体坛英语资讯：Across China: Skiing birthplace proves a dreamland for off-piste skiers
<p><span word="URUMQI">URUMQI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 23-- <span word="Shimmering">Shimmering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,400-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="slope">slope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Altay">Altay</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="fanatics">fanatics</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="curves">curves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="cave">cave</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="skiers">skiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="Altay">Altay</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="Uygur">Uygur</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="herders">herders</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="skis">skis</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="Altay">Altay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="skiers">skiers</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="skiers">skiers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="wonderland">wonderland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="fanatics">fanatics</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Zhigang">Zhigang</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Altay">Altay</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Backcountry">Backcountry</span> <span word="Ski">Ski</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2017. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="boasting">boasting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="pistes">pistes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="piste">piste</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span>.</p><p><span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="latitude">latitude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alps">Alps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.5 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="built">built</span> 30 <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="piste">piste</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zehao">Zehao</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p>
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