SKIING IN DUBAI? IS SKI INSURANCE REALLY NECESSARY FOR INDOOR SKI SLOPES?

-

 

Imagine being lucky enough to have the opportunity - and energy - to swim at the beach in the morning and cool off by hitting nearby ski slopes in the afternoon - or vice-versa - a 'Ski-Beach' day as it is known. There are a few places in the world where this is possible, like Southern California, Cyprus, Nice, Dubai. Dubai? Skiing outdoors, on real mountains, on real snow is one thing - but who in their right mind would travel abroad to use an indoor ski slope?

 

Ski Insurance for indoor or artificial ski slopes has not been given much thought until recently. After all, indoor slopes are just those places close to home that you use when learning to ski or snowboard -- or to keep the ski muscles toned for next season. carpets in dubai However, with the continued growth of tourism in the United Arab Emirates, the popularity of Dubai, and the advent of skiing in the desert - liability issues deserve some consideration.

 

Ski Dubai is the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East, with a huge snow-covered area as big as three football fields and skiing for all levels. Expert skiers may not find indoor skiing much of an attraction yet experienced skiers, accustomed to skiing the best mountains in the world, claim to have had a good experience there. It is certainly a novelty, with real snow, plenty of activities for the kids and even a restaurant with a real crackling fire. Equipment is included with a Slope or Snow Park pass. Clothing is also included, with the exception of hats and gloves (for hygiene reasons) but they can be purchased on site. Using your own clothes or equipment is allowed - but who wants to schlep all that heavy gear to Dubai?



Visitors heading to destinations in the United Arab Emirates pack hot weather clothes and set off for their beach holiday with no thought of hats, gloves, skiing or boarding. Once there, however, it may be tempting to escape the desert heat for a while and cool off with some fun in the snow at Ski Dubai. Two more even larger indoor ski complexes are planned - in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain - so skiing in the desert is here to stay.

 

While focused on sun, water and beach activities holidaymakers may not even know about Ski Dubai until they get there. So what happens if the urge to ski takes over? What about ski insurance? Is there cover for a broken leg - your own or someone else's? It's a good question.

 

Skiers must demonstrate a degree of competency before being let loose on the slopes at Ski Dubai - which is a good thing. velvet curtains dubai Those found lacking in skills are steered towards classes or asked to leave the slopes for safety reasons. Safety is obviously a big concern - but who pays if an accident occurs when skiers and boarders are using the facilities 'at their own risk' as is clearly stated on the website? Who will be held liable for personal injuries, injuries to third parties, damage to personal equipment, clothing, or the facility? What about stolen or lost belongings?

 

As well as broken bones, bruised egos, and the usual hazards associated with skiing and boarding there are other insurance basics to consider. How about compensation for having to return home early (curtailment) - or emergency medical repatriation to the UK if an injury (or worse) occurs? Travel insurance with winter sports cover has to be purchased before leaving the UK so once there (with basic travel insurance only) what can be done about ski insurance? Annual multi-trip travel insurance policies often include winter sports, however, so always check. For a few pounds extra winter sports cover can be added to a policy - as long as it is done before leaving home.

 

The snow at Ski Dubai is the real thing -- made with the same non-chemical technology already used at outdoor ski resorts throughout the world. The place is like a giant refrigerator - a 'snowasis' in the desert. They make thirty tonnes of snow each day - in a place where water is scarcer and more expensive than oil! So, if you grow weary of all that fun in the desert sun and still have the energy to ski it could be a real temptation. With an indoor temperature of -2C, its promotion as 'the coolest thing to do in Dubai' is for good reason. They have a real quad chair lift and tow lifts - plus don't forget it's in the magical Arabian Desert - so kids are carried back up the ski hill on flying carpets! How cool is that.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Best Jim Croce Lyrics, Part 2

-
, Bad Leroy Brown". This was Croce's first number one song and another example of someone who runs into someone tougher than himself. "Leroy" was a real person whom Croce said he had met at either Fort Jackson, South Carolina or For Dix, New Jersey, depending on the version of the story. Croce and Leroy were in lineman (i.e. telephone) school but Leroy only stayed a week, leaving AWOL super lyrics to go home and returning only to get his paycheck. The military caught him, arrested him and led him away in handcuffs. And, yes, Croce really knew some "junkyard dogs". It seems that Croce was driving extremely cheap cars that needed parts. So he would make the rounds of junkyards looking Jim Croce managed to write a batch of wonderful songs before his premature death. Not many folks wrote songs like he did. His lyrical style could be clever, funny, and touching (sometimes all of them at once). As one who knew his lyrics by heart let me offer you my suggestions
Read more

Berlin in February is Fantastic, But Can Be Very Cold

-
 We had been contemplating going to Berlin for a couple of years and with the 20th commemoration of the Berlin Wall descending not long from now concluded we should make a booking.  We had seen a remark in Simon Calder's movement page in The Independent on Saturday about flying there and chose to travel to Tegel that is the nearer of the two to the downtown area. This implied flying with British Airways and utilizing the new Terminal 5 at London Heathrow.  Our flight was because of go out 8.45 on a Thursday morning in mid February. Luckily the hefty snow that covered a reasonable piece of the south east of England had now gone, anyway snow was estimate for Berlin.  We checked in on the web and were dropped off at terminal 5; we quickly joined a genuinely long line for BA's "Quick Bag drop off". This advanced air terminal seems to have an exceptionally lethargic framework whereby you line for quite a while as we did, you are glancing out then for the following accessib
Read more

Flowers

-
Image
 Each christmas individuals across the whole world start searching for reasonable blossoms conveyance. Organize that ahead of time on the grounds that not just you, thousands will be energized for modest blossoms dissemination for the close and costly ones. With the Valentine's Day is drawing closer momentarily, all men and young ladies will be looking for blossoms to be conveyed. They lean toward economical dissemination, and you'll have to situate a purchase in advance on the grounds that since the occasion moves closer, the bloom conveyance is disregard modest. Indeed, even despite the fact that you can get blossoms conveyed for less expensive rates, the item quality and amount of the greenery isn't acceptable. A great deal of variables impact the cheap blossoms conveyance administrations. One among them is your day you pick. At the point when you need to acquire the botanical sent on seven days end, it's probably going to charge more than on a work day. In any case,
Read more