Timeless Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 So tonight I'm getting on a train for 22 hours to visit the Yabuli ski resort in northern China, though I can't find any confirmation that they still have decent cover, they claim a 6 month season so I should be safe. The locals in Bejing are telling me it's a certainty From the train I can get a helicopter transfer to the resort on "mostly reliable russian aircraft"..... Renting a board and a lift ticket will apparently set me back about $80 US, a fortune to the locals, no details on the type of gear available. It has however got a 2000 ft vert, plently of trails (though only a couple of blacks, and I have no idea how their grading system compares), and an average attendance of just 400 people. I'll let you know how it goes..... Quote
Papasteeze Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) Thanks for the ski report!! That is too cool. Yabuli, China has now been added! Hey, it's April fools, is this a joke? Edited April 1, 2005 by Papasteeze Quote
Timeless Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Posted April 1, 2005 Thanks for the ski report!! That is too cool. Yabuli, China has now been added! Hey, it's April fools, is this a joke? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No joke, it's a present to myself for a long and very hard weeks' work over here, I'm taking the train tonight, flying back sunday. If I can buy a cheap camera I'll post some piccies from the slopes. Quote
sibhusky Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 This ought to be an interesting experience, given the reviews at: Reviews of skiing at Yabuli Quote
Timeless Posted April 6, 2005 Author Report Posted April 6, 2005 dows anybody know how it went? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, it was good, but not worth the (incredibly long / slow) journey up there, highlights were as follows: Very quiet, with some very cool trails, strangely with just numbers (1 to 11, plus some "alpine" (flat) trails), no trail names. Rental equipment was surprisingly good (rossignol board), though the whole rental experience was somewhat troublesome, with lots of pointing and arm waving. I signed up for a lesson, with a very funny instructor who wasn't any better than me but at least knew his way around. by our standards it was reasonably priced for the package (about $200) but this is a fortune by their general income level. I seemed to be a bit of a novelty, as both a foreigner and a snowboarder, but everyone was very friendly. Other points, very slow lifts, kinda icy but it's late for them (I think they are closing this week so I got lucky really). It's a beautiful area of the country, so much nicer than the city areas. All in all, it was worth a look, but I don't think I'll go again, it was just too far to travel for limited runs. A nice way to end the season though , I came back to the aftermath of the floods, and all the areas around here looking very sad. Quote
VTmark Posted April 6, 2005 Report Posted April 6, 2005 I seemed to be a bit of a novelty, as both a foreigner and a snowboarder, but everyone was very friendly. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> not manny snowboarders their? or just because of the hole foreigner thng? Quote
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