Nanshan Ski Village

We decided to give the China ski resorts a try.  Apparently there are some fairly good ones with all the latest equipment.  We chose the Nanshan Ski Village for its proximity to Beijing.  The drive was about 45 minutes from home.  Rob took the 3 older kids and I stayed home and played with my favorite three-year-old.  So I will try and describe their experience even though I have yet to experience it myself :)

It was a beautiful day with gorgeous blue skies!  No pollution, yay!  A little colder than the slopes in Utah :)

The airport-style moving walkway was much easier than the tow-rope experience we previously had!

Rob said that buying tickets and getting equipment was a little complicated and different.  They had you going from one building to another, which gets complicated when you can't read the signs!  The ski rental equipment was unique.  The boots came with the skis - meaning that the bigger your feet are, the longer the skis get.  No adjusting.  So Rob has fairly small feet so they gave him the short skis that were all ready to go.  He wanted longer skis but they wouldn't readjust the skis. (am I making sense?)

Over-all they had a good experience and the kids are asking to go every weekend.  If life were only less busy that would be awesome!

There are few things better than warming up in the lodge and getting some lunch during a day of skiing.  Well, until you get to the lodge to find out all they have is rice and noodle bowls, super fatty chicken, and hot tea or hot water :)  Good thing you can ALWAYS find Snicker bars and Coca-cola everywhere in China!

 

 

Next time it's Mom's turn!