China’s First Thousand-Person Fluorescent Skiing New Year’s Eve Event Held – HowToTrip Series of Activities Cheer for Winter Olympics

Beijing, Jan. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 31, HowToTrip, China’s largest outdoor activity platform, held the nation’s first fluorescent skiing New Year’s Eve celebration at Beijing Junshan Ski Resort. More than 1,500 skiing enthusiasts lit up the ski runs with sparkling lights, ringing in the new year with this innovative and memorable skiing night, while also cheering for Beijing’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Enthusiastic HowToTrip skiers form formations and put on heartfelt performances

On the eve of the New Year’s holiday, over a thousand skiers arrived at Junshan Ski Resort in the evening, with many making a special trip just to experience this unique fluorescent-themed skiing event. A giant backdrop at the venue featured a photo wall with the theme “Glamorous Snow & Ice, Fashionable Winter Olympics” in support of the Olympic bid. Skiers adorned themselves with glowing headpieces, glasses, brooches, rings, and fluorescent paints, creating a dazzling starry effect across the slopes. In addition, passionate HowToTrip skiers and Junshan Ski coaches delivered a group skiing performance—20 performers in fluorescent suits skied down in formation, sending excitement levels soaring. Organizers from HowToTrip used instant cameras to take photos of every participant, and thousands of smiling faces supporting the Olympic bid formed an impressive photo wall. Skiers of all ages, from 4 to 60 years old, wrote heartfelt wishes for Beijing and Zhangjiakou’s joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. When asked about their hopes, the young skiers excitedly said::“In eight years, we want to be the main force of the Winter Olympics!”

As China’s earliest and largest outdoor activity website, HowToTrip is known as the “birthplace of outdoor sports” and boasts the country’s largest skiing forum. This winter, under the theme “Skiing Fever Season,” HowToTrip organized multiple skiing competitions and fun activities. Coinciding with Beijing and Zhangjiakou’s joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, HowToTrip also partnered with the Beijing Sports Federation to integrate these events into the “2014 Happy Ice and Snow Season for Beijing Residents,” hosted by the Beijing Sports Federation.

Following the thousand-person fluorescent skiing New Year’s Eve event, HowToTrip will continue to bring uninterrupted ice and snow activities to skiers in Beijing and surrounding areas over the next three months, offering a feast in support of the Winter Olympics bid. These include: the first leg of the 2nd HowToTrip Youth Skiing League and the 1st Youth Winter Olympics Carnival, already held in Beijing, with the next two stops scheduled for January 17 and February 7 at Ping Shan Shenlu Ski Resort in Heilongjiang and Chongli Duolemeidi Ski Resort in Hebei, providing a competitive platform for young skiers aged 6–15; the Bird’s Nest Skiing Carnival from February 7 to 13, featuring dozens of snow and ice games within the Beijing National Stadium, encouraging family participation and prize-winning challenges through a series of obstacle courses; and the grand finale of the ski season, the 11th HowToTrip Skiing Fever Festival and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Skiers’ Winter Olympics Welcome Gala on March 7 in Chongli, Hebei, where over 200 skiing enthusiasts from the region will gather for fun events such as nude skiing and costume parody races.