Mountains in Neom’s Trojena ski resort receive snow

 

Mountains in Neom’s Trojena ski resort receive snow

Saudi Arabia’s Jabal al-Lawz mountains in Tabuk region received first snow of the winter, lowering the temperature further.

The mountain lies near the border with Jordan and is the only high point in the oil-rich kingdom that receives snow in the colder months.

A video posted on social media on
Tuesday showed strong winds and heavy snow covering the mountain.

The mountain stands tall at 2,549m.

Earlier in 2022, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched Trojena, proposed mountain tourism destination that will form part of the country's Neom project.

It will be the first major outdoor skiing destination in the region when it is completed in 2026, and will be the destination for the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The decision was announced in October at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly in Cambodia. The General Assembly unanimously approved the Saudi proposal.

According to Neom chief executive Nadhmi al-Nasr, “Trojena will have a suitable infrastructure to create the winter atmosphere in the heart of the desert, to make this Winter Games an unprecedented global event.”

Trojena is predicted to attract up to 700,000 winter sports fanatics annually.  

Source: Arabian Business