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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Marie GIFFARD

Skiing In A Madrid Shopping Centre When It's 34C Outside

A shopping mall in Arroyomolinos near Madrid houses a 250-metre indoor slope covered in artificial snow, allowing customers to ski even during Spain’s scorching summers (Credit: AFP)

They take off their flip flops and put on ski suits and gloves. Outside this Madrid mall, it's scorching, but at Snozone, customers are happy to ignore the summer heat -- and environmental issues.

An icy breeze in the lobby and a polar bear at the entrance plunge these summer visitors into another world at the Xanadu shopping centre 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Madrid.

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