Dubai - ski resort in mall of emirates

[Superdeduper739]

this is pretty amazing and all, but nothing could beat a real mountain

[skaterdog1000]

where is this?

[Th3Mavr1ck]

im in dubai right now and im trying to decide if i should come here or not, but this looks pretty cool hahaha

[linkctm]

italians built america, europeans bulit their countries but middle east was built by poor indians!!

[anohsh]

yeah thats a true say

[Socks170]

Gary your so true.. i went there right.. 1st time on the airport a UAE person/arabic I dont know was wearing a belt right? my dad was wearing one too he didnt have to take his off and go through metal detector my dad did -.- thats BULL SHIT INNIT!

[garycalgary]

the people of UAE don't work because of royalties so the poor people from other countries get treated like crap to build the empire.

Everything's excessive and filthy rich.

I truly hope they run out of oil so they can come back down to earth

[oclandestin]

gary - That's true. But how do you think people in Canada, the US and UK have access to cheap goods and food? Exploitation of workers in the developing world.

[Th3Mavr1ck]

tru but you cant hate on them for doing what everyone else did, its just that your alive to see them do it but the canadians and americans did it hundreds of years ago too. (ps im canadian too so dont hold this against me :) )

[oclandestin]

Another example of how wasteful Dubai is. Building an artificial ski resort in the middle of a desert where there are already water shortages has got to be one of the most environmentally stupid ideas. The amount of energy it must take to run this facility is beyond comprehension. What will Dubai do when their oil runs out?

[ehbra]

who cares its sweet

[oclandestin]

Have you got a brain?

[ehbra]

yea i do but im notta tree huger environmental type person and it is frikin sweet

[patrickm1587]

Do you have a brain? Do some research. Go read about how artificial snow is made, it takes barely any water to make it. You might want to think about how much power they are using instead of how much water. The refrigeration used to run this is outrageous. I do commercial refrigeration for a living and this is just amazing. You know a big walk in cooler? Think of one times about 50,000 and you have this.

[oclandestin]

patrick - I already pointed out the excessive amounts of energy needed to run this pointless tourist attraction. Water shortages are such a major concern in the UAE that using any amount for superfluous facilities like golf courses and the creation of artificial snow is wasteful beyond belief.

[brianclark69]

what is wrong with watering a golf course. If the water is there use it. Water is reusable unlike oil. It doesnt just run out.

[oclandestin]

Clearly you haven't noticed that Dubai is situated in a hot desert region which already has water shortages. Golf courses are already causing a strain on water supplies in countries like Spain, so you can imagine the damage they will do in countries in the Middle East.

[ghpatriot]

@patrickm1587 It takes 8 megawatts to refrigerate the place according to a Nat Geo story.

[Han272]

Ski Dubai is the best, I learned how to ski there, it's awesome!

[codydouglass]

its actually a lot bigger than that the ski slopes extend around a corner which you cant see from the mall windows. went there january 2006 it was unaturally cold in there you really do need gloves to survive the two hour shift

[pmtazid]

i have ben there i became ice i only took t-shirt and shorts

[llMELQUIADESll]

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[wollyung]

they say its one of the biggest malls in the world

[Han272]

it is one of the biggest malls in the world, i go there all the time it's awesome. They are going to make THE biggest mall in the world next to it, it's gonna be called "Dubai Mall", and it's the biggest in the world.

[senio0orita]

wow,,, very nice

[abdul456]

This mall is so Bawlin when i saw this mall i couldnt belive my eyes, it's also very fun to ski down it (DUH)