On January 4,2026,the northern spring city was blanketed in snow,and the scenery beside Jingyuetan Lake was picturesque.The 24th Vasa International Ski Festival Changchun Jingyuetan China officially kicked off.As the world's first event of the 2025-2026 new ski season organized by the World Ski Federation,this year's Vasa Ski Festival gathered 2,227 professional athletes and mass ski enthusiasts from 33 countries and regions,including 306 foreign athletes,to jointly launch an international event that combines passionate competition with dreamy ice and snow.Since mid-November 2025,the hype surrounding this year's Vasa Ski Festival has swept across the country,with more than ten warm-up races being successfully held in Changchun,Jilin City,Changbaishan,Yabuli in Harbin,and Ulanchap in Inner Mongolia,attracting ski enthusiasts of different ages and levels.The enthusiasm for ice and snow among the general public continued to rise,accumulating abundant vitality for the official event.As the only top-level event in China that has joined the World Ski Federation,this year's Vasa Ski Festival achieved a double leap in internationality and professionalism,with four highlights that amazed the industry.Firstly,top international athletes gathered,and Mr.Guna,the press officer of the World Ski Federation,personally arrived at the venue to challenge the 50-kilometer gold medal race as a participant,making Changchun Vasa his starting point for the new season,demonstrating the international recognition and attraction of the event.Secondly,the elite lineup was the largest ever,with 20 gold medal ski masters from the World Ski Federation's Global Cross-Country Skiing Marathon,6 silver medal ski masters,and 9 global skiers participating in this year's Vasa Ski Festival,breaking previous event records.The gathering of high-level international mass ski enthusiasts made the event a cross-border ice and snow exchange platform.Thirdly,the integration of events demonstrated a high level of professionalism,with the 2026 China Vasa 50-kilometer event and the 50-kilometer event of the 2025-2026 National Cross-Country Skiing Championships being held together,with top domestic and international teams and excellent athletes participating,pushing the competitive level to new heights.Fourthly,the mass base continued to be consolidated,with the opening of warm and welcoming public experience tracks of 6 kilometers,1.5 kilometers,and 0.3 kilometers,making the charm of cross-country skiing accessible to everyone,whether it was a professional competitive peak showdown or a warm moment of parent-child interaction.

　　The Vasa Ski Festival,originating in Sweden in 1922,has become the world's oldest and largest long-distance cross-country skiing event with a history of over a century.Since its establishment in Jingyuetan in March 2003,it has evolved from a single event into an international grand gathering integrating professional competition,ice and snow sports,cultural exchanges,and economic and trade cooperation.It has successfully introduced top-level events such as the FIS Cross-Country Skiing Points Race and the World Rope Race Cup,and has won numerous awards such as"China's Sports Tourism Quality Event"and"China's Top Ten Most Influential Ice and Snow Tourism Events".It has driven over 1.2 million people to participate in ice and snow sports,becoming a benchmark for winter sports events with international influence in China.At around 10 am,the starting gun pierced the clear blue sky.Athletes dressed in various colored ski suits,like a vibrant giant dragon,sped past the towering giant snow sculpture themed"Snow Charm-Vasa 24 Years",instantly merging into the vast ice and snow forest of Jingyuetan.They raced on the track hailed by the FIS as"the world's most beautiful cross-country skiing track",their silhouettes flickering in and out of the snowy forest,sweat and enthusiasm colliding and blending in the icy world,forming a moving picture of power and beauty.The starting and finishing points of this year's event are both located in Jingyuetan Snow World,covering diverse terrains such as forests,lakes,and roads.The highest altitude is 329 meters,the lowest is 130 meters,with a total elevation gain of 252 meters.The uphill,downhill,and flat sections each account for one-third,with a maximum slope of 14 degrees that balances competitive challenge and safety experience.The surrounding vast forest of nearly 100 square kilometers and 5.3 square kilometers of water area complement each other.During the competition,athletes can enjoy the magnificent scenery of the forest and snowfield,breathe freely in the environment rich in negative oxygen ions,and immerse themselves in the speed and passion of the"forest snow country"-the largest artificial coniferous forest in Asia!After fierce competition,Matia Amerini and Chen Lingshuang won the men's and women's championships in the 50-kilometer race respectively;Tommaso Draghiacoma and Anna Merinka won the men's and women's championships in the 25-kilometer race respectively.In addition,this year's event also produced 15"Gold Ski Masters",4"Silver Ski Masters",and 2"Global Skiers".In the new snow season,Jingyuetan Snow World,with the theme of"Snow Charm and Splendor•24 Years of Vasa",has created a dreamy ice and snow kingdom using 80,000 cubic meters of snow and 1,700 cubic meters of ice.Seven large snow sculptures and 28 sets of ice sculptures are scattered all over,with the main snow sculpture"Snow Charm and Splendor-24 Years of Vasa"being magnificent,telling the story of 24 years of ice and snow love.Scenic spots such as"Blue Ice Diamond Love Sea"and"Blooming All the Way"have become romantic check-in spots.The ice surface area features colorful canvas art creations with themes such as"Fuma Welcomes Spring"and"Heart to Heart".On the vast ice surface,nearly 20 entertainment projects such as ice and snow hovercrafts and snowmobiles are available,allowing visitors to fully unleash their winter enthusiasm.At the same time,we have developed a series of"Vasa Imprint"cultural and creative souvenirs such as Dala wooden horse keychains and ski goggles,to better spread ice and snow culture.We have integrated the highly regional"winter fishing"ceremony with thousands of colorful migratory geese crossing the"black pine dawn mist"beside Jingyuetan,presenting a vivid and animated scroll of flying fish and geese.All of these elements together constitute a three-dimensional,participatory"ice and snow ecological culture epic".If you want to learn skiing,come to Changchun,and make Jingyuetan your first stop!As a"5A-level scenic spot and tourist ski paradise",Jingyuetan Ski Resort perfectly combines mass skiing and alpine cross-country skiing.With convenient transportation,it enjoys the reputation of being a"tourist ski resort in the city".The"white+black"all-weather operation mode can meet the needs of tourists at different times.In addition to classic skiing projects,there are also trendy activities such as 1677-meter forest crossing snow drifting accompanied by UTVs and snowmobiles.Relying on the excellent influence of the Vasa brand,the scenic spot has successfully established an ice and snow sports system centered around"one festival,four competitions"during the ice and snow season.The unique ecological competitive environment will continuously enhance Jilin Province's influence and attraction in the field of international ice and snow events.