Skiing season soon, what are the best resorts in China?

**ZMC888** · 01-25-2013, 03:39 PM

I think, with the skiing available vs price a train ticket to Urumqi might be the best option.

**Lao Jia Hou** · 01-26-2013, 02:56 AM

Don't know if you've seen these articles:

Skiing in China

You are correct about Heilongjiang being cold and icy, although Yabuli is nice if you hit powder conditions, and it has decent equipment rentals (but pricy). It is dry, so you won't get the wet stuff in other locations. I tried a few others up there, and none impressed me.

Personally, skiing in Xinjiang strikes me as being more interesting, probably because I've never been there.

Good luck!

**bigdamo** · 01-26-2013, 09:32 AM

They have had alot of snow this winter in Xinjiang if that's any help.

**ZMC888** · 01-26-2013, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou

Don't know if you've seen these articles:

Skiing in China

Great information here, thanks!

**Graham** · 01-26-2013, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by bigdamo

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.

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But isn't Xinjiang the assehole of China?
Doesn't it have all them funny people there, with silly things on their heads?

Gra.

**Graham** · 01-26-2013, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by ZMC888

I think, with the skiing available vs price a train ticket to Urumqi might be the best option.

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You can get an overnight sleeper direct from Weifang, Zibo to Zhangjiakou.

Train No. K710/K711
Depart Zibo 16:38, Arrive Zhangjiakou South 05:55
13h17m
Hard sleeper, 176/182/188
Soft sleeper, 272/284

Gra.

**bigdamo** · 01-26-2013, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by Graham

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But isn't Xinjiang the assehole of China?
Doesn't it have all them funny people there, with silly things on their heads?

Gra.

Wow, Graham

Quite abrasive there.

Have you ever been to Xinjiang or just believing what people tell you ie A friend of a friend tells me.

**bigdamo** · 01-26-2013, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by Graham

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You can get an overnight sleeper direct from Weifang, Zibo to Zhangjiakou.

Train No. K710/K711
Depart Zibo 16:38, Arrive Zhangjiakou South 05:55
13h17m
Hard sleeper, 176/182/188
Soft sleeper, 272/284

Gra.

Hey ZMC888 you might want to check that the Ski resort is open before you follow Grahams advice and do a 26hr round trip train journey.

http://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort...i/snow-report/

**ZMC888** · 01-27-2013, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by damo

Hey ZMC888 you might want to check that the Ski resort is open before you follow Grahams advice and do a 26hr round trip train journey.

Hmm yes that's a problem here, they'll close half the runs and still ask for the same money or just close the whole resort.

**ZMC888** · 02-03-2013, 02:43 PM

Update:

I had a 4 day ski a Wanlong, Chongli. Good sized resort, a tad expensive, but worth it. Works out around 500-600 RMB with pass and rental a day, but there is 1200 meters skiing on average top to bottom over a 600 meter vertical drop.

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Some of the trails marked up from the top. Most trails were actually blue or red, maybe really only a few sections of one two could be considered black if icy.

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View from the high speed chair lift.

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Top of one of the trails.

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Amazingly with this years snow you could ski under the silver birches, some spots with nice powder, real slalom.

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Gets a little busy at the weekend only queuing for the lifts. The wide mostly powder-topped frozen-base main trails stay fairly empty.