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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That if I wanted to ski in that part of the world, Iran has real ski resorts in real mountains.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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dogwatch, agreed and I've skied some of them when I lived there. But après ski tends to be a bit lacking.  Couldn't yet recommend making a special trip to ski Iran !! And visas are still a hassle. Lebanon has been known to have some decent skiing - but it's not guaranteed. Some years OK. Others not.
If this thing ever gets built, you can guarantee it'll be good.
This developer is not the same one who built Ski Dubai in Mall of the Emirates (which is already very good - of its type) and we are into the skiing equivalent of a-who-pisses-highest contest.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Wed 5-08-15 7:37; edited 2 times in total
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If I was in the area I'd give it a go - but otherwise I'd rather spend my money to get into the alps.
I'm kind of torn re. the overall idea - I like the idea from a novelty point of view, but really dislike the thought of the environmental impact, oil costs etc required to do such a thing in Dubai 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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fixx, the current one is astonishingly well insulated - mainly using just trapped still air - which is free and non-polluting. The difference in energy consumption from high summer to darkest mid winter (which of course ain't that cold outside) is only 11%.
So a big fridge here is actually not that much worse than one built anywhere else from an environmental viewpoint - not that I'm saying any indoor ski resort is good for the environment. They are not - but if they help folks to learn who would otherwise not, they can't be all bad.
No human activity is ever totally environmentally impact-free; but hopefully Gaia can cope with most of it.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Thu 6-08-15 6:25; edited 1 time in total
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Whats the vertical drop like? Because judging by the IOC selection criteria it could be a future Olympic Downhill venue.
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On Ski Dubai's energy usage, I've found a bit more info.
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| Out of the 52 megawatts (MW) consumed by the whole of the Mall of Emirates, Ski Dubai uses four MW. |
not a lot really and it gives some of that back as they use the melting 'scrap' snow to assist the Chilled Water plant for the whole of the Mall. Mall Doors opening to the open air probably waste loads more power than Ski Dubai uses.
Lots more about how the place works in this article. From 2011. Gosh it's 10 years old already. Time flies when you're having fun. 
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-10699-the-big-chill/1/print/
Just cancel the 'print' command - this link gives an ad-free easy read. The guy in charge at that time came from Serre Chevalier. Maybe some sHs know him?
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@Dubaian, thanks for that - really interesting!
I have actually skied in Ski Dubai, and it was fun, but I did feel guilty about it - less so now 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Snowworld in Landgraaf are currently offering a month long ski pass for the whole of August for 45 euro. It is 500m long and used by some national teams for summer training.
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| Snowworld in Landgraaf are currently offering a month long ski pass for the whole of August for 45 euro. It is 500m long and used by some national teams for summer training. |
Landgraaf is a fantastic facility, weve just got back from race training there. Common misconception its not 500m long but its two slopes are ..  its still miles better than any of the indoor slopes here in the UK,
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The 520m long slope at Landgraaf is only the 3rd longest in Europe. At 640m the Alpine Centre Bottrop slope is the longest followed by the IIRC the only indoor snow centre in France, SnowHall Amnéville at 620m
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Why?
Wouldn't the UAE be wiser to spend some money on improving their human rights?
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Why?
Wouldn't the UAE be wiser to spend some money on improving their human rights?
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Life is much cheaper and easier for them to have virtual slave labour build vanity projects then worry about things like human rights.
Words do no accurately describe how little I think of Dubai....
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You know it makes sense.
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| kioksor wrote: |
| Words do no accurately describe how little I think of Dubai.... |
Spent any time in Saudi Arabia? I don't think there's much "virtual" about the slave labour. The Bangladeshi labourers and Filipino maids literally cannot go home until their (years-long) contracts are finished.
The look I've seen on the face of a maid in a car said "Here I am on the way to my nightly beating" (or worse). I have never seen anybody look so miserable, up to and including the terminally ill.
I've never been happier to leave a place. Fortunately I could leave when I wanted.
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