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Skiing in Dubai?

Ski Dubai

Just when I thought every big idea had already been thought of, I come across this one: an indoor ski area with a chairlift and real snow… in Dubai. It’s called Ski Dubai and is located inside of the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They actually advertise 85 meters of vertical drop (255 ft.). I’m guessing there’s no double black diamond runs at this ski “resort”. I’m also guessing they won’t be having gay ski week here, either.

My ski jacket purchasing adventures

My new ski outfitSki season is just around the corner and I felt it was time to invest in a new ski jacket. On Saturday, I went down to REI to shop for a new jacket. Little did I realize that I would visit REI two more times before I could find the right jacket.

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