Beijing day trips
Nanshan
南山滑雪场
The biggest and best-run of Beijing's suburban hills: 16 lifts, a famous terrain park, and an hour from downtown. All man-made, all convenience.
Mountain stats
- Vertical drop
- TBC
- Elevation
- TBC
- Lifts
- 16
- Runs
- ~7.5 km of slopes (~25 runs)
- Terrain split
- Mostly beginner/intermediate + well-known terrain park
- Day pass
- ~¥400 weekday / ~¥580 weekend-peak (undated — verify) · ≈ $56 / $82 (if current)
- Season
- Late Nov to early Mar
- Night skiing
- No
Prices from an undated aggregator schedule (¥400/¥580) — Beijing day-hills reprice frequently; verify in season.
Snow realityNo overselling
Zero pretence here: this is 100% man-made snow on a suburban hill, firm in the morning and scraped by afternoon on busy days. That's not a criticism — it's what a city day-hill is. The park scene is the real draw (Nanshan's Mellow Park has history in Chinese snowboarding), and as a first-ever ski day or a no-luggage add-on to a Beijing trip, it does the job. For anything more, take the train to Chongli — it's barely more effort.
Come here for
- ✓A spare Beijing day — Great Wall in the morning, skiing in the afternoon is genuinely doable
- ✓Park riders checking out the local freestyle scene
- ✓Absolute first-timers testing whether they like sliding on snow
Skip it if
Anyone with 2+ days — Chongli is one hour by HSR and a different sport.
Getting there
~1 hr drive northeast of central Beijing (Miyun district). Didi/taxi ~¥150–200 each way; weekend shuttle buses run from Sanyuanqiao in season.
Where to stay
Don't — it's a day trip. Stay wherever you're staying in Beijing.
How tickets actually get bought
WeChat mini-program and Meituan; hourly tickets (2/4/6 hr) are the local way to buy and better value than full days.
Want Nanshan handled for you?
Passes at local prices, the right hotel, transfers timed to your flights — one itinerary, zero Chinese apps required.