i just went to snow jade mountain, expecting to find ski lift as mention in few forum? nothing at all, just he opportunity to enjoy few slide at 4200m elevation.as french mountain guide, i m looking opportunities to do ski trek in Yunnan. if anyone can help? merci bcp

Don't bother looking for skiing in Yunnan or rest of China. If it exists, it will be a small walled off section and cost twice as much as Europe USA Japan. Same for scuba diving. Come back in fifteen years.

No chance for ski-fun in Yunnan. You're more likely to find sand-dunes.

The closest place is Chendu but is very exclusive, far from the city and costs you an arm and a leg. (money, not literally)

The best place to go is north / North-East of Beijing (famous for wintersports among the Chinese). Plane tickets aren't that expensive in China luckily. But it's closer to Korea than to Kunming hahaha.

Shangri-la had/has a ski hill, but as far as I know, it hasn't been open the last few years. As a mountain guide, perhaps you're interested in some back-country skiing. I think there are some places around Shangri-la that could work in the right season, accessible only by hiking of course. Maybe next year we can have some chance to explore.

Actually, @AlexKMG, there are places to ski in China that are more than walled off sections.

There's a mountain in china which is about 7000m high and you can climb it and then ski or snowboard down. It's not a technical climb so anyone can do it if they're fit enough and acclimatised. I cant remember the name of it but you should be able to google it as it's quite popular. Possibly in Xinjiang region but im not sure.

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