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Wild Bill
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Ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 23, 2006 - 02:51pm PT
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How else to explain the huge indoor ski slopes being built in Dubai? I usually can chuckle at mankind's hubris and absurdities (like lawns in Phoenix, cruise ships bigger than skyscrapers, and skyscrapers bigger than those ships) but this one made me flinch.
I guess in some ways ski slopes in the middle east are no more absurd than movies that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Or vast stretches of A5 hooks. But come on, isn't this just asking the gods to take notice? PS - Dubai's summer temps reach 120 faranheit.
Just wondering....
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snakefoot
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cali
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Dec 23, 2006 - 02:54pm PT
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I think japan has a similar ski area.........
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2006 - 03:44pm PT
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Ok, I believe that about Japan's indoor ski slopes.
But Japan's not in the middle of the desert. Imagine the energy consumed to keep the Dubai ski slope frozen on 120 degree days.
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elcapfool
Big Wall climber
hiding in plain sight
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Dec 23, 2006 - 04:10pm PT
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Whadda Ya Mean?
I'm just one powerball ticket away from having that in my livingroom, right next to the full size replica of the Fang...
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snakefoot
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cali
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Dec 23, 2006 - 04:12pm PT
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Hate to say it, but if it keeps people off the real slopes and doesn't involve tax money, i'm all for it
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2006 - 06:02pm PT
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Dec 23, 2006 - 06:19pm PT
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Do you think that thing runs on oil or solar? If ya got the dough... Guess it beats sand boarding.
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WBraun
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Dec 23, 2006 - 07:14pm PT
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Yep, indoor sports is the bomb.
Knott ........
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