buoyed by the momentum of the Olympic Games, the country awakens to skiing

China has nearly 700 ski resorts, twice as many as 10 years ago. The country wishes to become a nation of winter sports. His goal ? 300 million Chinese on the slopes, a political will in which the Beijing Olympics are part. On weekends, the resorts are overrun with skiers.

Beidahu, in northeast China, is one of the oldest and largest stations. In high season, Club Med is almost full. The group is expected to open three new mountain villages by 2023.”The number of skiers has tripled in less than 10 years in China, there are currently 15 million skiers, and the Olympics effect will inevitably bring even more“, explains Théo Bérenger, Club Med village manager. In Canton, in south-eastern China, there is no shortage of opportunities to ski on artificial snow. China has a total of 36 ski domes.