Dubai Snowdome was a proposed indoor ski resort that would have been constructed in Dubailand. The project would have been financed and developed by 32Group. The snowdome is a AED 3.7 billion (US$ 1 billion) development would have covered an area of 130000 square metres (1,399,308.4 sq ft) and was expected to be completed by late 2008. It is currently cancelled as a part of the Dubailand project, which itself is now on hold by the government of Dubai.
Development
The ski resort would have stood at a height of 75 metres (246.1 ft) and 220 metres (721.8 ft) in diameter and would have featured a ski dome, residential towers, hotels, a shopping mall, restaurants, coffee shops and retail outlets. The snowdome would have been surrounded by eleven towers, nine being residential, and two being crystal decoration. The snowdome would also have contained a rotating ski deck, a training area, ice rink for recreational skiing, tobaggon area, and a snow play area for children.
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