It's not that Harbin can't afford it, but Daming Mountain is more cost-effective. Come here for skiing in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai
🏂Located on the bank of Daming Lake (top of the mountain) in Daming Mountain Scenic Area, Lin'an District, Hangzhou, with an altitude of more than 1,200 meters, it is a veritable alpine forest ski resort and also the largest snow and ski park in East China with the highest altitude.
🏂Damingshan Wansongling Ski Resort The snow track is about 1000m long, 80m wide, with a drop of 250m. It is divided into five major areas: entrance area, practice area, primary area, intermediate area, and snow play area.
⛷️Skiing guide
1️⃣Visitor center → (15 minutes by scenic bus) Cableway lower station → (10 minutes by cableway) Cableway upper station → (5 minutes on foot) Ski hall.
🔹You can also walk up and down the mountain without taking the cable car. The one-way journey starts at 2 hours. There are two routes, Longmen Canyon and Steel Great Wall. You can visit the winter beauty of Daming Mountain for free (for details, please refer to the Daming Mountain Scenic Area Guide posted earlier)
2️⃣ Pay a deposit of 500 yuan at the ski hall, receive the voucher and wristband, walk to the right inside, receive the ski equipment, and enter the ski resort.
3️⃣ Beginners can go to the practice area and ski for an hour or two, first playing the beginner trails, and then gradually progressing. There are differences in height between different levels of ski trails, and you can take a magic carpet to go up.
🕒Opening hours: 08:45-18:00 (admission stops at 14:30)
🚦Transportation
🚘Self-driving: Navigate to Damingshan Visitor Center (parking fee 3 yuan/h), the drive from downtown Hangzhou is about 2 hours.
🚍Western Zhejiang Tourism Special Bus: Departs from Hangzhou East Station at 8:30, passes through multiple stations in the city, 36 yuan one way, you can scan the code, arrives at 11:00, and returns at 16:00.
🚌Daming Mountain Ski Direct Bus: 8:30 Hangzhou East Station → 9:00 Hangzhou Building → 11:00 Daming Mountain Scenic Area, return at 16:00, ticket price 128.
🎫Ticket Price
1️⃣Currently, Damingshan Scenic Area is free of charge. The round trip bus to the scenic area (required) is 25 yuan, and the one-way cable car is 80 yuan (can only be purchased on site).
2️⃣Ski ticket (including ski equipment) + scenic area bus is 200 yuan on weekdays and 275 yuan on weekends/New Year's Day (slightly different on different platforms). There is also a package that includes a round-trip direct bus to Hangzhou. Children and adults are the same price.
3️⃣Coach: There are one-on-one and one-to-many options, starting from 200 yuan per hour.
4️⃣There are also rental fees for lockers, gloves and helmets (you can bring your own), etc.
⚠️Note: You must book your ticket one day in advance (you can get a refund if you book online if you don’t want to go), and you can slide freely without time limit. If you buy tickets on site or during the Spring Festival, the price is calculated by the hour, which is very expensive.
🍜Food and Beverage: Free hot water is provided in the ski hall, and you can bring your own instant noodles. The second floor is a food city with noodles, wontons, oden, etc.
📌Warm Tips
🌱It is recommended to enter the park before 11:00. If you enter the park late, there will be a lot of people and the experience will be bad. You have to queue up to get the ski equipment for the cable car. It is best to go on weekdays. There are a lot of people on weekends and holidays.
☘️It is very expensive to buy tickets on site, so you must book one day in advance. The ski equipment included in the ski ticket includes snowboards, snowshoes, and ski poles. Other ski equipment needs to be brought by yourself or rented on site.
🍀After getting off the cable car, go straight to the ski resort. Turn right to reach the Daming Mountain Scenic Area's suspended plank road, 10,000-meter cave and other attractions. If you still have energy after skiing, you can visit the scenic area for free, and you can also walk to Longmen Canyon and hike down the mountain. [You can see the travel guide of Daming Mountain Scenic Area that I posted before]