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December is for hitting the slopes, even if you\u2019re royalty. And because Aspen is the top destination for skiing in the U.S., it was only a matter of time before Prince Harry<\/strong> made an appearance there. The Duke of Sussex traveled to Colorado last week to attend the St. Regis World Snow Polo Championship.<\/p>\n Aspen Snow Polo\u2019s Instagram page noted that Harry competed on the Aspen Valley team, playing alongside Grant Ganzi<\/strong> and Nic Roldan.<\/strong> Missing from that roster was Nacho Figueras,<\/strong> Harry\u2019s friend and a former professional polo player from Argentina, who was instead a part of the St. Regis team.<\/p>\n Even though they were competitors at the sporting event, the pals were spotted on the slopes before the games began. Figueras and Harry spent a few hours together skiing and having a high-altitude lunch. According to Hello<\/em><\/a>, which first reported the news, \u201cHarry seemed happy and was also joined by a number of male friends on the slopes.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry and Figueras first met in 2007 during a tournament raising funds for Sentebale, a charity founded by the prince. Afterward they bonded over their shared passion for polo. Figueras was among the guests at Harry\u2019s wedding to Meghan Markle<\/strong>, and he also appeared in Polo<\/em>, a docuseries that Harry and Meghan produced for Netflix.<\/p>\n Meghan wasn\u2019t on hand to cheer for her husband this time around; she remained in Montecito, California, with her children Prince Archie<\/strong> and Princess Lilibet.<\/strong> Meghan did share her enthusiasm for the event by sharing a picture of Harry on horseback to her Instagram account.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the duchess\u2019s father, Thomas Markle,<\/strong> underwent a leg amputation in the Philippines. On December 10, a spokesperson said that Meghan was able to deliver a letter to his bedside, per The Guardian<\/a>,<\/em> and criticized the British media for making it difficult for her to have private exchanges with her father. Last week, Harry and Meghan shared their annual holiday card, including a family picture showing Archie and Lilibet in profile.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Harry\u2019s time in Aspen was his first public appearance in weeks, and he seemed to be enjoying this boys\u2019 weekend in the snow. As a child, the prince would spend vacations with his family<\/a> in cold destinations like Switzerland. Most years, he still chooses to spend some time on the slopes. In 2024, he even tried sit-skiing during a visit to a training camp ahead of the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler and Vancouver. That same year, he reportedly<\/a> took his own children to Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Utah for a family vacation.<\/p>\n Originally published in Vanity Fair Italy<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n