Xinjiang Skiing

Xinjiang’s dry winter air makes for some of the clearest night skies in Asia. Here is how to catch a meteor shower between ski runs without freezing your camera.

The steppe around Xinjiang’s ski regions is its own quiet world in winter. Here is how to experience it on foot, by sled, and with your eyes open.

Above the ski towns of Xinjiang, someone carved animals into stone thousands of years ago. Here is how to find them without wrecking your legs or the art.

I expected a ski trip. I found a pottery wheel in a heated shed. Here is how making a lopsided bowl became the warmest part of a freezing week.

Between ski runs in Xinjiang I found a quiet room with ink and paper. Here is why winter calligraphy became the unexpected highlight of my trip.

We traded a beach resort for minus twenty and a ski pass. Here is what a snowbound anniversary in Xinjiang actually looked like, and what I would do differently.

Skiing the Altay taiga of Xinjiang, the southern edge of the boreal forest, and why it is special.

Practical, safety-first advice for skiing Xinjiang solo, from lodging to connectivity.

Hard-won advice for taking children skiing in Xinjiang, from lessons to lodging to patience.

What it takes to overnight in a Xinjiang mountain hut during a ski trip, and how to do it safely.