Before returning to town, I dropped by the International Antarctic Centre's visitor attraction across the campus. Its indoor Snow & Ice Experience is touted as the next best thing to actually being in the Great White South, and whether or not that's true, I must say it gives Singapore's Snow City (December 25 post) a run for its money.
Granted, the Snow & Ice Experience lacks a bunny slope, Ice Bar, and the essential Yeti. But these oversights are compensated for with a polar room that simulates an Antarctic tempest in dramatic fashion, complete with lightning, blizzard audio and and 25 mph (40 kph) winds. Jackets and shoe covers are provided for victims... er, visitors, but legs are on their own as seen in the photo.
