STÖÖSLER BATHTUB RACE
The Stöösler bathtub race will take place on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
The legendary bathtub race on Stoos will take place again this winter. This somewhat different sporting event has caused a stir worldwide in the past with its curious images and has been featured in the media from Germany to Great Britain and China to India.
Teams of at least 3 people race down the specially created slope to the Balmberg Inn in the bathtubs provided.
***An event is born out of a mishap – the story of the bathtub race***
A plumber has to replace an old bathtub in a house in winter. As he unloads the tub, it escapes and glides across the snow. It must be even better with a passenger, he thinks, and places his little brother in the bathtub on a snowy hill. The improvised bobsleigh works perfectly – a new “sport” is born. The plumber tells his colleague about this funny episode and so the young men come up with the idea of holding a bathtub race. As one of them works on the Stoos, it was obvious to organize the race on the Stoos. Our research revealed that there are already various bathtub races, but they all take place on water and not on snow. Our bathtub race is therefore the first and so far the only race of its kind.
