Jumeirah plays host to celebrity snow polo event

Sporting celebrities gathered in the Argentine ski resort of Las Leñas last weekend as Jumeirah Culu Culu Polo Resort hosted a women’s snow polo tournament, with the snow-covered Andes mountains providing a picturesque backdrop.

As sponsors of the event, Jumeirah Culu Culu Polo Resort also orchestrated a friendly celebrity match between the world’s number one polo player Adolfo Cambiaso and David Nalbandian, the world’s number seven tennis player.

The game of snow polo is played on horseback with three players per team. Horses are shod with specially cleated horseshoes for traction.

Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and a member of Dubai Holding, has recently been appointed to manage a luxury lifestyle resort dedicated to polo and equestrian sports, located in Argentina.

The Jumeirah Culu Culu Polo Resort will be located in Lobos, a 30-minute ride from Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport and just one hour away from Buenos Aires.

Guests of the world-class luxury resort will have access to eight polo fields, incorporating two championship polo fields and a spa and fitness centre. Jumeirah will manage the five-star hotel. Facilities will include four restaurants and bars, Jumeirah’s signature spa Talise Wellness, a health club, swimming pools and tennis courts. The resort will also include 220 Jumeirah Living serviced privately-owned villas.

For more information, log on to Jumeirah.com.