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This ski resort, located southwest of Beijing, is surrounded by some great scenery and sites of interest such as the Peking Man. The beginner runs are quite short and the intermediate trails narrow. Limited equipment rental available.

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  YunJu(云居滑雪场), sometimes referred to as Fangshan Kumoi, is one of the few ski resorts to the southwest of Beijing. It is surrounded by some great scenery but, unfortunately, that is the last positive comment I have for the place. The beginner hills have very short runs (maybe 50 meters) while the intermediate runs are a bit on the narrow side and about the same difficulty as NanShan’s intermediates. No kickers or rails for snowboarders. A mix of sugary disco, top 40 and Chinese pop blared from cheap speakers. The restaurant was abominable. Big billboards detract from the otherwise nice scenery as does the ugly brick building on the top of the slope which could stand as an example of how NOT to do a hilltop lodge. The lifts close early at 4:30 and one guy doing cleanup afterward was simply tossing the litter over the fence. Other points of interest nearby or on the way (covered in most guidebooks): - ZhouKouDian (周口店)PekingMan Site, where pre-human fossils were excavated, is halfway to the resort (exit the bus in FangShan and hire a car). - YunJu Temple (云居寺) is very close to the ski resort. - ShiDu - (十渡) Ten Ferry Crossings is another 40-50 minutes beyond the ski resort and is known as Beijing’s Guilin. Here you’ll find spectacular scenery, hiking and boating (albeit not in winter) and you can even lodge overnight in a farmer’s home. - Be sure to buy a case of ShiZi (persimmons) from the roadside vendors; this area is famous for them. **Prices**: Park entrance is 20RMB/person. Rental is RMB180/4 hours on the weekend. **Equipment**: Limited selection of aging equipment, mostly Fisher and Kneissl. Snowboard selection was especially sparse. There were no lines getting equipment and though they use checkout cards, only one was needed even for multiple people. **Lodge**: The equipment area had plenty of space but a bit too dimly lit. The restaurant offered a tepid looking buffet for RMB38 and the beef noodles were so bad you’re better off going with instant noodles which a lot of people did; the empty containers and other litter piling up beneath the cheap fiberglass tables and mismatched chairs. Brick building at the top of the slope was closed but may offer snacks in the future. **Lifts/Runs**: - Two easy hills served by 3 disc lifts. Waits never exceeded 10 minutes and lines were somewhat orderly. - Two intermediate hills served by a quad chair lift and one disc lift going halfway up. Zero wait on the chairlift which was slow moving and didn’t have seat covers. **Getting there**: - Option A) Take a painful 2 hour ride on bus 917. This bus starts off at TianQiao (天桥west side of tiantan park). Since it is going west you can catch it anywhere along the route but risk not getting a seat. I caught it at GuangAnMen (广安门you can taxi there from Changchun subway stop) and still found a seat. There are numerous branch routes so be sure the bus goes to ZhangFang (张坊), where you can hire a car to the ski resort for RMB15. - Option B) Take train 6095 from the West Rail Station. This is good only for a combined trip to ShiDu because there are no stops near the ski resort itself. ShiDu is covered in most guide books. - Option C) Take the [Skeebus]( http://www.skeebus.com/hxcpriceshow.brss) 5128-9455 **Getting back**: The last 917 bus leaves at 6:30pm; sit near the back for more peace and quiet. **Night skiing**: Yes but not on the intermediate hills. [back to winter sports](http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/listings/sports/winter_sports/)