Yabuli is located in the Shangzhi City, around 200 kilometers east of Harbin. It is a subrange of the Changbai Mountain Range and covers 2,225 hectares. The area’s temperature is minus 1degrees Celsius and snow depth reaches an average of 39cm and gets as thick as 60cm in high altitude regions.

This is where the China national snowboarding team (did not know that they had a snowboarding team) trains every year.  There is supposedly snow all year around, during the winter (Oct-April) in addition to snowboarding and skiing, there is also dog sled riding, and the world’s longest alpine slide. Or if you go in February, you can time it with the Harpin Ice Festival.

Yabuli Ski Resort is currently the biggest and has the most complete facilities among ski resorts in China. The resort is endowed with favorable natural conditions, making it the best natural skiing 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.

Perhaps we can book tickets here: http://www.chinatravel.com/china-tours/hrb-5/