icebreaker Skim City: London’s first urban ski skimming event

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. Public tutorials will become available to book on the day, too, so bring your friends, kids, parents, or whoever else you let down by changing your weekend plans to attend Skim City instead.

WHAT: Icebreaker’s Skim City
WHEN: 12-6pm, Saturday 11 October 2025
WHERE: Potters Fields Park, SE1 2UD
SIGN UP FOR A SESSION: HERE