"The shape of the board is a capital A, the tail is open, the calf is against the tongue of the shoe, the knees are slightly bent, and the tail is pushed away when braking..." Zhang Yongjian was demonstrating the plow to the children at the Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, Heilongjiang The essentials of skiing.

　　Zhang Yongjian, who graduated from Harbin Institute of Physical Education, is a ski instructor. This year is his seventh year of ski skills training.

Zhang Yongjian has a deep understanding of the rapidly heating up ice and snow sports: "Compared with the past, the awareness of skiing has expanded significantly, and the number of participants has also shifted from the niche to the public, and more and more children experience ice and snow from skiing. The joy of sports."

　　Today, it has become a basic task to promote ice and snow sports into campuses and drive millions of young people to go ice and snow.

According to statistics, in 2020, there will be 2,062 special schools for ice and snow sports in the country, and it is expected to reach 5,000 by 2025.

　　Benefiting from this development opportunity, the Snow Wolf Youth Camp where Zhang Yongjian is located launched a skiing skills training camp for people aged 4 to 16 in 2015. Students can participate in different shifts according to their own foundation.

In Zhang Yongjian's view, there is no need for self-purchased equipment, systematic teaching and professional venues, which are the favorites of many parents.

"The number of participants in a snow season can reach about 300. In the 5- to 7-day course, children must master a variety of skiing skills, and will also be exposed to ski competition appreciation and learn sports rehabilitation knowledge." Zhang Yongjian said.

　　The reporter saw at the scene that more than 30 children were divided into 4 groups. They were wearing protective gear and under the guidance of coaches, they skillfully adjusted their skis and warmed up their bodies.

Although the outdoor temperature was as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius at that time, the enthusiasm of the children to learn did not diminish.

　　9-year-old Yang Jingxu has a certain skiing foundation, and this is the third day that he has entered skiing.

"The intermediate road is higher, steeper and has more turns than the beginner road. At first, I couldn't balance my balance and I was very nervous. But after a few falls, I found that the intermediate road was not so scary." Yang Jingxu said.

　　Adolescents are the foundation and future of the development of ice and snow sports.

Zhang Yongjian told reporters that at the recent Heilongjiang Province Ice and Snow Parent-Child Games, 400 families braved the cold to complete a number of interesting and interactive ice and snow sports such as snow football and snow tug-of-war.

"With the promotion and popularization of ice and snow education, parents' concerns about sports safety have been gradually eliminated, and the public can see the positive role of ice and snow sports in tempering children's will and enhancing team spirit." Zhang Yongjian said.

　　Heilongjiang has unique ice and snow resources, and ice and snow sports have a solid mass foundation here, and many famous ice and snow sports will come out from here.

With the realization of the goal of "300 million people participating in ice and snow sports", more and more children have experienced the charm of ice and snow sports.

"The connection between ice and snow sports and the public is getting closer and closer." Zhang Yongjian said that from the ice and snow experience projects that used games and entertainment as the main appeal to the pursuit of professional ice and snow sports skills now, ice and snow sports are developing on a wider scale and deeper level. into our lives.

　　(Economic Daily reporter Kang Qiongyan)