo, the area of play is slightly smaller, hence there are only three players per team.

The standard field for Snow Polo measures around 274 m by around 183 m. On the long sides, the boundary of the standard area of play consists of 30 cm high, mostly wooden 'boards'. On the short sides, the goal area, lines are marked out.

To demarcate the polo field, it's divided with a total of seven conceptual lines. Each goal comprises two approx. 3 m high, tapered goal posts – known as 'pylons' - and is approx. 7.20 m wide. The posts are not firmly anchored into the ground and therefore give in. When a rider and their horse hurtle towards it in the heat of battle, these topple.

Two goal line referees are centrally positioned behind the goals and wave a flag to show if the ball has gone into the goal. A raised flag means 'goal', a lowered flag means 'outside the goal and field of play'. Actually quite simple.

They started in 2003 with four teams, many years later there are over 110 horses and 24 players from over 11 nations. Of course, the weather is always the biggest challenge. Every year, several individual layers of snow and water are built, these must withstand all weather caprices.

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[Translate to EN:] Hahnenkamm im Schnee Zuschauer beim Rennen

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[Translate to EN:] Ein weißes Auto vor der Kulisse der Berglandschaft des Wilden Kaisers

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[Translate to EN:] Florian Silbereisen und Romina Powers auf der Bühne mit Al Bano

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[Translate to EN:] Schwarzsee im Sommer Bergsee Triathlon

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[Translate to EN:] Menschen genießen klassische Musik im Sommer

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[Translate to EN:] Mann spielt mit Gitarre

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