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Hebei, China

Genting Secret Garden ski resort

A wooden walkway below a snow-covered peak near Lijiang, China
A snow-covered peak near Lijiang, China; not a ski area. Photo: Santasak Trirattanasak / Pexels.

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  • Experts41% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Genting Secret Garden has about 28 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 1,655 m up to 2,104 m (6,903 ft), a vertical drop of 448 m. By mapped runs it is number 5 of the 9 China ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan (ZQZ), about 47 km away in a straight line.

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Genting Secret Garden 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,880 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 9 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 136°-4°0 mm
  2. Sat 144°-9°0 mm
  3. Sun 15-2°-7°3.7 mm
  4. Mon 16-5°-7°2.1 mm
  5. Tue 17-4°-13°2.7 mm
  6. Wed 18-13°-18°0 mm
  7. Thu 19-7°-16°0.5 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Genting Secret Garden: runs from 1,655 m to 2,104 m, a vertical drop of 449 m1,7001,8001,9002,0002,100Top of the highest mapped run: 2,104 m (6,903 ft)Top 2,104 m · 6,903 ftBase 1,655 m · 5,430 ft449 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,104 m6,903 ft
Vertical drop
448 m1,470 ft
Mapped runs
28 km41 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 9% (2.6 km), Intermediate 49% (13.9 km), Advanced 41% (11.6 km)Easy: 2.6 km, 4 runs (9%)9%EasyIntermediate: 13.9 km, 19 runs (49%)49%IntermediateAdvanced: 11.6 km, 18 runs (41%)41%Advanced

About 9% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 49% intermediate and 41% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy42.6 km
Intermediate1913.9 km
Advanced1811.6 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Gondolas1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Zhangjiakou Ningyuan (ZQZ)Zhangjiakou47 km
Beijing Capital (PEK)Beijing139 km
Beijing Daxing (PKX)Beijing182 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Genting Secret Garden?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,104 m (6,903 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,655 m (5,430 ft), a vertical of 448 m (1,470 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Genting Secret Garden have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 28 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Genting Secret Garden?

Zhangjiakou Ningyuan (ZQZ) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 47 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Genting Secret Garden piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.