On February 21, the “9th Nanshan Amateur Mogul Skiing Competition” officially kicked off at Beijing Miyun Nanshan Ski Resort.
2Month21Day, the “9th Nanshan Amateur Mogul Skiing Competition” officially kicked off at Beijing Miyun Nanshan Ski Resort. Nanshan Ski Resort has long been committed to promoting mass skiing events. For nine consecutive years, it has hosted the Nanshan Amateur Mogul Skiing Competition, nurturing a group of amateur skiing talents from across the country. Over thirty champions and runners-up have gone on to ski around the world through the competition, enjoying skiing trips to Japan, the United States, Canada, and other destinations. The champions and runners-up of the “9th Nanshan Amateur Mogul Skiing Competition” will receive a sponsored trip to Quebec, Canada, by Tourism Quebec, where they will experience the unique romantic charm of eastern Canada.ELAN,SPY+,NORDICA,PICTURE, Free Zone,JULBO, and Yilong Snow Gathering sponsored generous skiing equipment for the contestants. The event organizers, Nanshan Ski Resort, along with various brands, jointly encourage skiers to learn mogul skiing and promote the development of freestyle skiing among the public in China.
Contestants in the preliminary round jumping
This competition limited entries to30male skiers and10female skiers competing in separate groups, with the preliminary round held on the Nanshan Intermediate Mogul Run. The course is approximately110meters long, and skiers are required to complete a jump off a jump ramp before finishing as their final move in the preliminaries.
Head Judge Li Nan leading the mogul team
The top six female skiers and male skiers advanced to the finals. The finals were held on the Nanshan Advanced Mogul Run, which is about230meters long. Competitors’ final scores were determined by a combination of their turn technique, speed, and the best jump score achieved in the preliminary round.
In the end, Cui Yecheng, Kong Xiangguang, and Tong Tingting, Zhao Yuyan won the men’s and women’s championships and runner-up titles, and will depart for Quebec Province, Canada, on3Month6, to enjoy free skiing at the world-class ski resort — Mont-Tremblant. In addition to Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Province has nearly90other ski resorts, most of which are close to major cities, with some only20minutes from downtown. Many resorts are also equipped with night lighting, offering the unique experience of night skiing.
PICTURE Global Marketing Director Gerald Matter awards the women’s champion
2016Earlier this year, Li Nan, who won the silver medal in the women’s individual freestyle skiing moguls event at the 13th National Winter Games, served as the head judge for the “9th Nanshan Amateur Mogul Skiing Competition” and presented awards to the winners. Prior to the competition, Li Nan interacted with the “mogul enthusiasts” at Nanshan Ski Resort, offering a3-day open moguls teaching clinic for amateur mogul skiing fans. This marks a successful attempt by China’s professional competitive skiing community to share technical expertise with the mass competitive skiing scene following Beijing’s successful bid for the Winter Olympics.
Quebec Tourism Board guest Qu Peng presented the Quebec trip to the men’s champion
Although freestyle skiing with alpine skis has not been long in development in China, Nanshan Ski Resort has been committed to promoting moguls skiing.2005In [year], it pioneered the first dedicated moguls run on an advanced slope in China and has consistently invited international experts to exchange with local amateur skiers.DAVO KARNICAR,WARRENSMITH,GLENPLAKE,CHELSEA HENITIUKand other international skiing masters have served as chief judges of competitions, providing technical guidance to domestic “mogul enthusiasts.”2016In [year]1[month]25[day], [name] from Whistler Ski Resort in CanadaNatalie Morel Wood(a Level 4 ski instructor and examiner) also came specially to Nanshan to deliver a public moguls skiing lesson for enthusiasts.CSIALevel 4 ski instructor and examiner) also made a special trip to Nanshan to deliver an open moguls skiing lesson for moguls enthusiasts.
Li Nan issued a commemorative poster to participants
Today, Nanshan Ski Resort offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced moguls runs, as well as wave runs, providing suitable practice areas for skiers seeking to advance their skills. The ski equipment hall has a full range of moguls skis available for rent. Moguls skiing practice among the general skiing public is thriving at Beijing Nanshan Ski Resort. Through moguls training, domestic skiers can more easily handle complex slopes at large overseas resorts and enjoy natural powder snow around the world.
Due to seasonal changes, Beijing Nanshan Ski Resort will implement spring operating hours starting from2016year02,20(Saturday).9:00The cable car operation hours will be from early6:00until late8:45. Ticket sales will begin at3In the month of , Nanshan Ski Resort will introduce more promotional activities, which will be announced via the official Nanshan WeChat account “nanshan-ski”.