As soon as the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, a dry snow blanket production base in Chengdu's Xindu District entered a state of full-power production. Orders for dry snow blankets from venues around the world came like snowflakes. This is a sight that has never been seen since the outbreak began. The Winter Olympics ignited the enthusiasm of the people to participate in ice and snow sports. In the southern region, where there is a lack of snowfall, the dry snow sports industry empowered by innovation has broken the natural law that skiing can only be carried out in the low temperature environment in winter.
In the 1960s, brush-type dry snow blankets were born in Britain, and beginners are easily scratched by the blanket surface. The founder of Pinnacle Dry Snow has improved the traditional dry snow blanket production technique after intensive research, and in recent years, he has developed a dry snow blanket with high elasticity and mushroom style. After four update iterations, in 2017, a new generation of Enoki mushroom dry snow blanket was applied to the newly built Chengdu Xindu District Peak Dry Snow Four Seasons Ski Resort.
In the ski slopes where you don't see a single snowflake, ski lovers enjoy the fun of sliding. Before the start of the Winter Olympics, 8 national ski teams and more than 200 national and provincial athletes have come to this dry snow field for professional intensive training. This also includes gold medalists Gu Ailing and Su Yiming. Chinese athletes made great achievements in the Winter Olympics and attracted many fans. The star effect after the Winter Olympics has brought dry snow into the public eye. According to Zhang Wei, the person in charge of the Jianfeng Dry Snow Four Seasons Ski Resort, the national ski team generally chooses to train in Chengdu in June and July, and it is precisely the characteristics of the dry snow that can be practiced in all seasons.
At present, several open-air real snow ski resorts close to Chengdu city require at least two to three hours of driving, and the distance is long, the season is limited, and the equipment is expensive and the participation cost is high, which has become several major constraints on the popularization of ice and snow sports to the public. Most of the dry snow sports fields are located around the city, slide gear and protective gear can be provided, and the price of a few hours of exercise is only more than one hundred yuan, which is about half of the price of the real snow field, plus it can participate in all seasons, which is conducive to the rapid popularization of ice and snow sports. Because of the proximity to home, many ski enthusiasts in Chengdu will punch in the dry snow field every day after work, sweating a lot, and the happiness is also accompanied by the improvement of skiing technology.
Today, the number of people who practice skiing at this dry snow resort in Chengdu can reach about 600 people a day at their peak, which is more than 5 times higher than before the Beijing Winter Olympics. Due to the increasing number of beginners, the dry snow field has recently expanded the beginner practice track and extended the opening hours to 10:30 pm. She Songbai, operation manager of the Peak Dry Snow Field, opened the night show to meet the increasing demand of the working crowd, and the dry snow field has tracks and jumping platforms from beginner, middle and high to professional level, which can meet the needs of practitioners of all levels. For example, the "cat and dog" track in the field, in the past year, the number of trainers who can experience it is no more than ten, and with the popularity of skiing, it is hoped that this track will also usher in more experiencers in the future.
Technological innovation, driving ice and snow sports to break through winter to the four seasons, including dry snow skiing and other forms of participation, are making ice and snow sports lower the threshold and gradually integrate into the lives of ordinary people.
(Look at the news Kkews reporter: Peng Ye You Mingling)