A Chinese skier enjoys the easy route back to the ski lifts at the bottom of the resort on February 16, 2013.[Photo by Lance Crayon/chinadaily.com.cn]

For those wanting to take ski lessons, plenty of instructors are on hand to show skiers the safest way to make it down the mountain. Photo taken on February 17, 2013. [Photo by Lance Crayon/chinadaily.com.cn]

An instructor helps a novice skier at the Changbaishan Ski resort on February 17, 2013.[Photo by Lance Crayon/chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors at Changbaishan rent skis and other equipment at the base of the resort on February 17, 2013.[Photo by Lance Crayon/chinadaily.com.cn]

Heavenly grottoes

Popular attractions draped in snow