Yabuli
Yabuli is located in the Shangzhi City, around 200 kilometers east of Harbin. Yabuli is a year-round tourist attraction specializing in Ski activities. It is a subrange of the Changbai Mountain Range and covers 2,225 hectares. The resort is endowed with favorable natural conditions, making it the best natural skiing resorts in China. The area’s temperature is minus 1 degrees Celsius and the winter lasts for as long a six months – October to April. Snow depth reaches an average of 39cm and gets as thick as 60cm in high altitude regions.
Yabuli Ski Resort is currently the biggest and has the most complete facilities among ski resorts in China. Among its features is the 3800m long main skiing trail located at an altitude of 1300m. Cable car lifts are also available. Yabuli Ski Resort is surrounded by mountain ranges covered with pine forests.
Daily, there is a number of tourist trains to the resort from Harbin, taking about 3 hours. Once you arrive at the town, mini tourist buses will transfer you to the tourist resort.
Cost for the resort can vary greatly. It is generally a RMB300-500 for use of the resort (depending upon your skill level). It is then around RMB100 for ski and equipment rental. A standard double room in the resort will cost RMB540 (Windmill Villa. You may also be able to stay more cheaply in the Yabuli town. Hotels here range upwards from a lowest price of RMB70, although these will be hard to reserve prior to arrival and not all take foreigners. For more comprehensive information you can call CITS.
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Skiing, Snowboarding |
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All Year
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| Numer of Runs: |
20 |
| Total Length of Runs: |
270 |
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Highest Alt: 1374.8M
Lifts: 17
Total ski area: 2255 hectare
Trails: 20 total (12 of them are alpine trail)
Total trails length: 70000meters (27000meters of them are alpine trails).
Skiable trails: 40hectares.
Annual Snowfall: 300"
Trail vertical drop: 700M
Trail slope: range from 32° to 1°
Trail width: range from 80-150M
Total captivity: 1500persons/hour
Average snow period: 170days
Snow-making machines: 3
Groomers: 4
Platform: 2 (freestyle and K90) |
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| jarek |
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We went to Yabuli in Feb, 2007 during Chinese New Year. Keep in mind
this is considered the busiest travel time in China. Getting there
is a bit of an adventure, start in Harbin and either pay for a tour
which will pick you up with a van from Harbin, or be tough
and hit the bus station. to save you 1 hour of waiting in line, go to the 2nd
floor of the bus station and ask for Yabuli. needless to say,
speaking Chinese will make all of this much, much easier.
buses run every few hours. the bus takes about 2 hours and drops you in the middle of
nowhere. dont worry, a guy in a black leather jacket will appear
with a car to take you to the resort. that's the local taxi, cost
to the resort is about 30 RMB. We stayed at Windmill village. They
are the best advertised on internet, but also the oldest and worst of the
accomodations. there are a few newer, slightly more expensive places
that I recommend if you dont mind paying extra. windmill village
lost our reservation and was very crowded so they had to "upgrade"
us to a room that looked like a WWII bunker, and made us pay extra!
after 30 min of arguing, we got a nicer room, but still paid extra.
The breakfast there is bad even by local standards, suggest you bring
some snacks from Harbin, forget about a supermarket in Yabuli.
there is nothing resembling a town nearby either. We were unlucky
with little snow and only about half the runs open and 2 lifts running.
The runs we did where easy and rather short, the harder were all closed.
Lines were long in the afternoon, 10 min waits were common.
there is no grooming at Yabuli and exposed patches, dont
bring your brand new board here. rental equipment is available,
especially boards as skiing seems to be much more popular in China.
off-piste is available but only if there is alot of snow,
but dont go alone and dont practice your 720 here, rescue
helicopters are not an option. There are two decent restaurants
nearby: one that is inside a train car right outside the resort,
serves spicy bbq. another is a korean
place within walking distance, looks like a prison camp outside and
inside, but the food is great. nightlife options include bowling
at the windmill village, and drinking at the restaurants. the
newer hotels have lobby bars.
we hired a car to take us back to Harbin, about 80 USD.
Yabuli is a real adventure but dont expect much in
terms of snowboarding. One final note, Harbin is a beautiful city, the best time to go
is during the Ice Festival. Enjoy
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Starting Price: $120.00
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