Ski Fast, Safety Last

Gentle Readers,

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I made the visit to Ski Dubai this evening with three of my good friends; Camellia and Afsoon from Iran, and Andres from Puerto Rico. The place was quite interesting. The snow was of quality that rivaled Afton Alps, though that doesn't say much (sorry, Afton). Ski, boot, and clothing rental is included in the price for a two hour session on the slopes. They've done a really good job with the whole alpine motif, its quite nice.

I enjoyed my experience but couldn't help notice it was a microcosm of Westerners, many who you could tell resided in the Emirates. It was evident that many of us were there for the same reason. We wanted to take part in something that once brought us great enjoyment, but in the present we were only reminded of what once was, and left us wanting more though the fact we were in the desert seemed to be in everyones mind. Its difficult to explain, I hope that makes sense. This is just an observation I made.

After skiing, we continued the alpine experience and went to a bar named Apres for martinis. It overlooks the slope and has the whole alpine thing goin' on as well. Very nice.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself and my company and its definitely an experience for the record books. After all, how many people can say they've skied in the desert?

Apres is among the windows on the wall at the base of the slope

I couldn't help but notice that little yellow sign. Provocative on so many levels.

Camellia and Myself