St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 - Sunday, Jan 31, 2010

Love winter sports? Me too! Here's a fantastic winter sporting event in Switzerland next week...

Come to the St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow and experience a world of sport that combines strength, elegance, speed, pride and the traditional British love of fair play.

The St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow is the world’s most prestigious winter polo tournament. Four high-goal teams with handicaps between 18 and 22 goals battle for the coveted Cartier Trophy on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz.

Be there as the wiry, nimble polo ponies fly over the snow. Watch as the world’s top polo players from Argentina, Chile, the UK, Australia and other countries give of their best. For the four days of the tournament, there are two top-quality matches daily, culminating in the grand final on Sunday. These high-level encounters require the highest concentration, strength, finesse, courage and endurance – both from the ponies and their riders. The special conditions on snow, and the unaccustomed altitude of 1800 metres, place exceptional demands on man and animal alike.

St. Moritz was one of the first venues in continental Europe to establish polo playing. In the Engadine, the sport dates back to 1899.

For more information, please see:

http://www.polostmoritz.com/en/st-moritz-poloworld-cup-on-snow

sponsored by Cartier, Brioni, Julius Bar, and Maserati

All information and photos courtesy and copyright St. Moritz Polo AG