Welcome to Skim City: London’s first urban ski skimming event

A massive snowsports event in London? On a Saturday? In October? Involving water?

New Zealand-born icebreaker – the leader of merino wool activewear – has arrived in the UK with a 30th anniversary to celebrate. And they’re really going for it: by teaching the brave and the bold of the UK public to launch themselves across a frosty eight-metre pool wearing only skis and the brand’s moisture-managing base layers. Ideally, without ending up neck-deep in cold water. But it’s a very real possibility/certainty.

Taking place beneath London’s Tower Bridge and on top of tonnes of real snow, the best of the UK’s snowsports community will gather to show the crowds how it’s done, but also to tutor would-be pond riders towards skimming success.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Icebreaker’s Skim City

WHEN: 12-6pm, Saturday 11 October 2025

WHERE: Potters Fields Park, SE1 2UD