Yeti Gathering Europe 2027
A little further from home
Yeti Gathering has always been about good people, good dirt, and good times. We’ve spread that stoke across the US for over 25 years, and now it’s time to spread it across the Atlantic. Yeti Freaks of Europe, this one’s for you.
For the inaugural Yeti Gathering Europe, we’re heading deep into the jaw-dropping Italian Dolomites to South Tyrol. For 3 days you can expect big mountain singletrack, towering limestone peaks and the classic Yeti camaraderie – all with the iconic Tre Cime di Lavaredo towering over us.
We’ll be based at the Sexten Campsite, with easy access to the trails right from the door. With options for tent camping, motorhomes and even a few cabin lodges, it’s the perfect place to set yourself up for the weekend. Grab a friend, grab your Yeti and come join us for the first ever Yeti Gathering Europe.
Yeti has partnered with H+I Adventures, MTB travel and events experts, to bring these incredible Yeti Gatherings to life.
What is the Yeti Gathering?
You’re a mountain biker. We’re mountain bikers. Let’s celebrate this. Yeti Gathering is a long-running tradition that began more than 25 years ago. Starting life as a race season-ending party first held at Snowmass, Colorado, the Yeti Gatherings have become one of the most special traditions of Yeti Cycles, and a way to honor our Roots and Yeti Freaks.
For those who bleed Turq, the Colorado Gathering is an annual pilgrimage to share and honor our love for mountain biking, friends, family, revelry, and the great outdoors. We’ve come a long way from that first rowdy weekend in Snowmass, but the sentiment remains the same.
Now, we’re taking the stoke on the road and expanding this long-held Yeti tradition beyond the US with Yeti Gathering Europe! Smaller, more intimate but just as epic, our European Gathering is a reflection of our ever-growing Yeti Freak family. Whether you’re a life-long ‘Freak’ or you just bought your first Yeti, it doesn’t matter – you’re invited and encouraged to join. There’s only one rule: you need to show up on a Yeti. Come meet the people behind the bikes, make long-lasting memories, and experience the ultimate MTB weekend.
South Tyrol, what makes you special?
For the first Yeti Gathering Europe we knew we had to choose somewhere special, and where else offers a more breathtaking background than the Dolomites in South Tyrol? Built around the long-established Colorado Gathering formula, but with a uniquely European twist, we’ve created this smaller, more intimate event to allow our Yeti Freaks in Europe to ride amazing trails, drink good beer, and meet some of the people behind your Yeti. With a new destination each year, we’ll be spreading the stoke around iconic destinations across the continent.
We’ll settle in at a beautiful campsite which sits at the foot of the mighty Dolomites and has easy access to outstanding trails. The campsite will act as home for event HQ, with tent and motorhome pitches, as well as some lodges available to book.
We will ride out from the campsite each day, with options for an afternoon ride on the Friday, a full day epic on the Saturday and the option to take some gondola rides on the Sunday on your way home.
All lodging options, breakfast, evening meals, drinks and rides are included, so all you have to do is round up your fellow Yeti Freaks, book your place and roll up ready for an unforgettable weekend.
Ticket Pricing
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(More detail will be added in due course)
Friday 8th October
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Registration & check-in at HQ
12:45 p.m. – 1:00p.m. – Welcome briefing
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Afternoon ride
6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner and evening entertainment
Saturday 9th October
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast
9 a.m. – 5 p..m. – Full day ride
6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner and evening entertainment
Sunday 10th October
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m – Unofficial ride
1:30 p.m – Final goodbyes and departure!
GETTING THERE
Driving to Yeti Gathering Europe? Here’s how to get to Sexten Campsite:
The nearest major road is the Val Pusteria (Pustertal) road, which runs along the valley floor. At the entrance to San Candido/Innichen, turn right towards Sesto/Sexten. If you’re coming from the south or north, take the A22 motorway and exit at Bressanone/Brixen, then follow the signs to Brunico/Bruneck along the Pustertal road.
From Bolzano Airport (BZO): About 1 hr 35 mins by road to Sexten.
From Innsbruck Airport (INN): About 1 hr 45 mins by road to Sexten.
From Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE): About 2 hrs 5 mins by road to Sexten. Treviso (TSF) takes about the same.
Gathering goes Euro
If there was ever a place to put the turq steed to work, it’s the Dolomites.
