Where is SongHua Lake Ski Resort – How to get there

SongHua Lake Ski Resort has always been known as one of the top ski resorts in China. It has a similar construction style to Japanese ski resorts, and the ski slopes here are diverse with complete service facilities, hotels, delicious food, professional ski coaches and equipment that are top-notch. Let’s take a look.

SongHua Lake Ski Resort

Location: Located in the Vanke SongHua Lake Resort area at the foot of Daqing Mountain and on the bank of SongHua Lake in Jilin City, Jilin Province, it boasts the “golden latitude – 43 degrees north latitude.” It is also the first ski resort in New China (formerly Jilin Qingshan Ski Resort).

Transportation: The nearest airport to SongHua Lake Ski Resort is Longjia Airport in Changchun, about 86 kilometers away, with direct buses available. It is about 15 kilometers from the city center.

Highlights: It boasts the longest alpine beginner ski slope in China, and Daqing Mountain will also have forest rime at elevations above 400 meters.

Ticket price: ¥138 and up (adult ticket)

Ski Resort Features

SongHua Lake Ski Resort is a relatively mature ski resort with complete facilities including restaurants, accommodations, ski rental, and ski schools. The town also has a commercial district with complete shopping, entertainment, and leisure stores. At the same time, SongHua Lake Ski Resort’s main peak, Daqing Mountain, is rich in vegetation, and the water vapor from the Songhua River condenses on the treetops in winter, forming a unique rime snow track landscape. It’s a great experience whether you’re skiing or sightseeing.

There are four distinct forest skiing areas, and mountain workers have carefully cleared the shrubs and gravel, greatly improving skiing safety while allowing skiers to enjoy the refreshing feeling of skiing through the natural forest.

It also boasts the longest alpine beginner ski slope in China – the BMW X1 panoramic ski slope, which is about 4 kilometers long, allowing beginners to enjoy the exciting experience of skiing from the top of the mountain to the bottom.

In Tokyo, Japan, the Prince Hotel can be found almost everywhere. The one located in SongHua Lake is the first branch opened on the mainland.

It specially invited the famous Japanese hotel design company KKS (Kanko Kikaku Sekkei) to lead the design, and the reputation is very good, with a very Hokkaido feel.

The lobby, with its European mountain building style, is bright and spacious. Even though it’s freezing outside, the inside is still full of greenery, with a few rime pines dotted here and there. This little touch of design makes the whole space come alive.

The high-end garden view room with a Japanese style is 50㎡ in size, and the wood and rock design makes the whole room feel extra warm. The room has underfloor heating all over, and the special bay window opens up a wide and bright view.

There is a ski service center on the first floor of the hotel, where you can ski in/ski out directly, and you can also take the cable car to the top of the mountain to enjoy the panoramic view of the mountains.

Ski Slopes

SongHua Lake Ski Resort has one of the longest alpine ski slopes in China, about 5.23 kilometers long. The resort’s five alpine ski slopes have been certified by the International Ski Federation and can meet the requirements of international alpine giant slalom competitions. For the large number of beginner skiers, the resort has set the ratio of high, medium and low-level ski slopes to 2:4:4, and also provides cross-country skiing and ski jumping venues. The resort’s high, medium and low-level ski slopes are evenly distributed, and there are also family ski parks, professional teaching parks, mass sports parks and competitive sports parks, so that skiers of different levels do not interfere with each other and can meet the needs of both international professional competitions and family vacations.