So the week after Christmas we went with some friends to Xi Lin Xue Shan. The local snow Mt. All the way up we kept seeing signs for skiing, sledding etc. I kept thinking, any minute now, we are going to see some snow. We arrived only to find out you have to pay 120 RMB per person (kids included) to take a tram up to the base of the mountain and play in the man made snow. Since all of us spent last winter in VA, UT, or CO- we decided to pass and went on a mud hike instead. We did eventually feel some snow flakes at the top of the hill... melt in your hand kind. The boys all had a very fun time getting muddy.