Thoughts please! Any personal experience?
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Thoughts please! Any personal experience?
Xinjiang.Best powder skiing in the world from my personnel experience.Started snowing a few weeks ago.
I would also take a look at Japan.
Also there is cat skiing just over the border of Xinjiang (other side of Kanas NW Xinjiang) in Russia in a small town.Very cheap for cat skiing for a week.You want to know what your doing to do it though.
So Xinjiang, got any names of places? What costs for list pass hotel ski rental etc?
I had some real good skiing in Chongli (Zhangjiakou, Hebei) where they have currently 3 reasonable resorts. All three resorts are within 20kms of Chongli town, where you can find accomodation in various ranges. Chongli is about 240kms from Beijing, expressway all the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZMC888
Duolemeidi
http://www.duolemeidiski.com/
Nice skiing for one day. They have a European high speed chairlift but only two slopes, so it gets boring very quick. There was free shuttle service from Beijing, don't know if there still is.
Wanlong
http://www.wlski.com/
The best one in this area. Many very long slopes in excellent condition, an excellent place for a good skier. I wasn't able to get on all slopes within 1 day.
Accomodation on site, only 5kms from Chongli.
Secret Garden
http://www.secretgardenresorts.com/E...oject-Overview
Have not been there myself but it seems a very good resort, opened lat winter.
You can get in touch with Christoph from Hiddenchina, a Swiss ski instructor who lives in BJ for 10 years and who is very familiar with this area. He organizes skiing trips to this area on a regular basis.
Beijing area sounds good. I'm not whinging, but from personal experience, there are a few problems skiing China.........
-Problems arise with costs, hotel costs, lift passes and equipment hire. Depends on the resort. Going individually can be very expensive as there are always massive group discounts.
-Anything in Jilin and Heilongjiang can suck, mostly because it can easily be -20 to -30 degrees at sea level during CNY. Which means unless you have a very careful maintenance team you'd be better off with ice skates! Also any wind can be unbearable, the best skiing IMO is sunny and 0c -5c, I'm not demanding this, but it would be nice for there to be a possibility.
-Equipment hire can be terrible and you can easily end up with 80-90s ex rental equipment
"Xinjiang's Silkroad Ski Resort
There is nothing more pleasant than gliding down a slope surrounded by natural forest. While in big cities it is impossible for skiers to have this intimate experience with nature, in the open spaces of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region you can be as close to nature as you want.
The Silkroad Ski Resort is located within the Nanshan National Forest Park, some 38 kilometers from Urumuqi city. Capable of hosting ten thousand visitors at a time, the ski resort has trails catering to different levels of skiers from children and beginners to professionals. The resort also has instructors and a section specially designed for snowboarding.
However, what makes the resort stand out from the rest is its magnificent mountain views. The resort has a sightseeing cable car that climbs to the peak at 2280 meters altitude. Long distance visitors can also stay the night at the resort's wood cabins and try some Xinjiang delicacies at its restaurant.
The Silkroad Ski Resort opens from early November to the beginning of May the next year."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10524006@N07/981996869/
Ok It can get abit cold in Xinjiang in winter but I'll take no crowds over warmer temps.
-25 every where else I've skied has meant bullet proof.Xinjiang I don't know why but even in those temps it didn't ice up and the powder stayed around for weeks.
I can do -25 if there's powder! Just not keen on ice, no biggie on a glacier, bit not fun on a regular piste with low grade rental skis!
ZMC888 where are you skiing this season.
No real plan yet, my holiday has just started and I've been warming up on some of the local 400 meter button lift slopes. Found that if the weather is 3-5c can ride my motorcycle 100kms before get too numb, may try to go to Shanxi. Much more fun with my own wheels.