Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Interested in skiing in the middle east? In 2008 the Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome will be completed.

Here is the Unofficial story on skiing in Dubai

Location
Dubai can either refer to one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates or the main city of that emirate. The UAE is located on the Arabian Peninsula and boarders the nations of Saudi Arabia and Oman. The resort it’s self is located in the Mall of the Emirates, the 2nd largest mall in the world outside of China.
History

1971: modern Dubai was born through the formation of the UAE.
February 12, 2006: Work starts on the Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome.
December 2, 2006: Opening Day.
2008: Completion of the Ski Dome.

Facts

	22,500m² covered with real snow all year round – (equivalent to 3 football fields)
	Temperature maintained at a comfortable -1º to -2º
	85 meters high (approximately 25 stories) and 80 meters wide
	5 different runs of varying difficulty and length, longest run of 400 meters
	Full capacity of 1500 guests