Miyun Things to Do

90 minutes NE of Beijing is the Nanshan ski resort - ten minutes from the city of Miyun. Open from around November until Chinese New Year (possibly longer), it relies upon a barrage of artifical snow-making machines and blowers, but it provides the urban rich in Beijing with the opportunity to ski on 'real' snow. The ski runs aren't extensive, but there are sufficient runs to keep all but the most hardened skiers happy, and there is even a fierce Black route off the highest hill.
If skiing is not quite yo9ur thing (it isn't mine, but I have two kids who love skiing), there are other activities,including a 1300 metre toboggan run, snowmobile rides and other gentler activities.
If you are used to European or American ski resort prices, you might want to consider learning to ski here on the outskirts of Beijing, where you can get instruction for just RMB100 per hour. I was taught to ski sufficiently to get down the easier slopes in just 90 minutes.

The majority of the visitors are day visitors, andmany are on corporate outings, so there are a large number of suicidal skiiers who turn up, strap on skis and head for the top of the mountain. However, there are a lot of medics on and around the slopes to pick up the pieces, and if you have a heavy fall, you will have assistance in 30 seconds. However, beyond the well-meaning ski-slope medics, the First Aid facilities seem terribly limited, and the nurse who attended to my daughter wanted her to go straight off to hospital for X-rays...it was clearly just a bruised leg. There is a big difference between being cautious and simply abdicating responsbility towards the nearest hospital. The ability to make minor medical decisions may be quite important for you!