Xinjiang Altay Clarifies 2026 Snow Holiday Dates

The Altay Prefecture Education Bureau in Xinjiang has clarified that the 2026 "snow holiday" for compulsory education schools will be from December 16 to 18, a total of 3 days, which combined with the weekend forms a 5-day holiday. The four major local ski resorts, as well as museums, cultural centers, and others, will open in coordination, organizing ski experiences, ice and snow study tours, and other activities, and will implement a "ice and snow + homework" model and provide free childcare services. Reports state that during the first "snow holiday" in 2025, 73,000 students entered ice and snow classrooms, and the four major ski resorts cumulatively received over 150,000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 92.69%.