Yes, you can ski in the desert. On snow. And some people do it every day.

Dubai: A Skier's Journey EP2 [S3] from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.

In 40 degree heat, in the largest sand desert on the planet, Chad Sayers and Chad Manley go looking for the one of the world's strangest of ski environments: Ski Dubai. In the midst of a city of dizzying ambition, this 'local hill' climbs 60 vertical meters out of a luxury shopping mall. Inside the frigid, air conditioned space, they find a dedicated ski community of desert-dwellers, growing in the unlikeliest of places.

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Producer: Jordan Manley
Written & directed by: Jordan Manley & Daniel Irvine
Narrator: Chad Sayers
Skiers:
Chad Sayers
Chad Manley
Mansoor AlShaali

Many thanks to:
DCI/Dubai Tourism
Arabian Adventures
Ski Dubai
Mansoor AlShaali
Jessica Horie
Andreas Teufl

Music:
"The World Goes Through My Mind" by Russel Walder
"Night Song" by Jami Sieber [courtesy of Audiosocket]
"Like A Movie" by Nicole Reynolds [courtesy of Audiosocket]
"It's About Time" by Ruby Velle & The SoulPhonics [courtesy of Audiosocket]
"Baby Steps" by Cary Bird