Chasing the Light | “One City, Ten Ski Resorts” – The Unseen Southern Ski Enthusiasts

2024-01-04 01:33:54

Original title: Chasing the Light | “One city, ten ski resorts” Southerners work hard for skiing

yesterday

A colleague of the editor sent an article

I wrote regarding how happy southerners are in the north in winter.

As a southerner who also skis

The editor wants to say

The ski resort at the doorstep of southerners

Not bad actually!

Can you imagine a southern city with ten ski resorts?

Can you imagine a Xinjiang person in the south?

Have you found the joy of skiing?

Today, let me show you

Southerners go for skiing

How hard it is!

new year begins

Feng Shuyu, a 15-year-old boy from Chongqing

Set foot on the journey north once more

Distance to the 14th National Winter Games

There is still more than a month left

He will continue to prepare intensively at Changbai Mountain Heping Ski Resort

this is ever

Chongqing sets up snowboarding team for first time to compete in Winter Games

Achieved participation in all projects

They are also the first batch of skiers who grew up in Chongqing.

First appearance at the National Winter Games

Feng Shuyu trains at an indoor ski resort in Chongqing. (Photo provided by interviewee)

you may be curious

A native of Chongqing

Can you also become a skier?

Feng Shuyu tells you his 6-year growth story

Southerners can go to great lengths for skiing

October 2017

It was 9-year-old Feng Shuyu’s first exposure to skiing.

At that time

He trains at an indoor ski resort on Fairy Mountain in Wulong District

There is only one ski trail in the ski resort

The equipment rented at the ski resort only has a small amount of skis.

Snowboards, which are more difficult to get started with, have not yet entered the scope of consideration by ski resort operators.

This small ski resort is now closed

It’s the early days of Feng Shuyu skiing

The only practice venue

His father, Feng Xianqiao, is also his coach.

Take him to training every weekend

It takes more than 6 hours to drive there and back

When Feng Shuyu was 10 years old, he trained at the Jihuayuan indoor ski resort. (Photo provided by interviewee)

2018

Built in Jihuayuan Sports Town located in Yubei District

The first indoor ski hall in the main urban area of ​​Chongqing

There are primary and intermediate ski trails in an area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters.

There are also park props that can provide training and competition for advanced players.

Feng Shuyu’s training at least twice a week is much more convenient.

When Feng Shuyu was 10 years old, he trained at the Jihuayuan indoor ski resort. (Photo provided by interviewee)

With the advancement of “Northern Ice Exhibition”

Feng Shuyu’s training venues are no longer limited to indoors

With the successive construction of multiple outdoor ski resorts

Snow lovers in Chongqing can also enjoy outdoor ski resorts “at their doorstep”

at present

There are 8 outdoor ski resorts in Chongqing.

distributed in

7 districts and counties: Fengdu, Nanchuan, Wulong, Yunyang, Shizhu, Wuxi and Fengjie

There are two indoor ski resorts in the main city.

now

The “stove” Chongqing actually has a ski map!

According to statistics from Chongqing Winter Sports Management Center

From 2018 to the end of 2022

A total of more than 4.88 million people have participated in ice and snow sports in Chongqing

Caption: Rexue Miracle Indoor Ski Resort (photo provided by interviewee)

Feng Xianqiao talked regarding it from the perspective of a practitioner

Each existing ski resort in Chongqing has its own characteristics and advantages.

The indoor and outdoor ski resorts alternate and complement each other between the snow season and the non-snow season.

“Let snow lovers easily touch the snow all year round and all day long

This played a very important role in popularizing mass skiing in the South.”

Southerners’ “obsession” with snow has lived up to their expectations

“One city, ten ski resorts”Layout

Kazakh snowboarder Shati will retire from the national team in 2022

His hometown Altay City

Famous among snow enthusiasts for Jiangjunshan Ski Resort

However

He chose to be

A coach from Chongqing Shapingba District Ski Association

Mainly teaches at indoor ski resorts in urban areas

his”reverse operation

It just proves the enthusiasm of snow lovers in Chongqing

Caption: Xia Ti teaches snowboarding at the indoor ski resort. (Photo provided by interviewee)

Although the snow season in his hometown of Xinjiang lasts for half a year

But in Chongqing’s indoor ski resort

The teaching needs of students are constant throughout the year

Xia Ti’s schedule is very full

There are classes every day during peak season (summer vacation and other holidays)

Even in the off-season (mid-week and winter) there are classes four or five days a week

Participants include both adults and children

There are both entry-level novices and “enthusiasts” who need to advance.

Shati practices snowboarding on the big jump at the indoor ski resort. (Photo provided by interviewee)

“I have been taking physical education classes on the snowfields in the Snowy Mountains since I was a child.

But when I arrived at Chongqing Rexue Miracle Indoor Ski Resort

I feel very good too

The facilities are very good and are enough for practicing basic skills and advanced skills.

Especially the ‘park’ has a great atmosphere

When I’m not in class, I compete with my snowboarding friends regarding jumping platforms and props.”

Shati said:

Can you imagine a Xinjiang person living in Chongqing?

Have you found the joy of skiing?

Feng Shuyu was one of the earliest people in Chongqing

Children and adolescents undergoing systematic ski training

Feng Xianqiao said

In the process of children growing up

Personal interests, parental guidance and training conditions are indispensable

Years of perseverance have allowed Feng Shuyu to achieve some success

He won the China Youth Ski Open Finals

U15 men’s snowboard slopestyle skills second place

Gold medal in the snowboarding men’s youth group at the 6th Chongqing Sports Games

Eighth place and other rankings in Fulong Station of XGames China Ski Competition

Father and son Feng Xianqiao and Feng Shuyu pose for photos at the 2023-2024 National Snowboard and Freestyle Ski Jump Championships. (Photo courtesy of interviewee)

Feng Shuyu said

Although there is some pressure in the face of the “14th Winter”

But I feel more proud and excited

His events are snowboarding big jump and slopestyle

“I will go all out for my dream

I hope more southern children will fall in love with the sport of skiing! “

Reporter: Gu Xun

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