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1.7 mile indoor ski slope

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michael_bc
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Abu Dhabi's National newspaper has reported that a team of 114 German engineers have been laying ground works for what will be by far the biggest indoor snow slope in the world at Jebel Hafeet at 2.6km (1.7 miles) long. That is five times longer than the existing longest indoor slopes in Holland and Germany and six and a half times longer than neighbour Ski Dubai. The full area of the slope will be 337,000 square metres, about ten times the largest indoor slope area at present. Reports say that sections of the slope, although possibly not all, will be indoors, with movable sections to allow different slope configurations. Parts of the slope will also be supported by stilts and there will be an indoor ski jump.http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080723/BUSINESS/704086365/0/FRONTPAGE
Jul 31 2008 2:54PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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dang....
Jul 31 2008 3:28PM
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alaskakid
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When you have an endless bank account and an urge to ski some blue trails......
Jul 31 2008 3:35PM
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i.ski.troll.
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wow
i wish the U.S could come up with something like this
Jul 31 2008 3:46PM
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JEWbacca
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yeah ive seen pics of that shiet. its sweet.
Jul 31 2008 4:52PM
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KarmaSkiier
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nahh you live in minnesota i would imagine you have alot of ski time. less then some but more then most

Jul 31 2008 4:57PM
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Aaaron.
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freaking rich oil lords....

Jul 31 2008 5:11PM
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zues
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this shit is not cool. it ruins the enviroment and just contributes to our mountains melting faster.
Jul 31 2008 5:29PM
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smooticus
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^how is that
Jul 31 2008 5:48PM
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reverendwrong
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its actually called min-NO-SNOW-ta....seriously its 90%manmade
Jul 31 2008 5:54PM
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martin.
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zomg it has an indoor ski jump
Jul 31 2008 6:28PM
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D-HAWK
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nothings better than skiing on spirits prime ice rink
Jul 31 2008 6:36PM
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ginty
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they must have to burn so much energy to keep that much area cold
Jul 31 2008 6:38PM
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_steezefiend8
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prolly is going to use SO much energy.

Jul 31 2008 7:20PM
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ONT_rider
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skidubiaguy's jaw just dropped to the floor. ahaha

Jul 31 2008 9:19PM
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snowbladesforlife
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If part of if might be outside and it has movable slopes, then it isn't snow. This would use far less natural resources than ski dubai or a golf course. Use some logic people.


On another note I doubt Dubai will be able to sustain this growth and be a major tourist attraction. It will be equivalent to Vegas at best. When oil reserves start dropping and money stops be harvested by the middle east they will all be fucked, especially Dubai since it relies on the oil barons to spend their cash on stupid tourist driven stuff.
Jul 31 2008 9:24PM
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Pippin
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Jul 31 2008 9:41PM
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StevenLarick
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Thats way bigger than Big Boulder
Jul 31 2008 10:58PM
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Bulky
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Just to let you know Dubai knows that they will eventually run out of oil and money so that is why they are building all these crazy tourist destinations. Once the oil runs out they plan to survive on there banging tourist market. so in theroy they will be one of the few middle eastern countries that wont be fucked when the oil runs out.
Aug 1 2008 12:24AM
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3ski6guy0
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dubai currently has 37% of the worlds cranes last i heard. by the time the oil runs out it will be the new silicon valley and a huge thriving business city so im sure theyll still be rich as fuck. the things they are putting there are so crazy. i really want to visit
Aug 1 2008 12:39AM
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BigMeech621
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true
Aug 1 2008 1:06AM
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NaturalRotater
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by the time our mountains melt we will probly be dead i'd love to test this out
Aug 1 2008 1:12AM
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michael_bc
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hahahaha
Aug 1 2008 4:53AM
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zesty_buddy
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yeah but then we can just build more energy hungry indoor ski-fields to combat this and we will be set! its a cycle people.

but seriously what is the point, what a waste of money and power
Aug 1 2008 5:42AM
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Hubsta
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Because you can't ski in Dubi ?
Aug 1 2008 8:07AM
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Hubsta
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*Dhabi
Aug 1 2008 8:07AM
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Static
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quit slappin you're forearm against your chest rtard. Ski Dubai cost to build:$275 million; Epcot (not including the rest of Disney World): $1.4 billion. To say the USA can't afford anything is blasphemy.
Aug 1 2008 8:28AM
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Static
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excuse me, yore
Aug 1 2008 8:29AM
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EthanJPAskier
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There is one already being built in new jersey
Aug 1 2008 8:57AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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Yes cause there arent any other possibilities for north americans.
Aug 1 2008 12:36PM
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FellowJibber
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jeez. too bad its in dubai
Aug 1 2008 12:38PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Haha, No, i knew about this a while ago, And IMO its not going to work, there going to have to blast loads of rock away to make a level piste, because jebal hafeet has many 500ft cliffs, so unless there making it especially for jamie pierre there going to struggle.
Aug 1 2008 2:19PM
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Duncan*
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haha why not?
Aug 1 2008 4:14PM
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SEABURN
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why would we want this in the US? we have REAL mountains.
Aug 1 2008 4:29PM
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skiEER
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thats huge so sick
Aug 1 2008 7:15PM
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messplay
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im going there before i die. unlike most of you hAHAHAHAHA LATEPZLOLLH$
Aug 1 2008 8:10PM
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DangerToes
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itd be way sicker if we had dry slopes like britain to session. cheaper and more ecological as well.
Aug 1 2008 10:46PM
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miker92
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its good that they're developing this shit now so that in 50 years when it barely snows here in NY we'll still be able to ski.
Aug 4 2008 1:25PM
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-eat
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sounds prty cool, is there gonna be one in new jersey
Aug 4 2008 2:16PM
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salomon097
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man thats sick. too bad they will all be rich ass gappers skiing there and shredding the "jump"
Aug 4 2008 11:04PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Excuse me, YOU have real mountains.  Some of us don't.
Aug 4 2008 11:12PM
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ct_steeze
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they are also making an indooor ski slope right outside nyc in new jersey rite near the giants stadium u can see it goin down 95
Aug 5 2008 11:05AM
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Telscopic
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if only i had me one of those for the summer i misssss winter
Aug 5 2008 10:23PM
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