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.
Opened in 2003, Snozone has a 250-metre long ski slope covered in artificial snow, open 365 days a year.
Outside it is 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit), but inside it is -3C (26F), and between a chairlift and a ski drag, about 30 skiers race down the slope watched by spectators.
Two hours of skiing costs about 40 euros ($44). Читать дальше...