Source: Tianshan .com


Tianshan Network (Reporter Dong Xiaohan and intern Luo Beibei reported) On November 15, Altay City General Mountain Ski Resort was opened for business. This is the second ski resort in Xinjiang to open for business this winter after Altay Wild Snow Park started its first skating on October 20. At 12:00 a.m., hundreds of ski enthusiasts inside and outside Xinjiang rushed down from the white snow track to experience the fun of skiing. They wore various clothes and decorated the white snow paths with colorful colors.
Liang Jing, deputy general manager of Altay City General Manager of General Shangjunshan Ski Resort, said that General Shangjunshan Ski Resort is the only alpine ski resort in the country connected to the city. Compared with Altay Wild Snow Park Ski Resort in the mountainous area, the urban temperature is high, so the board is opened later.
As the temperature dropped sharply to about minus 17℃ in recent days, the General Mountain Ski Resort has the best time to create snow. This year, the snowmaking system of the General Mountain Ski Resort has been upgraded and renovated. Dozens of snowmaking machines and operate simultaneously. The snowmaking time has been shortened from the past 2 months to within 15 days, and full snow coverage can be achieved within 2 days, making full preparations for the ski season.
15th, the board of the General Mountain Ski Resort is opened, and ski enthusiasts can ski on the primary road. "I have been attending the opening ceremony for three consecutive years and are looking forward to the arrival of the ski season. Today I want to enjoy 'fast and passion' on the ski resort." said Yuan Jun, a ski enthusiast from Hunan.


It is understood that in 2019, the General Mountain Ski Resort was upgraded and renovated. The expanded General Mountain Ski Resort has the ability to train and compete in most international and domestic snow events such as alpine skiing , ski jumping, Nordic two-event , cross-country skiing , biathlon , snow skills and chase, parallel giant slalom, freestyle skiing , snowboard and other international and domestic snow events. After the upgrade and renovation of the ski resort, the total snow-making area of the region is about 1 million square meters, and 24 new ski runs are added, with a total length of about 20 kilometers, and a total ski run of 51, with a total length of 41 kilometers. After the transformation of
, General Mountain will become a comprehensive ski resort that can meet the training of athletes in the event and tourists to ski. In 2019, the General Mountain Ski Resort will also start the construction of a ski town, expand the ski service hall, build ski apartments, homestays, family hotels, coffee, bars, hot spring hotels and other service facilities. (Picture provided by the ski resort)