Home > Forum > Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai

Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai

  • jtack
  • [jtack]
  • jtack's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Junior Member
  • Junior Member
More
29 Mar 2018 12:42 - 29 Mar 2018 13:19 #231513 by jtack
Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai was created by jtack
If your in the neighborhood, it's worth the trouble to do this, Dubai is a very rich version of Las Vegas.  We were on a layover from another trip, and I decided we should give this a try.  Uber is inexpensive and readily available, as well as taxi service (run by the government ) Dubai has a reputation of being super safe, and tightly regulated, our experience was fun and mostly painless.

The approach
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/W1CVDOAi1faCB4oyWZd3dAOxKfCJsHkn5jCgUMFlAXjccGsNvrpN8OtrZT5z4HtwMGjjXmSNK7et83lwQxjX6mUJQrSUpid8vpD6yOEh6eTdIk3z9XFFmCLXRp3GYQTaMMydS3zCX6Anc4WRbdDMh0fTSB4k2bJ5mR0WdL8toI73VKqjVkg7myMj8HWjYGvwV_QG0VHQbN4d_XqHhTAl2QdmQ7K5Evk7cQZycHbd6vpBCpPi_9oSiudf0k7sTVzLDnK3YB2WW7e6vfXHcW1bDtdZMQO46hnhpL2afZaZu7SUJE4eG13P0XFQJQ1Rw2SAHQtC7-pe6RoFbvCecZMgLbnvIzEF7XoPBspYhY-B_ZAZ-nUHhLomiDJIng0hxRgJmB7YGTo22JX-kO-JEMnfwdPPn4UV6v4TIim856p9WUIKWZMjfCNxnxs1dJ8u5_TLFzToXPAAL3u7oyvW2WrGhEUpJYsGqlNPoLatLAVaOKuHpzkNsjFofq3VlIua7LR1RUjeC6zcBlt3B_Ry142g0QudvUv6fk1TUVuhgH6L-W1eABY3o0MOvB9pZ2dJy6EJJNE1howi7v33FwkIPYrvtdsSQOGtAxUYTGh-pmyx=w652-h868-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jy4JSTs2-HrkUn1wNXsURMNaiF5Mvot1_3PR9eSb44S68k9cx-FNm6Y5KrHH4nZMNEGSeXROVN71ZM52vRPHv-cbO5Rtdbiec56IwBDmnBILAcQJTlS1Q3cHSjdM4uG8Bp6bylJHbEmHUD2ltiqhu-hy16AKxU5pRYqPXwl2h7b9NJ75h8Dy5w0ZPB5rViLfzk1_MMsK_VyGRYUWkloMm_a2Y7yO7x8dGQ9ll-jABF2pSp-ojMvhAKY4MAVrFCmngr-ghwGJuqZMErE8jmxBkWalIUdXjN0bd6WGY6Mh9Q870G8YaLRCuQ7652J2hgVdQB3cyu2rEDsNNB5Jvkwf-fWIcATyeEQOeRnu3JXDx9NefHsxU6-IDEibDG7jKGpgkokTKS0AAaLU_sRFoEdLNC78rOLtltzZkBSOVBS23h0P_aCKmGVH-U9RJ0IhNddWBpjUG7cEE6mmFBQw4Qa_hTP31XghIPfi6sQGniB5cJLc4lJ3YEubX-vRWZPW69-6B38tlWUZz4Da-xNKfTt8DNiJG_wAS7HrP5lNqMWmlX2TAYS7cbeZVv1ke3TnUs3XOdPErmfFO-UgeXLtwRXpGO-_Az3egDjnGrNaCiip=w652-h868-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k1FdPiQ-q4tex4pRT8a5M-OIic6q8GCM8ldiA4tXDrs7P_xI01ZXRfR4tY874J1zNo4Lc4Ng8yqf1mR3D9d-zrwtqRCb2nV4qTBir-eqV-iawVgkyOzA2HQL2GJNtSB5j44qv1Mkbpti_if5dWN6Bxdk1Ljda_yeLQMk0zpDUA-d90ojeTKGfVTKpHEgQZcRLwFSgjyhDIgu3UFK8SZ3aHY0tUsGB0moPbpKzJjIy7t-KGLSt0gtyKKF1Gy4pdPkckY6egQEZFJqOwPK73gZVg9JaojC7lgH03dCoNmg2nt6x_HnhevUM5qrdmPgYkuGc9-o4fo2XPRLnumbAv7j523SDllUGwtB-5JKkom8b6RMq8LZHkDnpb1tcNUho8mYUcpgWJWb8Yt61rkqFY5yNGsQl5plMoGl4HA33NrKopMyro16vq26w4iOkdlsfKomOdhsssO6Af9cw4uF0oEWdPCh4nSAxYJWzQ0poo6-VQlUi_fTznYtzWondeLe42NLH0_gHTa9fphQ-HDyW0SVEugL7VX_ACEQOPRmF1qM5McKgDmNpuyYoRSW_CfVViB5VwzQbHS8qgARU9vmv4_E44YOtuCMCiSMssAj7D0Y=w652-h868-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/spPFNMHjViXjXRyA8J5wI3u9JBCYVHHisoZKkcyMvAqakCrbz1b73cnsP1d1bd-K2txa17-8K91oZRPJdege23TXtfx3QQ1o2FKcgBCnDL3sSm1hqpRvqrIyqlTV67XEiqhMDvVCNeppM2HgQA8Sdwr6xwsq6uKrZeTwF2xNohKwdvyasZvjRivb4oxPBkWkjwphOuYAK5YtCwjclRSq7e8HBA0wmkihuoHwA5wqlkr8U0X0SsgR0JlHuZ70-v9Jhl6FdImb9JPdOLTKWRuEZ-GYTGTwnVoAAbl3Xy7otAWnI3ZUGk8imhcNLJrN2mRa3AQJwstFH4VJWHbvw6udPhwVaJulcnTDV8pDxOO9fn4BsICxH3twCpnqBSVLGPW4kfoLvo0L-00deg4naitouvRsISCjCoqKnJsWkffYMTd8_Sd2E5MWYWFsa5cVwX3hjU5RhZ56sztcxoBPO8QP4HvcgICJdFL1peL_UVrtTUzmYwOY8EzWfcBezcEf7w0VUQ3Eh67ffQ7Rj6HRGMAj1zx7WAYXqAVJJhM2r_PRWdLEo6yLBX_P4O7bVWWsN6hytM-MgX4o6NqcP_87-VCdKaawyD9sMEswiT4ADFpV=w652-h868

Navigation was straight forward
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BS4lvMdiqc5X4c9j7R4Tupw8IAHyz9x2v_ix4FqStoge04x_uuljPkf1GLamBFGiI7Y3UJV4jaaUlk0k0iXqNLTLsZkFG83IqwU1sFxvGtQAfRqU2xOrmelbK3Hc1-KvkNEciVygVhBkWdHzOQtZiQF5wL0b-_HgRgkpaDFDRpi2XkpGn-pQk-tEV4lWAi0M2cL_OvljwNA_v0SI-Q-qZXq_Xardz1MXkExIUI9hK_MUATuVr4kdyXtDRLamJQw6R2fxkOJHWvPRIBcdIG76B1vX3IVfbumYGJHaWYGXT0yhfMZ3VOcjxSqaxy21juR-eEWRCBrZpJpBdQYZnf12HIa3SZS3nbYIwyNudfEOyNB5xuIYUW30vCXNyaRHgoGhvHJqcMUc2PLT7BxIadAg-w6NILA5Ntt2zIjhihKPWa4EN_DHpAD_jEOs-3C-nPQMMH88F7d_DOKOZbOXFbhg55AFpkTXn6DeX8cGclFFBkgUwCnNJ48elAzRbw2lSFbcEBsTbEKEtIGdsQu0I_kmKOfVwhJVD1dg9d3MysIsFRwHGrwKoSo0ERDh217aY56mv2hGsND_7Pmd1lhoDUb0Tq_dHJ3e9a2P9xcyBMUy=w652-h868-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/u3BF29EBQ9uWai9izxW9Z2HvGbWy4auZOsbh10_wlG6foXsKrINqIS8uqUMLAqzJo0AL8MUcEPXcja3fBvGQ6cNN3u6m3gBt4gyY4JaqOBM9Q7wfA8UWWDp9MON6g6LNYejdaSVpJ4XTPnzO6bcfjcPPtOFRWs9tt7PZVeXCYB0tuBnxWd_bOFk_fbdb8_vvmDIcUR0Md3AQoM4UJZrPNcgiGbM1_Q05p-D5SVGxOW0m5vWECs_rXpLVQAspxrOtIQjMwGY3gWDof5vFNvEhoSmrmlPrZPVliY9V-JhIURhJTvq_bl8fZOPCbCaEfi63f3D9zciM7GfXF5yxZ4HzT4NtmlucQgS2rAaFuERBJ-l5tq5XOdoOZE8c5pMgOeYjBXq67psx-L3vDlq7ea7GR5BcMrPKaB1vtgvqqmrI2fx_G1_Il5plsP52M-w5wAJKjsgJbWIuAZ-sgbhj4yMPww3eMxgJX7UfZVo0leWLEWLsChKM2o42OAIK8C6k9C-pX2ilC942YIOWa8NFdmb-jPJmgiHDvYgY06O17gzGM6xkZNUqhkp4PAXkvPHd-n6XyBe_ifr7OEtQDcIZeHxV3rSwOyK_V32Kf15gFUiv=w652-h868-no

The big drop!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ic4gQiaTKrcq_ekNSq2YFYpKTOdX7Fv-bikH6BTf0WysAlWrdk-6p_-X_8Vj1fOsRW12k46IkEX-fdURAjEdhrsGmodn68xywMMoN29lYCdwdEfkmw8hmWypaI5qq_siXVipMSqCOOx3__K_87e_hRzjvCzGI1kKGNmp7mJtgn1VCxMtbexbTzHJlRiOIKNHIfqAZdQjyDmuz5Z4gZOharez66MLNpd29SnONVtb5dbsUpcCuKDhcU04NfIuygh2lTesOLVFezhGrkUypwP96d6ZyRpmu3-tFPW_uEDV6RBmyQVOfpTGaRFylgW3F0jxJycTva5lSBFQHY2dtmPej-BWLOfMf1c3lKxKKTbT23lMkrwGCJg_K-IObBvZWIWiyd66Rv9asNGMeGHe_ykhUtDr6RfVfp7HvxcVBhfwHb1Zb0MW3sgVEJ3eRUFYF7ezUk6oi4gcevQJEhr53pNjwBmBWzHQJUaQ7yGsx5bW5cNnwtx7vlPbD6HmK-0dxNUOi3t-w1CoBVO-oC16Iz1IAFFrA5nQch6oyGgrSybW_vj2E7RR74YK-sEsLOcVc3910Z4K1VkXeIoiA-lSmOsI7rLVeSby2jeMPXlveXTW=w652-h868-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jpxl93c_iWWlZsBsxTtrspdj8jm3ffr0hmy55ZxpVy2Wf-oYPs2-SvX7E4VkPSOUBM9wP0DTJP1mkEhLsGN07cnQOSP-4ZQGPhxrZAMW0tPQUjB75YQLUlUfeZREIuZjDwc1fzBi0CDSwUa3_BjO_5tJuf9OUUcsCXe3gl-3MdMfBGj4t767G7i1aR2dEvpwbc4whQLIxoyjWQSjuMlsOvdw1rgX9n_RorPwfqKPwuwKt0LMdXU0MVPH1hUbhF_MMDW5IcDaoIP1BLcSGnruha2yZCJ8Xv2aDNu7osZhpiEoirQxIRHQAAsy8vAOAsgH913vLeVST1hfKwTtiqf_8P_ODOuHumlmZRhLnmkoAwDpZoGW-POM76uNf0FTn-TwAgVTI1sg4RkFMzQPmj9-iLW-NUfxTCyvhUQebzxNZiX0MMwJKUol31ci35oRupY1o3jfckR4MAWVyxKU0EeaELYsDFK5IZ9Yw-cs_cLZIHXCLp2SYjByYLFMh0ptClOHDxTkIz8APyH53kMwkzI0N27iWPciDOFy_CKsgeprK_qKXbOKn_jH4AC2ov6tOotbxBIreo-7H6HOplSINMH8bUb3CxTtQEK2YaIOSAIe=w652-h868-no

The decamp, and Dubai bling, the tallest building in the world.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KuCvLRc8lr3-zFosyVCk8X0EaonwbWvrrUp63qXC4Qah7Cu8QCurIG5uy8jksARgfcOt6UroaTfqonPF_8UykX36q3IwRreealWKKfT66TVW2HzO53krGZsqI1XVvEM6FoCuTDP8nPZpts1x5NWfxvNv-sy1nRB9x0t3B3buPgNwfS79G1vfXtIsp05oSnuARYPxXDxS-UgVjVRHWH8rEmwGS7darA3mnHaqDWNIj9uy71s1NEbe5VWLDy7eV4rEorWWMVMxffex9KmH8sjlBntPsZQszjgIgzL6QKSV9ZBXemTp1oNP3fPwTSwzuXKuDnUVOEEuweMO1-NQgDieU4MTShW24eqYHMAEDcJIvhezdqw_Z1JUGYnqtZD7exC_M65NcapuHZBbCyt35vU7EjjMHc-lcjgrJ7l1gwu9-5Klc5h5ZKxYLDXAg2Mdt8qlZp2VkG7aRMWHIZpIEXIDZrbaFy4uVpMX-CYYJHfTTtohnSimybC5qZVxiaWcOVYV0uqiBz-WUR50xgatJ-gcjjhNO1WsrGDEfPk4zCVHB_Sw_ebz1U2_BIS_TUP4sukI-hPcn-yGsuL4uLGDJoKKV8CFJzsPyQe82USSoNmG=w652-h868-no

My crew quit having fun after about three runs, I stayed a little longer, the snow was not bad at all, it was much colder than expected, I thought we could get by with a light coat, but we were all happy to have the supplied ski togs. Getting gear is a bit of a struggle, but the people in the ski shop were very nice, and helpful. It was not terribly expensive, by skiing standards, less than a lift ticket at the high zoot resorts here. The mall where its located is a true work of art, and no expense was spared to make it that way. All in all we had a fun time, and I would say its worth the time and trouble to make some turns in such an unusual place. Dubai is definitely worth a day or two.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Lowell_Skoog
  • [Lowell_Skoog]
  • Lowell_Skoog's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Platinum Member
  • Platinum Member
More
29 Mar 2018 14:07 #231515 by Lowell_Skoog
Replied by Lowell_Skoog on topic Re: Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai
Gosh, those pictures look like screenshots from a video game.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • mikerolfs
  • [mikerolfs]
  • mikerolfs's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Junior Member
  • Junior Member
More
01 Apr 2018 19:58 #231545 by mikerolfs
Replied by mikerolfs on topic Re: Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai
Boy the air under the sign in the first pic is pretty bad!
Skiing looks pretty fun. I remeber when a woman came to Wenatchee in the late 90's looking for investors in her ski making scheme to make Mission a (year-round?) long season ski area. I think she was talking about desert skiing, but not enclosed.

Thanks for the great report!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • markharf
  • [markharf]
  • markharf's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Senior Member
  • Senior Member
More
01 Apr 2018 20:49 - 02 Apr 2018 12:55 #231548 by markharf
Replied by markharf on topic Re: Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai
I tried to do this last spring on my way home from a trip—carefully chose my ticket to allow a 12 hour stopover, researched transport options, packed suspect medications in checked baggage so I wouldn't end up having them confiscated at immigration....

Unfortunately, my own government intervened, suddenly forbidding laptops and similar devices in cabin baggage originating in various scary airports. That led to massive flight delays, which left me camped uncomfortably in the airport outside Amman, then again under a leaky roof in Dubai (who'd have expected cloudbursts in the desert?), and there went my window for skiing.

Maybe in some other lifetime. Thanks for the report on what I missed out on!

Mark

(From Halong Bay, where all the tourists—and I mean ALL the tourists—go)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • markharf
  • [markharf]
  • markharf's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Senior Member
  • Senior Member
More
02 Apr 2018 04:34 - 02 Apr 2018 12:57 #231552 by markharf
Replied by markharf on topic Re: Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai
Hmmmm. What's the use of posting on Internet forums if I can't edit my typos and errant spell-checks? Let's make that "cabin baggage," and "the airport outside Amman."

Is the edit feature broken, or am I just too impatient?

Mark

Moderator's note: I made Mark's edits in his above post for him.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Charlie Hagedorn
  • [trumpetsailor]
  • Charlie Hagedorn's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Elite Member
  • Elite Member
More
02 Apr 2018 10:20 #231555 by Charlie Hagedorn
Replied by Charlie Hagedorn on topic Re: Feb 23, 2018 Ski Dubai
This post is an attempt to see whether or not editing works.

Edit: Yep. Editing works. Look for "Modify" at the upper right of each of your posts?

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.