Just land in the desert? Go Snow Skiing

Jet lagged? Tired? Just landed in the Arabian Desert? Go snow skiing!

Attached to a large mall in Dubai, UAE, is Ski Dubai. We saw it on the last trip but did not try it out. So I am back this time alone and with nothing better to do, I went Skiing today.
So the American Express Comercial: Two-way taxi fare $44aed, 2-hour lift ticket, locker rental, ski rental, pants, socks, and parka rental : $200aed, Ski Dubai Hat: $45aed. Skiing in the Desert: Priceless The slogan: Its more fun at minus one! At current conversion that is about $78us.

And for those who remember my last ski trip, where I fell and injured myself for the first time ever in a 20+ year ski history. I survived with only one fall/controled slide.

Taking a break from the slopes!

The plural form of the word slope is a stretch in the title. There is really one long slope, divided in the middle by the midpoint load/unload. The Alalanche Cafe is there and I enjoyed a cup of coffee with a friendly Canadian. The left side of the slope is Blue at the top and green at the bottom and the right side is blue at the top and Black at the bottom.
The Avalance Cafe has heaters on the deck, which is in a building cooled to -1c (30f), which is in a desert that reaches close to 44c degrees (112f) at times. Go figure.

A bit of humor at a sad time.

As many readers of the blog have heard, Leslie's mother passed away recently. Leslie and I went to be with her father and Ron and Danka came too.

While there was not internet access at Leslie's father's house, his neighbor graciously allowed us to use their wireless network. The best signal was from the front yard.

Cousin Kane gets props for naming the concept: Trailer Park Cyber Bar. Two trash cans, plank of wood, and lawn chairs.

On a later evening when it got cold, some of the patron's sat in the car for warmth and to get out of the wind.