2014Year11Month26Day, upon the recommendation of Professor Zhang from the Heilongjiang Ice and Snow Industry Research Center and by invitation from the Administrative Committee of the Yabuli Ski Tourism Resort, Japan's largest ski operations groupMac Earthvisited the Yabuli Ski Tourism Resort in China and engaged in friendly exchanges and consultations regarding long-term cooperation.Mac EarthMr. Kazumi Ichimoto, Chairman of the corporation, and Mr. Shin’ichi Koshiyama, Operations Director, both spoke highly of the Yabuli Ski Resort. Although no specific cooperation items were agreed upon during this brief inspection and discussion, the two sides gained an in-depth understanding of each other and look forward to future collaboration.Mac EarthThey expressed hope and confidence in helping Yabuli build a top-tier ski resort brand through long-term cooperation.
The JapaneseMac Earthski operations groupstarted in2008year, beginning with theacquisition andoperationof theShiga PrefectureInternational SkiResort,and within justyears, it has continuously grown, turning all of its ski resorts from loss-making to profitable and achieving year-round6operations.This year inmonth,3it also signed aMac Earthcapital partnership with the world’s largest ski resort operations company — France’sCompagnie des Alpes (Alpine Group),also known as theCDA-French AlpsGroup. As of now,This collaboration. So far,Mac EarthThe group’s ski industry in Japan has spread nationwide, from Hokkaido in the north to Hiroshima in the south. In addition to33skiresorts,there are also27hotels near ski areas and outdoor educationfacilities,Shi,14greenparks,camping6sites,andcampgrounds,as well as7golfcourses, among others.,It holds a pivotal position in Japan’s ski industry. Among them, the ski resort in Gifu ranks among the top five in sales nationwide.DynalandThe ski resort also ranks among the top five in sales within Japan.
As China’s largest ski resort and winter sports training base, Yabuli has been committed to enhancing its development capabilities and competitiveness, further advancing internationalization and modernization. Taking this opportunity, Yabuli introduced its various strengths and current development status in detail toMac Earththe group, including the "Three Mountains Interconnection" project jointly implemented with the government, as well as other mountain outdoor sports and golf course developments beyond skiing, comprehensively showcasing Yabuli’s all-season full-industry-chain development prospects. Through in-depth and comprehensive mutual understanding,“Three Mountains Interconnection”Project, as well as the development of various mountain outdoor sports and golf courses beyond skiing, comprehensively demonstrate the full industrial chain development prospects of year-round operations in Yabuli. Through in-depth and comprehensive mutual understanding,Mac EarthChairman Kazuo Ippi also expressed his hope to share his experience with Yabuli in the future, fostering multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides and turning Yabuli into an even more attractive world-class ski resort.
11On the27of [Month], Mac EarthK.K.ChairmanIppi and his team also visited Heilongjiang Vocational College, where they held enthusiastic discussions with the school’s leaders and faculty on jointly cultivating talent for the ice and snow industry.
Heilongjiang is a major province for the ice and snow industry, boasting superior ice and snow resources. As a key public full-time ordinary higher education institution in Heilongjiang Province and one of the backbone vocational colleges under the “National Demonstration Higher Vocational Colleges Construction Plan,” Heilongjiang Vocational College places great emphasis on school-enterprise cooperation in talent cultivation. To serve the development of Heilongjiang’s ice and snow industry and that of China’s ice and snow industry, the college has been exploring the establishment of ice and snow industry-related disciplines to nurture talent. During the friendly discussions between the two sides,Mac EarthChairman Mr. Issei also invited teachers from the university's School of Business Administration to visitMac Earththe group during the ski season to lay the groundwork for developing specific talent training plans for further collaboration between the two parties. Mr. Issei also pointed out that China's skiing industry is a rapidly growing sector, and the two sides should reach an agreement as soon as possible and accelerate the cultivation of relevant talent—not only toMac Earthlay the foundation for the group’s futureentry into the Chinese market, but also to establish a solid base for the healthy development of China’s skiing industry and the growth of winter culture in China and even across Asia.