The Arab emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has announced plans to go one-better than neighbouring Dubai’s indoor ski resort by constructing a conventional ski resort in local hills where temperatures regularly reach +35°C.

The ski slope will be created using the latest snowmaking technology which allows snow to be created at high positive temperatures. An Israeli company is currently installing one of the various patented technologies that claim to be able to do this at both Zermatt and Pitztal in Europe.
The proposed slope at Ras Al Khaimah will be part of a mountain resort development reaching 1900m in the Hajjar Mountains which will also include hotels, a golf course and mountain bike trails. A road to the location is currently under construction and expected to reach the site by 2010.

Ras Al Khaimah’s government has previously announced as indoor snow slope planned for its WOW RAK theme park development.

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