Ski Resorts in Dandong, a Folk Custom of Dandong

Release date：2025-01-23 Reading volume：624

Tianqiaogou Ski Resort
Tianqiaogou Ski Resort is located in Shuangshanzi, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. It is situated in the world's prime skiing zone at 41 degrees north latitude, on the same latitude as the Alps. Here, the snow season is long, the snowfall is abundant, the snowflakes are beautiful, and the snow quality is pure, just like a fairy-tale world.
Tianqiaogou Ski Resort has the steepest slopes in China. The maximum slope gradient of the advanced Runway 1 reaches 52.5 degrees with a drop of over 500 meters. Both professional and amateur skiers can experience thrills and excitement here. Meanwhile, it also has the longest ski runs in the province. The total length of the four runs for beginners, intermediates, and advanced skiers is 5.17 kilometers, among which the intermediate run is 2.19 kilometers long. In addition, the ski resort is equipped with the most advanced ski equipment in China, such as the Italian Prinoth snow groomer worth 4.3 million yuan, the American SnowEx snow cannon, and the Italian Arctic Cat snow cannon, providing excellent slope conditions for skiers. The luxurious ski equipment hall of the ski resort is also a highlight, with an architectural style that combines Chinese and Western elements, integrating aesthetics and functionality. The coffee house at the highest altitude among domestic winter tourism projects is an even more dreamy platform for skiers to take a break and enjoy the scenery.
Tianqiaogou Ski Resort is not only a great place for skiing but can also host provincial-level competitions. There is also a base for the "Journey through the Vast Forest and Snowy Plains" here, allowing tourists to experience the culture of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces and the folk customs of Northeast China after skiing.
Wulong Golf Ski Resort
Wulong Golf Ski Resort was built relying on the terrain of Wulong Mountain, with a total investment of 16 million yuan. After its expansion in 2003, it became a well-established ski resort with a certain scale in the Dandong area. The ski resort has ski runs with a total length of over 1,600 meters and a 1,300-meter ski lift cableway. It is divided into a 300-meter beginner run, an 800-meter intermediate run, and a 500-meter advanced run, with a maximum slope of 45 degrees and a minimum slope of 15 degrees, which can meet the needs of skiers of different levels.
In addition to the ski runs, the ski resort also has a practice ski run, a tow ropeway, a snow tubing run, as well as activities such as ice skating, ice sledding, and snowmobiling. The ski resort features a fairy-tale theme, with penguin sculptures, small houses of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Tourists can swing on swings, sit on snow tubes, play in the snow, and find the joys of childhood in the vast expanse of snow. The clubhouse of the ski resort has functional indoor places such as a reception hall, a lounge, a restaurant, a coffee shop, changing rooms, a ski equipment specialty store, and a ski equipment display room, which can provide one-stop services for skiers in terms of catering, services, and leisure.
Taiyangdao Ice and Snow World
Taiyangdao Ice and Snow World is a comprehensive holiday skiing project on the outskirts of Dandong, covering a total area of more than 60,000 square meters. The ski resort has three professional ski runs and 11 snow tubing runs with their own characteristics, including 3 rotating flying saucer runs, 3 exciting collision runs, 2 snow surfing runs, 2 glacier speed-down runs, 1 dragon emerging from the sea run, and there is also a children's ice and snow entertainment area covering an area of nearly 10,000 square meters.
The ski resort has introduced foreign professional skiing equipment, accompanied by the full technical support of Harbin Yabuli Ski Resort, and can accommodate thousands of people skiing and playing in the snow at the same time. Outside the ski resort, there are supporting facilities such as imported ski equipment rental shops, convenience stores, fast food areas, and farmhouse restaurants, which can provide high-quality and warm services for skiers at any time. Taiyangdao Ice and Snow World mainly focuses on children's snow play and skiing (for beginners), with beginner, intermediate, and advanced ski runs, various children's snow play projects, ice sports, and a night skiing area, which can meet the needs of different types of skiers.
Huaiyang Ice and Snow World
Huaiyang Ice and Snow World is located in Tongxing Town, Dandong City. It is the first large-scale ice and snow amusement project integrating professional skiing, ice and snow entertainment, and outdoor expansion on the outskirts of Dandong. The ski resort has one beginner and intermediate ski run and one snow tubing run respectively, and also has rich and colorful snow play projects such as bumper cars, snow tanks, small snowmobiles, sleds, snow spinning tops, and a children's happy island, meeting the happy needs of the whole family.
Kuandian Huangyishan Ice and Snow Carnival
Based on previous years, the Kuandian Huangyishan Ice and Snow Carnival has carried out brand-new renovations on the snow tubing site and the ice skating site this year. The snow tubing site has newly purchased zodiac-themed snow tubes and added a snow banana boat project. The magnificent and charming natural landscape of Huangyishan is even more beautiful in winter. The basalt column forest against the backdrop of white snow is even more vertical and straight. There are six fantasy experiences here, such as "Basalt Shining", "Divine Horse Crossing", "Dreamy Ice and Snow", "Fire Trees and Silver Flowers", "Snow Tube Crossing and Time Tunnel", "Ice Pure Paradise and Childlike Joy", "Ice Skating and Flowing Light Chasing Shadows", "Taste of Kuandian and Endless Delicacies", allowing tourists to have a great time in the ice and snow park and feel that passion drives away the cold and enthusiasm melts the ice and snow.