Crossing from Xuegu to Xuexiang, the right way to travel through the snow forest
Is Xuexiang expensive?
Too expensive!
Goodness, the room prices during the Spring Festival are two or three thousand. But you can stay in Xuegu, which is much cheaper. I found that crossing from Xuegu to Xuexiang, the scenery along the way is super beautiful, much more fun than looking at the shops in Xuexiang.
Xuegu and Xuexiang are on two sides of the mountain, Xuegu is on the shady side, but the snow quality here is also very good, suitable for snowball fights and pushing people into the snow. I took an aerial photo in the morning, and the scenery of Xuegu is also very beautiful.
There are two ways to go from Xuegu to Xuexiang, one is pure hiking, climbing over Yangcao Mountain for more than 10 kilometers is still quite tiring; the other is to take a horse-drawn sled (100/person), go to the middle point, walk a section of the road, then take a snowmobile (300/person), and then buy a ticket to Xuexiang (130/person), then take a car down or snow drift down (sit on a plastic snow drift mat and slide down).
The road is very beautiful, you can see the authentic snow forest, vast snow. If you go into the woods to take pictures, be careful, because many times the snow is waist-deep, once you go in, you will fall in, try to walk slowly. It's best to wear snow gaiters on your legs. The scenery at the top of the mountain is also very good, suitable for taking pictures, I saw a guy digging a snow pit higher than himself.
It is necessary to say something about taking a snow drift, at first the speed is very fast, if both heels are on the ground, the snow will spray on the face, you can't see anything, and finally, you will fall. In the middle of the gentle slope, the speed is not up, just take the snow drift mat and walk to the steep slope to slide.
The main road of Xuexiang is not interesting, they are all shops, you can go to the state-run restaurant to eat buffet. Just down the mountain to the edge of Xuexiang, you will see a place where sled dogs are concentrated, the dogs are more beautiful than the other. In addition, taking pictures of Xuexiang from the boardwalk will have a good effect.
However, the accommodation conditions here are very average, just make do, try not to listen to the two-person show at dinner, it is really too awkward...