A friend sent me a slideshow about the amazing Dubai snowpark which opened last December. This report is from the BBC.The area under snow is the equivalent of three football pitches, with runs built inside a giant, slanting metal tube around 25 floors high.
All clothing and equipment is provided in the entrance price of $35, including black, knee-length padded coats for any Arabs who prefer to wear their traditional kandouras to visit the snow - but skiing in the robes will be banned.
The snow is made by shooting water at high pressure into an atmosphere maintained at around freezing point by coolers both below and above the slopes.
Until now Dubai has been a destination for warm beach holidays.
But the ski slope is likely to be most popular, especially for residents, during Dubai's harsh summer when temperatures reach well above 40C.
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Yep, it's completely amazing. There's more photos of it at http://gonzofreakpower.blogspot.com/2006/01/ski-in-sahara.html
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