On course for greatness

Nearly 200 kilometers from Harbin, the Heilongjiang provincial capital, Yabuli ski resort enjoys up to 170 days of snow a year. It has successfully hosted the 1996 Asian Winter Games, the 24th Winter Universiade in 2009, four National Winter Games, as well as international snow sports events, such as the 2010 Snowboard World Cup, the 2015 Snowboard Junior World Championships, and the 2016 Snowboard World Championships.

At the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games, all 32 snow sports medals will be contested in Yabuli across eight venues.

Slopestyle

The recently tested slopestyle venue has been designed with two jump sections and two jib sections — where riders perform tricks on snow surfaces such as rails and boxes.

For the competition, the jumps have a minimum height of 16 meters.

The venue has a total length of 639 m and a width of 40 m. It has a vertical drop of 148 m.

Halfpipe

The halfpipe venue at Yabuli has been fully upgraded for the Harbin Games.

Its vertical drop has been increased to 81 m from 74 m, while the length of its in-run has been extended from 28 m to 34 m. Also, the starting platform has been expanded to 21 m.

The venue now has a length of 286 m, a width of 39 m, and a slope of 18 degrees.

Alpine skiing

The total vertical drop of the alpine skiing venue is 195 m, with a horizontal length of 602 m, an average width of 45 m, and a slope gradient of 18 degrees.

Aerials

After its renovation, the aerials venue now runs a length of 188 m and is 25 m wide. The starting area is 12 m long, the in-run is 88 m with a 25-degree slope. The transition area is 28 m long, the landing slope is 30 m long with a 38-degree slope, and the finish area is 30 m long.