Blogs from Oukaimden, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco, Africa

This hasn’t been the best year for snow, but last week we the rain the farmers have been praying for and I decided I couldn’t wait any longer to go find the ski area called Oukaimden. I hadn’t heard much about it, though one woman from my gym said she had been there. It’s on the map and with that knowledge I figured it had to exist. Skiing isn’t a very popular sport in Morocco. Most of the people I asked about Oukaimden enthusiastically told me it is beautiful and there is snow, though when pressed about chairlifts and ski rental the conversation got markedly vague. Two other volunteers had expressed interest in a ski trip: Brian from Montana and Bart form Illinios. We spent the night at Brian’s and I was so excited that when ... read more