Songhua Lake
Ski resort · Jilin, China
Songhua Lake is a ski resort in Jilin (China) with 37 km of runs and 15 lifts. You can ski between 317 m and 910 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 593 m. Its longest run is A1 (3.7 km) and the steepest, G2, reaches ≈ 52% on its toughest stretch.
See Songhua Lake on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 15
- Elevation
- 317–910 m
- Vertical drop
- 593 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue11 km
- Red18 km
- Black7.1 km
The steepest runs at Songhua Lake
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- G2 Black≈ 52% · 27°
- G1 Black≈ 50% · 27°
- A3 Black≈ 49% · 26°
- D4 Red≈ 47% · 25°
- G3 Black≈ 45% · 24°
The longest runs
- A1 Blue3.7 km
- D4 Red1.6 km
- H1 Red1.6 km
- G1 Black1.4 km
- A7 Red1.4 km
Lifts
8 magic carpets · 5 chairlifts · 2 gondolas.
When to go to Songhua Lake
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 570 m (the resort's mean elevation is 614 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Songhua Lake
- Beidahu29 km · 54 km of runs
- ChangBaiShan International Resort (长白山)189 km · 17 km of runs
- Wanfeng Tonghua232 km · 23 km of runs
- Masik Ryong (Masik Pass)516 km · 13 km of runs
- Vivaldi Park Skiworld677 km · 5.6 km of runs
- Pheonix Park693 km · 13 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Songhua Lake?
- In Jilin, China. The nearest resort is Beidahu, 29 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Songhua Lake have?
- 37 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 11 km of blue runs, 18 km of red runs, 7.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Songhua Lake?
- You can ski between 317 m and 910 m: a vertical drop of 593 m.
- How many lifts does Songhua Lake have?
- 15: 8 magic carpets, 5 chairlifts, 2 gondolas.
- What is the steepest run at Songhua Lake?
- G2 (black), at ≈ 52% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Songhua Lake?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Songhua Lake?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.