Snow Comes to Deserts of Dubai
The largest Indoor Snow Park of the World opened in Dubai
Built on what was previously desert sand, the slopes will be covered with manufactured snow all year round. The area under snow is the equivalent of three football pitches, with runs built inside a giant, slanting metal tube around 25 floors high.
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The centre has green, blue, red and black runs, chairlifts and snow patrols, like any other ski resort. The $272 million resort is the latest project in the Emirate, which is seeking to be a major tourism hub. The man-made ski resort with three times the size of football field will have snow all year around. "Snow in the desert is such a unique experience for locals who have never seen snow," said Ski Dubai’s chief executive, Phil Taylor.
Ski Dubai has to cope with an average outside winter temperatures of 25C and summer temperatures soaring above 40C. The temperature inside is maintained at -1 or -2C.
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Arabs who prefer to wear their traditional kandouras can hire black, knee-length padded coats for $35, included in entrance fee. Skiing in the robes is not allowed. 
The 22,500 square meter of piste are covered with 6,000 metric tons of manufactured snow all year around. 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. 
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