As ski season arrives, the outdoor ski fields in Beijing and the surrounding areas, whether big or small, long-standing or newly-established, are swarmed with ski enthusiasts. Today, let’s have a look at these fascinating ski fields in Beijing.

• Badaling Ski Resort

Covering an area of 3 million m2 in total, Badaling Ski Resort is about 2 km from the west of Badaling, and the ski resort is expected to put in 300 million yuan for construction. During the phase I, two 800m-long primary ski trails, two 600m-long intermediate skiing trails, a 800m-long senior skiing trail with an elevation of 120m, a longest lane for snowmobiles in Beijing so far with a length of 2,300m and two 300m-long roads for snow tubings have been completed.

The distinctive Chinese restaurant here is poised to offer visitors old-Beijing cuisines, such as hot drinks, hot pot. Moreover, there are a wide range of leisure and entertainment activities, including dog sledding, bungee jumping, snow sauna, ice carving glacier hiking and crossing ice lakes, which are unprecedentedly amazing, exciting and exotic. 

Address: some 2km from the west of Badaling 八达岭长城西侧约两公里处

• Beijing Nanshan Ski Village

Located in the south of Miyun District, Nanshan Ski Village is about 62 km from the Siyuan Bridge in Beijing. Covering an area of over 4,000 mu, the ski village provides advanced ski equipment and a full range of ski tracks for all ski enthusiasts. At present, the ski village boasts 10 trails for beginners, intermediate and advanced skiers. Also, there are a U-shaped cross section complying with the international standard for snowboarding, a large freestyle diving platform, the only “Mogul” advanced trail in China, the special trails for kids’ snowmobile and China’s first snow pitch for six-man football. In addition, it introduces a hi-tech snowmaking system from Austria, two German snow groomers, a quadruple chairlifts, a double chairlifts and nine drag lifts, big and small; the ski village also enable visitors to play with snow by offering a 1,318m-long Summer Toboggan Run imported from Germany, the sledding from Canada and South Korea, American cableway and paragliding as well as the paraglider for children.

Address: 5km southward from Miyun District, Beijing 北京市密云县城南5公里

• Jundushan Ski Resort

Situated in the well-known Xiaotangshan Hot Spring Resort of Changping District, Beijing Jundushan Ski Resort is a ski field closest to downtown Beijing (over 30km). The ski field is built with the double chairlift with total loading ability reaching 3,500 people per hour, eight drag lifts especially designed for snow trails and 3,100 imported ski equipment. The ski field can accommodate 6,000 to 10,000 people per day. At nights, the new high-power professional lighting system envelops the skiers with the dense orange lamplight.

Address: No. 588, Zhenshun Village, Cuicun Town, Changping District, Beijing 北京市昌平区崔村镇真顺村588号

• Yuyang Ski Resort

Beijing Yuyang Ski Resort is situated at Jingdong Lvdu Pinggu, in the national 4A class scenic spot Qinglong Mountain. It is only 60 km away from Beijing, a 40-minute drive through Beijing-Pinggu Expressway. It is accessible and the scenery is pleasant too. The resort officially opened on December, 28, 2005. With an area of 6,000 mu, the resort’s scale and facilities are in line with international standards. It is also a largest ski resort that integrates multiple entertaining activities together, such as snow sports, ecological restaurants, accommodations, outdoor exercise, conference, leisure, picking and angling.

Address: No.688 Dawangwu Village, Donggaocun Town, Pinggu District, Beijing 北京市平谷区东高村镇大旺务村688号

• Huaibei International Ski Resort

Covering a total area of 9.6km2, Huaibei International Ski Resort is the longest and largest international ski resort in Beijing, boasting a senior trail, two intermediate trails and four primary trails making up the 3,800m-long snow trails at an elevation of 238m. Besides skiing, visitors can also enjoy various entertainment activities, including snow tubings, snowmobiles, archery on snow field, horse sledding and ice climbing. The ski field has also rebuilt the roads for snow tubings and snowmobiles, and a new field for ice climbing is completed, where skiers at different levels and ages can enjoy themselves. At last, there are six cableways for sightseeing, totaling 1,200m in length.

Address: 18km northward from Huairou District and 5km northward from Yanqi Lake to get to the Jiugukou Natural Scenic Spot 怀柔区城北18公里，雁栖湖北行5公里的九谷口自然风景区内

• Beijing Yunfoshan Ski Resort

The ski resort is built with two 800m-long senior ski runs at an elevation of 130m, three intermediate skiing trails with 300m to 600m in length, and four 100m to 380m long skiing trails especially designed for the beginners.  In addition, for the ski lovers at different levels and kids, the ski resort also provides the roads for snow tubing, the horse sledding, the dog sledding, the independent ice craving and marvelous ice views like icefalls and icicle.

Visitors can experience the soul-stirring glacier on the precipitous motorcycle lanes, and with the climbing shoes, they can also gallop like the white foxes to cross a thousand-foot-long glacier, climb the Buddha mountain with a height of 100m and pass through the 100m-long ice hole, enjoying the freedom and pleasure.

Address: Xiwengzhuang Town, Miyun District, Beijing 北京云佛山滑雪场位于北京市密云县溪翁庄镇

• Lianhuashan Ski Resort

Located in Zhangzhen Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, Lianhuashan Ski Resort enjoys a convenient transportation. The ski resort provides snow trails for beginners, intermediate and advanced skiers. It’s also equipped with cable cars, passenger ropeway and the snowboarding park. Visitors can enjoy diverse snow entertainment activities here, such as snow tubings, snowmobiles and dog sledding. Lianhuashan Ski Resort is a snow world where the ski amateurs can get enormous pleasure.

Address: No. 288, East Liangshan Road, Zhangzhen Town, Shunyi District, Beijing 北京市顺义区张镇良山东路288号