Yabuli Ski Resort, 25 kilometers southeast of Yabuli town, Shangzhi, a county-level city, is one of the largest ski resorts in China. Founded in 1980, the resort is affiliated with the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Commission and consists of five arenas and training venues for alpine, freestyle, cross-country and winter skiing and ski jumping.

It also has two ski resorts for tourists. The center of the ski resort is divided into two major areas: Yabuli ski arena, which hosts international and domestic competitions but is also available for skiers at middle and senior levels, and the Windmill Ski Resort, which is available for skiers of different levels for casual or competitive use. Yabuli Ski Resort has hosted several national and international competitions, including the fifth and seventh National Winter Games, and the 3rd Asian Winter Games. It's also the permanent site of the annual meeting of the China Entrepreneurs Forum, which is known as "China's Davos".

A tourist skies at at a ski resort in Yabuli town, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province (Xinhua/Xu Kaixin)