A second indoor snow centre has opened in Lahore, Pakistan's second biggest city and the 26th largest in the world.
Winterland is a snow and ice themed centre where attractions include a short snow slide, ice cycling, ice skating, a tubing carousel on ice and a snow swing among other attractions. There's also a zipline and kids non-snow play area.
The facility is maintained at an an unusually low temperature of -10C in a city where the average temperature is in the +30 to +40C mark through the summer.
The centre's official opening on June 3rd was described as a, "…much-awaited event was a grand success, attended by esteemed personalities from the entertainment industry and various other fields. Their presence added an extra touch of prestige and excitement to the occasion," by local media, adding "…With its launch, it presents an opportunity for Lahorites to explore a world of winter magic right in their city."
The country's original indoor snow centre, also named Winterland and operated by the same group, open in capital Karachi in 2020.
Although generally a hot country, Pakistan also has the Himalaya mountains to its north and a number of conventional ski areas, several operated by the PAF. Most famous is Malam Jabba which opened in the 1990s with lifts donated by Austria, then re-opened a few years ago having previously being destroyed during the Taliban occupation of the Swat valley over a decade ago.