Planned indoor ski area in Oman
Oman, considered one of the hottest countries in the world, is set to get an Alpine ski resort, with real snow, if not ever a real winter.
The faux-Alps will be built in Oman’s capital, Muscat, as part of a shopping and entertainment center called Palm Mall. the ski area, under a dome, will be called Snow Village, and will also include snowboarding areas. Actual construction has been contracted to a Dutch company called Unlimited Snow, which is already building similar domes in the US and China.
The whole project will cost about $23 billion, of which about $3 billion is for the ski area, which is planned to open in 2017. It won’t be the first in the Middle East; there’s already one open in Dubai. There are also plans for indoor ski areas in Paris and London, although London’s has already passed its opening date with no construction started.
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