China is investing heavily into developing winter sports as it prepares to play host to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Australian Olympics snowboarder, Scotty James, told CNBC's "Street Signs" in December that the most important thing for athletes is the consistent temperature.
The market size of the skiing industry in 2022 is expected to be 3.
In October, the Beijing Olympic City Development Association and the International Data Group co-hosted the World Winter Sports Expo 2019 to educate the masses on the various sports and attract investors into the market.China is also aiming to recreate boot camp style specialty school for winter sports. According to a, it aims to build 5,000 such specialty schools by 2025.
Simon said there are specialized schools which are publicly funded in China's northeastern provinces for professional hockey players.
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