杨艳
立冬,小雪,大雪……冬天已經一步步向我们走来。重庆一直以盛夏闻名,殊不知在渝东北、渝东南等高海拔地区,每年冬日雪期长达4个多月,得天独厚的自然环境给人们带来新的旅游体验。重庆的冰雪旅游资源开发日渐成熟,除了武隆仙女山、南川金佛山,还有丰都南天湖、石柱白天池、奉节茅草坝等,各大滑雪场相继开放。体验惊险刺激的冰雪运动,现在就开始狂欢!
| 白雪皑皑开启一场雪地狂欢 |
冬季,最具魅力的户外活动莫过于滑雪了。身着滑雪服,手持滑雪杖,脚踏滑雪板,从高山沿雪道呼啸而下,那种雪山飞狐般的感觉,简直就是挡不住的诱惑。
从前,滑雪对于生在南方的人来说有些可望而不可及,南方的温度、湿度以及降雪量等环境因素满足不了滑雪的条件,滑雪等冰雪运动一直是华北、东北地区的“专利”,南方人很少体验其中的奥妙。但大雪纷飞越不常见,重庆人对冰雪的向往与热爱就越发浓烈。
随着国家对冰雪运动的大力推广和支持政策的落地,冰雪运动开始呈现从北到南、由东至西发展的趋势。一到冬日,火爆的冰雪运动已经成为冬日旅游的一大亮点。重庆也不例外,各地因地制宜建成了各具特色的滑雪场,冰雪运动旅游也呈上涨趋势。
今年初冬,重庆城口、巫溪、巫山等地已经开始飘雪,白雪覆盖的草地好似天然画布,与光影、山林完美融合,呈现一幅幅极具视觉冲击力的画作。这预告着一场雪地盛事、一场冬日狂欢已悄然开启。
| 各大冰雪旅游地各有特色 |
作为重庆的老牌滑雪场,武隆仙女山久负盛名,其以独具魅力的高山草原,南国罕见的林海雪原,青幽秀美的丛林碧野景观,而享有“东方瑞士”之称。这里冬季平均气温在0℃以下,平均积雪厚度40厘米左右,非常适合滑雪。整个仙女山滑雪场可同时容纳近千人滑雪和玩雪,游客可根据自己的滑雪水平和爱好选择初级、中级、高级滑雪道。除了室外滑雪场,这里还有西南最大的室内滑雪场,让畏惧寒冷的游客也能玩得尽兴。
冬日的南川金佛山,整个山头被冰雪覆盖,洁白的雪花是最纯洁的风景。金佛山滑雪首选北坡滑雪场,这里积雪条件好、雪期长,还有雪上飞船、雪上飞碟、雪地卡丁车等游乐设施。玩累了,再泡个温泉放松一下,一边享受温泉的温暖一边欣赏冰天雪地的美景,让人心旷神怡,这份惬意只有这里独有。
每年初冬,巫溪红池坝的雪就如期而至,积雪期长达3个月,积雪深度超过50厘米,是非常理想的天然玩雪、滑雪乐园。雪花在万丈峡谷中飘洒,皑皑白雪与浩如烟海的云雾构成鲜见的山河壮景,映出国画般的意境。游客可在高山上追风逐雪,纵情放飞心情,感受心跳的节奏。
海拔1800米的丰都南天湖滑雪场距离重庆主城区约3小时车程,造雪面积达6万平方米,已达到长时间造雪、存雪的条件。在这里能欣赏到南国雾凇银装素裹的景观,滑雪场的玩雪项目众多,单双板、香蕉船、轮胎艇、雪地摩托等项目可满足不同人群的玩雪需求。
位于石柱冷水八龙村的滑雪场设施较新,拥有近6000平方米的滑具大厅,滑雪场地占地面积8万余平方米,滑雪道最大坡度超过20度,除了单双板滑雪,还有雪上飞碟、雪上飞车、儿童弹跳飞人等雪地娱乐项目,让游客尽情体验“速度与激情”。
除此之外,重庆还有奉节茅草坝、石柱白天池等好几家较大的滑雪场,每年各大滑雪场都在设施设备上进行提档升级,力求丰富游客的旅游体验。
细雪纷飞,撩拨着滑雪爱好者的心,冬季狂欢已拉开帷幕。寒流阻挡不了热衷玩雪的旅行者,邀约朋友,翻越雪岭,一睹素净唯美如童话般的雪景,在雪原最美地带,打一场酣畅淋漓的雪仗,玩一次刺激的冰面漂移吧。
Start of Winter, Minor Snow, Major Snow ... Winter is now coming to us step by step. Chongqing, being always known for its hot summer, actually has places with high altitude in the northeast and southeast where it snows for more than 4 months each year, offering people new travel experiences. Chongqing has been developing more and more winter tourist sites with many new ski resorts being opened in addition to the old ones in Wulong Fairy Mountain, Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain, Fengdu Nantian Lake, Shizhu Baitian Pond and Fengjie Maocaoba. Please come to experience the exciting winter sports and start the carnival now!
|A Snow Carnival Getting Started |
In winter, the most attractive outdoor activity is skiing. Wear a ski suit, hold the ski poles and then pedal the snowboard down from the snow tracks up high, just like a flying fox in the snowy mountain. This is simply something irresistible.
In the past, skiing was beyond the reach of people born in the south due to limitations in its environment such as temperature, humidity and snowfall. Such winter sports as skiing have always been the privilege of people living in north and northeast China, and southerners seldom had the opportunity to experience them. However, the less common heavy snow falls, the stronger is the passion and love of Chongqing people for ice and snow.
With the promotion of the government for winter sports, including issuing of relevant support policies, now the winter sports are starting to expand its presence from the north and east, to the south and west. Winter sports is now a highlight of winter tourism and Chongqing is no exception. Ski resorts with different styles have been built in different parts of Chongqing and there are also more and more people traveling to do winter sports.
Snow has already begun to fall in Chengkou, Wuxi, Wushan and other places in Chongqing at the beginning of this winter. The snow-covered grassland is like a natural canvas, which perfectly integrates with the light, shadow and surrounding forests and then presents paintings of strong visual impact. This heralds the opening of a grand snow event and a winter carnival.
| Winter Destinations with Varied Styles |
As a traditional ski resort in Chongqing, Wulong Fairy Mountain has a long-standing reputation as the "Oriental Switzerland" with its unique charm of grasslands on high mountains, rare snowy plains in southern China, and the landscape of verdant forests. The average winter temperature here is below 0℃ and the average snow thickness is about 40 cm, which is very suitable for skiing. The entire ski resort in Fairy Mountain can accommodate about 1,000 people to ski and enjoy snow at the same time. Tourists can choose beginner, intermediate and advanced ski tracks according to their own levels and preferences. In addition to the outdoor ski resort, it also has the largest indoor ski resort in southwest China, allowing tourists who prefer not to stay in cold places to also have their own fun.
In winter, the whole mountain top of Jinfo Mountain in Nanchuan is covered with ice and snow, offering the purest scenery—the white snowflakes. The first choice for skiing in Jinfo Mountain is the North Slope ski resort, which has long and heavy snowfalls, and also offers relevant facilities such as snow craft, snow flying saucers and snow karting. If you get tired, you may also dip into the hot spring to relax and enjoy the warmth of the hot spring while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the ice and snow, an experience that can only to be found here.
The snow arrives in Hongchi Dam in Wuxi each year in early winter, which could cover the place for 3 months with over 50 cm deep, making here an ideal natural paradise for snow and skiing. With snowflakes flying in the deep canyon, the snow intertwines with the fog, forming a rare landscape that reflects the artistic conception of the Chinese painting. Tourists can chase the wind and snow on the mountain and release their feelings to just feel the rhythm of their heartbeats.
The 1,800-meter-high Fengdu Nantianhu ski resort, about 3 hours' drive from Chongqing's metropolitan area and covers an area of 60,000 square meters, is capable of producing and storing snow for long time. Here, you can enjoy the scenery of the rime while doing many snow-related programs tailored to the needs of different people, such as snowboarding and skiing, banana boats, tire boats, snow motorbikes and so on.
The ski resort in Shizhu Lengshui Balong Village has relatively new facilities, with a ski tool hall of nearly 6,000 square meters and a ski resort of more than 80,000 square meters. The maximum slope of its tracks is more that 20 degrees. Apart from snowboarding and skiing, it also offers many other programs such as snow flying saucers and snow flying cars, allowing tourists to fully experience the speed and passion of "Fast & Furious".
In addition, Chongqing also has several other large ski resorts such as the ones in Fengjie Maocaoba and Shizhu Baitian Pond. The ski resorts would upgrade their facilities and equipment each year to enrich the experience of their tourists.
Snow swirls and stirs the hearts of skiers, and the winter carnival is now getting started. The cold weather would not stop the snow enthusiasts from inviting their friends to climb over the snow-covered ridge and to the enjoy the fairy tale-like scenery of pure and white snow. Please come to have an exciting snowball fight and do a heart-pounding ice drift in the most beautiful parts of the snow fields.
Picture/Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourism Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., publicity departments, and culture and tourism commissions of relevant district and counties.