Beidahu ski resort to see more snow at upcoming Winter Asiad
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-26 21:16:12

    JILIN, Northeast China, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- More snow will be brought out at the Beidahu ski resort, where all the snow events of the 6th Asian Winter Games are set to be held, the local meteorological bureau revealed here on Friday.

    Snow will start to fall on Jan. 29 through to Feb. 1, and the local government will take the chance to increase the snowfall by enhancing the moisture in the air, Jilin Meteorological Bureau said in a statement.

    Beidahu, about 53 kilometers away from downtown of Jilin city and 141 kilometers from Changchun, captical city of Jilin province, will hold biathlon, Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross-countryskiing and snowboard competitions at the Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 Asian Winter Games.

    It has been plagued by the lack of snow since last November due to an uncharacteristic warm winter.

    The temperature at Beidahu averaged minus 11 degrees centigrade in January, about 8 degrees higher than usual, according to Jilin Meteorological Bureau.

    Apart from increasing natural snowfall, considerable artificial snow have also been produced since last November, which could ensure the Asian jamboree to be getting underway swimmingly.

    Test events including Freestyle Aerials World Cup, National Freestyle Skiing Championships, and National Snowboard Halfpipe Champions Series have been hosted at Beidahu this winter.

    The 6th Asian Winter Games is set to start on Jan. 28, with snow events at Beidahu of Jilin city and ice sports at Changchun.

Editor: Liu Dan
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