The Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre is a Chinese
alpine ski resort in
Yanqing District
Yanqing District (), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing. The district consists of 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 4 townships, and borders th ...
, a suburban district in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. It opened in 2019. It is 90 km (55 mi) northwest from the urban center of Beijing.
It is the venue for all, speed and technical, both men's and women's
alpine skiing events for the
2022 Winter Olympics.
History
The centre was constructed as part of the
Yanqing cluster of
2022 Winter Olympics venues, alongside the
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
The Yanqing National Sliding Centre is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Yanqing District, a suburban district in Beijing. Also known as “The House of Speed” this venue hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events for the 2022 ...
.
It opened in 2019.
It planned to host a
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France ...
meet
in February 2020, but it was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in China.
Facilities
The resort is located in a forest at an elevation of ,
and is served by the Yanqing branch of the
Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway
The Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, also known as the Jingzhang intercity railway, Jingzhang high speed railway, Jingzhang section of Beijing-Baotou PDL, is a high-speed railway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei province, China. T ...
.
It has trails totaling ,
including seven racing courses with inclines up to 68%, among the steepest in the world.
Its vertical drop is approximately ,
the biggest of any ski area in the country.
The region has little natural snowfall, so most of the resort's snow is generated artificially.
Olympic courses
Men
Women
References
External links
Yanqing Ski Resortskiresort.info
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Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Ski areas and resorts in China