Okay, I'll cut to the chase. If you ski on a regular basis you'll want to avoid Ski Dubai. Like many things in the Emirates, it is strictly a novelty. Oh! Oh! Snow in the desert!... Yeah, snow in the desert... Made by machines... Sprayed into a giant building with an incline you ski down. More meh than "Modern Marvel."
Now if you haven't been on the slopes before and you have some cash and time to burn in Dubai (who doesn't?) then this is the perfect place to go spend a few hours. If you don't have anything to wear? Don't worry, included in the cost of admission is a ski-suit and all your gear. You'll have to buy a hat and gloves though. Trust me, it's a giant freezer and you'll want them.
The run is basically a short green with a branch that is claimed to be a blue that diverts for a good 25 yards to a dip then converges with the original path. It's about 5-7 minutes up the lift and about a minute to a minute and a half coming down. There is also tubing and a play area for kids, but again... It's the type of place you want to go to once for a few hours if you're on vacation. My experience was paid for by the government of the Emirates so that's how I found myself here. So that's what the official trailmixxx.com advice is: Go... But only if someone else is paying and you don't have anything better to do. :)
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