I like to
ski in winter.
我喜欢在冬天滑雪。
Most young people like
skiing.
大部分年轻人喜欢滑雪。
I don't know how to
ski.
我不知道怎么滑雪。
Giscard d'Estaing said there is still growth potential in ski and snow tourism, and the company is looking for other potential locations in northern China to further tap the trend.
吉斯卡尔·德斯坦表示，滑雪和雪地旅游仍有增长潜力，该公司正在中国北部寻找其他潜在地点，以进一步挖掘这一趋势。
Eight well-known Austrian firms including Axess, Doppelmayr Seilbahnen and Head Sport in the winter sports field took part in this year's expo, with their products and services covering alpine technology, outdoor and ski equipment, piste management technology and public media communication.
包括Axess、Doppelmayr Seilbahnen和Head Sport在内的八家奥地利知名冬季运动公司参加了今年的博览会，他们的产品和服务涵盖高山技术、户外和滑雪设备、滑雪道管理技术和公共媒体传播。
we need a strong business market here in China," said Mündler Maximilian, master of science at Arena, a company specializing in ski slope management during the expo, adding that they expected the ski resorts in China will be highly interested in optimizing their business with Arena's products and services that could help to save energy, water and cost.
我们需要在中国有一个强大的商业市场，”世博会期间专门从事滑雪坡管理的Arena公司的理学硕士Mündler Maximilian说，并补充说，他们预计中国的滑雪场将非常有兴趣通过Arena的产品和服务优化业务，这将有助于节省能源、水和成本。
"Along with the development of the skiing industry in China, the ski resorts and skiers began to generate demand for ski and snowboard tuning.
“随着中国滑雪产业的发展，滑雪场和滑雪者开始产生对滑雪和单板滑雪板调节的需求。
The potential in the Chinese market is huge as the number of skiers and the number of people beginning to ski grows very fast.
随着滑雪者的数量和开始滑雪的人数的快速增长，中国市场的潜力是巨大的。
Meanwhile, Vision Pro, which resembles high-tech ski goggles, will have its own operating system — visionOS — and a dedicated App Store, and allows users to multitask across different apps in virtual displays.
与此同时，类似高科技滑雪护目镜的Vision Pro将拥有自己的操作系统visionOS和专用应用商店，并允许用户在虚拟显示器中跨不同应用程序进行多任务处理。
In 2022, revenues from brands other than Anta and Fila rose 26.1 percent to 4.4 billion yuan, propelled by the group's high-end ski brand Descent and its outdoor lifestyle brand Kolon Sport.
2022年，在集团高端滑雪品牌Descent及其户外生活方式品牌Kolon Sport的推动下，安踏和菲拉以外品牌的收入增长26.1%，达到44亿元。
Changbaishan is known for top-level ski venues and resorts.
长白山以顶级滑雪场和度假村而闻名。
For instance, passengers can take flights from Shanghai to Harbin and go skiing at Yabuli Ski Resort, or they can take flights from Shanghai to Changchun and go skiing at Beidahu Ski Resort in Jilin city.
例如，乘客可以乘坐从上海到哈尔滨的航班在亚布力滑雪场滑雪，也可以从上海到长春的航班在吉林市的北大湖滑雪场滑雪。
A total of 29 product categories with strong demand from consumers in recent years, such as ski equipment, dishwashers and tomato juice, have been added to the list, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and seven other central departments in late February.
根据财政部和其他七个中央部门在2月底联合发布的一份声明，近年来消费者需求旺盛的29个产品类别已被列入名单，如滑雪设备、洗碗机和番茄汁。
"In recent years, we have seen massive investments in the Chinese market, in the country's ski resorts. "
“近年来，我们看到了对中国滑雪场市场的大规模投资。”
Xu said the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will definitely make skiing more popular in the country and Club Med is willing to grasp opportunities provided by the country's booming ski market given the backdrop of favorable government policies and growing ski demand among consumers.
Xu said Club Med will also extend its cooperation with French ski school operator Ecole du Ski Francais, opening a ski academy at Thaiwoo, Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort and others.
It is also cooperating with the General Administration of Sports of China to come up with a unified ski training system design and construction of an overseas ski training base.
For users in Europe, weather updates on specific ski fields are prized information.
"American Dream has a massive NHL-size professional ice rink, roller coaster and rides, along with a 160-foot indoor ski hill, ranked as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
While consolidating its niches in residential development, Vanke has also developed businesses such as commercial development and operation, logistics and warehousing services and ski resorts.
Ecole du Ski Francais offering courses amid wider snow sports push in ChinaEcole du Ski Francais, a top ski school from Europe, has unveiled its academy in Beijing, adding one more choice for kids and adults in China to receive world-class, safe and quality courses starting this winter.
"We think safety is a top concern, as well as experience, and that's why we created this academy with a very strong partner－ESF, one of the largest and oldest ski schools.
"According to research by Wu Bin, general manager of Beijing Carving Ski Equipment, and Wei Qinghua, chairman of Beijing Antaeus Ski, a total of 21 million visits to ski venues in China were made last year, up 14.4 percent from 2017.
With 39 new ski venues opening, the country was home to 742 snow venues by the end of 2018.
Yunnan and Guangdong provinces saw 100 percent and 167 percent more trips to ski venues in 2018, respectively.
Zhejiang province was also among the top six most popular ski destinations last year, along with the more traditional wintry areas of Heilongjiang, Hebei and other northern regions.
For example, Beijing hasn't snowed yet this winter, so obviously all the Beijing ski venues were using artificial snow and burning energy to make them cold," An said.
"Thus, it is a key strategy to build attractive ski resorts in places like the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the northeastern provinces.
Earlier this month, an international consortium led by China's Anta Sports that includes Tencent Holdings and Anamered Investments, which is owned by Canadian billionaire Chip Wilson, founder of yoga apparel company Lululemon Athletica, offered to acquire Finland's Amer Sports, which owns the Louisville Slugger and Wilson Sporting Goods, for $5 billion according to Reuters, as well as two other sports items frequently made with wood components, Wilson tennis rackets and Atomic Ski.
In winter, he enjoys skiing, and has been to a number of ski resorts in Beijing, and in the Chongli area of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.
Anta said it and Chinese buyout firm FountainVest Partners made an indicative offer for Amer Sports Oyj of Finland, which makes the Wilson tennis rackets used by Serena Williams as well as Atomic and Salomon ski equipment.
The German sportswear giant retreated from winter sports amid a sluggish market for ski equipment, though Salomon's sports shoes have been a hit since then.
As several ski resorts have opened in northern China over the past three years, more snowmobiles will be needed in those areas, Boisjoli said.
When designing the ski resort at Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province, Luneng adjusted the construction plan to suit the natural landscape to avoid cutting down any trees, the company said.
Its new ski resort in Beidahu, located outside of Jilin city in Jilin province, opened in late November last year and reported an occupancy rate of 81 percent for its first season.
With consumers' enthusiasm for winter sports growing, sales of ski equipment doubled year-on-year in 2016.
"So, the Swiss firm, which was founded in 1862, is eyeing the ski sports market.
Besides, its Mammut Alpine School teaches Chinese people how to ski and how to be safe in the snow.
They have a growing demand for various sports products, especially running and daily training shoes, sportswear made with new material and ski equipment, particularly in countries in East Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia," said Ding.
Ski resorts and hot springs are expected to witness peak demand during the festival.
"It will be a very special and happy memory," said Chen, who traveled some 2,000 kilometers to Shenyang city in Northeast China's Liaoning province to ski with friends.
The ski resort Chen stayed at saw nearly 2,000 tourists each day of the holiday.
Last year, 29 product categories with strong demand from consumers, including ski equipment, dishwashers and tomato juice, were added to the list, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and seven other central government departments.
The booth operated by Elan, a Slovenian ski manufacturer, is attracting a steady stream of visitors.
As a first-time exhibitor, the company, which produces 600,000 skis a year, has set up an on-site ski slope to give visitors an immersive experience.
Chinese authorities have mentioned the promotion of the industry and the construction of ski tourism resorts in several planning documents.
"More cities in South China are building indoor ski resorts.
Cristiano Varotti, chief representative of the Italian National Tourist Board in China, considered Sicily and the islands, ski resorts in the Alps, and some small towns as the new attractions for Chinese travelers.
For instance, virtual reality equipment, camping gear and ski supplies have been increasingly favored by Chinese shoppers.
During this period of time, more people will take a self-driving tour of surrounding areas, travel to Hainan, ski and enjoy the hot springs, the report said.
The local government will issue the vouchers in several rounds between Dec 28 and Feb 28, 2023, and the vouchers can be redeemed for consumption at some major ski resorts as well as ice and snow parks in Jilin.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has planned to issue more than 50,000 consumption vouchers for its 10 ski resorts from late December to February next year.
It also had some light and fun parts, including Branstad's family ski trip in Northeast China and a train journey to the Tibet autonomous region, where he experienced firsthand the Tibetan culture in Southwest China, Branstad said on the virtual talk.
In addition, the city has been attracting tourists from across China in summer as it tends to be comfortable during the season, with temperature hovering around 20 C. In winter, its three low-latitude natural ski resorts come alive.
During the New Year's Day holiday, Meihuashan and Yushe ski resorts－the two newly built ski resorts in Liupanshui－received 18,640 visits, 21.5 percent higher than in the same period last year.
"Now, ski tourism is becoming a name card for Liupanshui," said Chen Tingting, the city's vice-mayor.
The city has developed three natural ski resorts and 21 venues, with a total area of 630,000 square meters.
"Also, the hospitable Liupanshui people welcome everyone anytime to ski and bathe in hot springs with family members and friends.
Online travel service provider Qunar said skiing has made its way onto the list of top three hottest words searched on its platform for the first time ever, and the number of ski resort tickets sold on its platform doubled during the holiday compared to last year.
Data from Chinese e-commerce giant JD showed the overall transaction value of ski sports products increased by 322 percent year-on-year during the period, with ski masks having increased by 15 times.
Ski resorts rose from 568 in 2015 to 770 in 2019 and are expected to top 1,000 this year.
Considering skiing as one of the most popular new sports amid the rapid growth of China's sports consumption, Ding Changfeng, a senior executive at Chinese property developer Vanke, predicts the number of ski trips in China will rank first in Asia this year and reach tops globally by 2032, hitting 60 million.
The list will add a total of 29 product categories including ski equipment, tomato juice and golf equipment, according to a statement jointly issued by the ministry and seven other departments.
com, skiing has made its way onto the list of top three hottest words searched on its platform for the first time ever, and the number of ski resort tickets sold on its platform doubled during the holiday compared to last year.
com shows that the overall transaction value of ski sports products increased by 322 percent year on year in the period, among which that of ski masks increased by 15 times.
Industry data shows that the number of skiers reached 13.05 million in 2019, nearly doubling from that in 2014, and ski resorts rose from 568 in 2015 to 770 in 2019, and are expected to top 1,000 this year.
Considering skiing as one of the most popular new sports amid the rapid growth of China's sports consumption, Ding Changfeng, a senior executive at Chinese property developer Vanke, predicts that the number of ski trips in China will rank first in Asia this year and reach the top globally by 2032, hitting 60 million.
On Alibaba's travel branch Fliggy, the order volume for snow and ice tourism-related products jumped by more than 30 percent from a year ago, and ski resorts including the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China's Jilin province became hot destinations.
From Jan 31 to Feb 4 sales of ski equipment on Tmall, the business-to-customer site of Alibaba, witnessed a year-on-year increase of 180 percent and ice sports related products increased by more than 300 percent.
The 954 products also include ski gear, artworks, auto parts that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, high-voltage cables for high-speed trains, and fuel-cell components.
It is only the second time the event, known informally as Davos after the Swiss ski resort where it is usually held every January, will be hosted outside Switzerland since its inception in 1971, and mark its debut in Asia.
The widespread popularity of ice and snow sports and the emergence of indoor ski resorts and snow parks have enabled people from the southern regions of China to experience skiing-related activities at any time of the year, it said.
Skating rinks and ski resorts in the city and its suburbs were favored by snow and ice sports enthusiasts, sparking some epic memories of the 2022 Winter Games.
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the self-heating ski socks in Chinese athletes' bags were produced in Liaoyuan.
At the Ice and Snow Sportswear Industrial Park in Liaoyuan, workers make ski socks.
Over the past two years, more than 100,000 pairs of ski socks have been sold from the city.
Although athletes from Liaoyuan have not yet stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics, 3,600 pairs of ski socks produced here built their reputation at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Since the opening of major ski resorts in November, the ice and snow economy in Jilin province has continued to heat up.
On Nov 25, Tianlu Mountain Ski Resort in Liaoyuan officially opened its doors to guests.
Because it is close to the city, the ski resort is more attractive to parents, children and students.
Jiang Bo, general manager of Tianlu Mountain Ski Resort, said the ski resort is another tourism project built and operated by Jilin Construction Group, after Changchun Ice and Snow New World and Tianding Mountain Ski Resort.
The resort covers an area of nearly 170,000 square meters and boasts a ski gear hall where tourists can receive multifunctional services.
Over the past two years, more than 100,000 pairs of ski socks have been sold from here.
On November 25, Tianlu Mountain Ski Resort in Liaoyuan officially opened its doors to guests.
On the opening day, over 1,000 people came to ski.
The resort covers an area of nearly 170,000 square meters and boasts a ski gear hall where tourists can receive multi-functional services.
Bed-and-breakfast lodges near popular ski resorts have seen a spurt in bookings, driven by strong consumer demand for skiing activities this winter.
As large-scale domestic ski resorts began operations this year, some B&B service providers nearby have already received bookings up to Spring Festival next year.
Most of these ski resorts are located in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Zhangjiakou of Hebei province and Changbai Mountain area in Jilin province, according to vacation rentals platform Tujia.
Italian snow-making equipment company TechnoAlpin, which provides equipment to 90 percent of large-scale ski resorts in China, said it is confident about potential tourists who are expected to go skiing this winter in China.
The passenger flows at indoor ski resorts in China have also been significant, and the company said it plans to increase its investments in China.
"We are implementing fully automated management models of ski resorts in China to help them operate more efficiently.
In October, a number of ski resorts in Xinjiang started operating and welcomed the first group of skiers.
"This winter, a number of world-level winter sports events will take place in Beijing, including the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating series, and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Big Air competitions.
Her secret to enduring the sweltering summer is a "large refrigerator" in the form of an indoor ski resort.
China has "popularized ice and snow sports from a small minority of people to the general public, from certain regions to the whole country, and from winter to the entire year", said Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski Federation.
"More and more people flock to the ice rink in the summer and on weekends in recent years," said Zhang, adding that he often arranges family journeys to ski in more distant places like Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province.
In Shanghai, an indoor ski resort covering over 90,000 square meters will open in the first half of 2024, while in South China's metropolis of Shenzhen, a tourism project with an "ice and snow world" theme and an investment of over 29.6 billion yuan will be put into use in November 2025.
In 2025, she hopes to ski in Heilongjiang again.
"The town has its advantages in producing trekking poles," said Zhu Zhenkun, general manager of Ningbo Eastdragon Hardware Co, which mainly produces outdoor sporting products like ski sticks, trekking or hiking poles, carabiners and other skiing and mountaineering tools.
China has "popularized ice and snow sports from a small minority of people to the general public, from certain regions to the whole country, and from winter to the entire year," said Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski Federation.
"More and more people flock to the ice rink in summer and on weekends in recent years," said Zhang, adding that he often arranges family journeys to ski in more distant places like Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province.
In Shanghai, an indoor ski resort covering over 90,000 square meters will start operation in the first half of 2024, while in South China's metropolis of Shenzhen, a tourism project with an "ice and snow world" theme and with an investment of over 29.6 billion yuan, will be put into use in November 2025.