Ski without leaving Beijing: the Olympic alpine centre at Yanqing, Nanshan, Jundushan, Shijinglong and Great Wall-side hills, with 2025-26 opening dates, hours and buses.
Beijing has its own ski hills, from city-edge slopes with late-night sessions to the Olympic downhill course at Yanqing. Thirteen Beijing resorts opened for 2025-26. They are smaller than Chongli but close enough for an afternoon or a day without a train ticket.
The Olympic alpine centre at Yanqing: The National Alpine Skiing Centre on Xiaohaituo mountain hosted Olympic alpine skiing. It tops out at 2,198 m with 894 m of vertical, and has been open to the public since 25 November 2022. The Olympic downhill run, Ruixue Avenue, opened to the public in 2024-25. Tickets are sold by zone, from a public experience area to the full mountain, and the 2025-26 season opened on 22 November 2025.
City-edge hills: Nanshan in Miyun is about an hour by road and opened on 8 December 2025, with day skiing 9:00-17:00 and night skiing 18:30-22:00. Jundushan in Changping is about 30 km from the centre, with day sessions 8:00-18:00 and nights 17:00-22:00 in 2025-26. Huaibei near the Mutianyu Great Wall and Badaling near the Badaling Great Wall combine a ski session with sightseeing.
Shijinglong: Shijinglong in Yanqing opened in 1999 and was China's first resort with artificial snowmaking. It has 10 sun-facing runs and opened on 22 November 2025, with night skiing from 13 December.
Can I ski in Beijing without going to Chongli? Yes. Thirteen Beijing resorts opened in 2025-26, and the Yanqing alpine centre is a full-size Olympic mountain.
Which is best for beginners? The city-edge hills such as Jundushan and Nanshan, which have lessons and short runs. Yanqing expanded its beginner area for 2025-26.