The early season
When the rest of the country is still waiting, Wanlong is often already turning lifts. The most useful fact for an autumn trip.
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Wanlong.
The resort that usually turns its lifts on first in Chongli. Wanlong is an older, less polished hill than its Olympic-valley neighbours — and locals like it for the snow, the tree lines and the fact that the season starts here.
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- The season
- Late October 2026
- The snow
- Heavy snowmaking
- The terrain
- Tree-lined, varied
- The fit
- Repeat skiers
The skiers hill.
Chongli has several resorts within a single valley, and Wanlong is the one skiers tend to name first. It lacks a glossy planned village, but it has an early season, serious snowmaking and a spread of tree-lined runs that hold their surface better than exposed pistes when the wind gets up. In 2026 it began making snow in mid-October and opened in the last week of the month, ahead of the Olympic-valley resorts.
Published dates for that opening differed between sources in 2026 — some reported 23 October, others 30 October — so we treat "late October" as the honest statement and confirm the actual lift list against a client travel window. That is the same rule we apply to every date on this plate.
What brings people back.
Five reasons to include Wanlong in a Chongli stay.
Tree-lined runs
The gladed edges hold better snow and give the hill a proper mountain character on grey days.
Snowmaking depth
Consistency is the point. Chongli does not depend on a lucky storm, which is why weekend trips here can be booked in advance.
Night skiing
Chongli added floodlit runs for the season; which evenings and pistes are lit changes, so check the current week.
Resort hopping
A five-day stay can ski Wanlong, Genting and Thaiwoo without changing hotels.
Getting it right.
The trade-offs of an older hill.
Expect a hill, not a village
Accommodation and dining are less integrated than at Thaiwoo. If ski-in convenience is the priority for a family, another Chongli base may suit better.
Verify the opening
Reported opening dates for the 2026–27 season conflicted between sources. We treat all published dates as announcements and re-check before fixing travel.
Weekends
Chongli is busiest on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Pre-book rental and lessons; midweek days are a different experience.
Ability fit
A reasonable spread including steeper pitches, but the sheltered tree lines are where confident intermediates get the most from it.
Rail access
Beijing North to Taizicheng by high-speed rail, then a transfer. The same easy approach serves the whole valley. Read more →
Pick the week before the hill.
Tell us your dates and we will say which Chongli resorts will actually be open.
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