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"Are you gutted ski season is over? Don’t pack  away your ski kit just yet,  as you might still be able to use them  after all. In the desert. Apparently the new hot thing to do in summer  is to go on a sand-skiing or sand-boarding trip. It’s been a popular  thing to do for a while in the desert near Dubai for instance, but now  it seems more and more countries are trying to attract sand skiers. From  deserts in the Middle East to sand dunes in Palm Springs in the United States. Heck, in  the German town of Hirschau there is even a sand park where you can eat  your heart out on massive dunes when the white stuff is not in season.  Or sleds if that’s more your thing. Montekaolino, as it is called is  part of a bigger amusement park with lots of other thrilling rides. Sans  sand though.\r\n\r\nAnother good sand-ski or dune board destination is Namibia with some good spots in the Kalahari and Namib deserts. There are  especially amazing sand dunes near Swakopmund and Walvisbaai, sort of  right between the two cities. If hills and dunes make you all dizzy and  weak in the knees then there is the cross country sand ski option as  well. This is also a good alternative for people who don’t like climbing  back up the sand dunes after swooshing down. Yes, you do have to climb  back up on your own steam with your equipment on your back, because I’m  afraid that there are no ski lifts in the deserts.\r\n\r\nSo  if skiing is your thing, but sub zero temperatures aren’t, then sand  skiing or sand boarding is just what the doctor ordered. Although you might have to come  up with a good solution to get all that sand out of your mouth.  Especially when you’re more off the skis than on them, like me."
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