When I heard of SkiDubai, the world’s largest indoor ski centre, I felt convinced to the core that the world had indeed gone completely mad. An area of 22 500 sq m (the size of three football pitches) covered in real snow all year round - in the middle of a desert. The biggest and best - this is Dubai, after all - the centre boasts the world’s first indoor black run and the world’s largest interactive Snow Park. With the temperature maintained at -1 - -2 C, you can hire an overcoat if you have not packed your suitcase with snow in mind.
As I perused the website, I was silently screaming - “This is utterly mad. Instant gratification at what cost? The world is running out of energy and we are allowing this?” It reminds me of when I found out about the artificial beach on the banks of the Seine brought into Paris by the lorry load every summer. It just doesn’t seem right, just so unnecessary….
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