Many people don’t know about this snow mountain. Its name is Shika Snow Mountain. Although it is called a snow mountain, it actually only has snow from November every year to April and May of the next year. The rest of the time it is covered with snow. The mountain rocks are exposed, so winter is the best season to come here. Only at this time can you overlook the endless snow-capped mountains. When the weather is good, you can even see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang. Shika Snow Mountain Scenic Area has two sections of cableways that can easily reach the top. If you go up and down the cableways, the scenery along the way is worth seeing. The landscape of the snow-capped mountains changes with the four seasons, so you can still escape the heat in summer!
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When it comes to Shangri-La, many people only know Pudacuo. In fact, Shika Snow Mountain is also an iconic attraction in Shangri-La. Shika Snow Mountain is located near the Napa Sea, and the road leading to the scenic spot is very beautiful. , both sides of the straight avenue are neatly lined with "mani piles" made of stones, and wooden racks for drying highland barley. Tickets for Shika Snow Mountain are not cheap, but the price includes the cable car up and down the mountain. This may be the longest cable car ride I have ever taken, taking more than 40 minutes one way. It will stop at a ranch in the middle and end at the top of the mountain.
The vertical belt of Shika Snow Mountain consists of snow-capped mountains, spiritual lakes, forests, meadows, ecological tourism resources, rare animals and plants, and ornamental plants. It is the most exciting landscape of Shika Snow Mountain. If you come here in summer, it will be a different scene. The entrance to the mountain will first pass through a row of prayer wheels. It is said that if you turn the prayer wheel on the top of the mountain, the area around you will achieve auspiciousness and perfection.
There are two ropeways going up the mountain, one to the Yana Qingbo Ranch halfway up the mountain, and the other to the top of the mountain. As for the oxygen tank, you don’t need it on the mountain as long as you don’t do strenuous exercise. If you need it, it is best not to buy it at the foot of the mountain, as it is much more expensive. Relatively speaking, thermal insulation tools are much more important. Although you don’t have to wear a military coat, your down jacket cannot escape, and it is best to wear a hat, sunglasses, scarf, mask, gloves, and thermal patches. I just I took off my gloves to take the photo and was stiff within 30 seconds.
In fact, Shika Snow Mountain is more suitable for group tours, because it has the longest cableway in Asia. It is said that the up and down is more than 1,000 meters. The cableway of Shika Snow Mountain is known as the longest cableway in the world. I want to go there. You can go and watch the world record. After getting off the cable car, you still need to hike 800 meters to the top of the mountain. It is recommended to go to Shika Snow Mountain in the morning because the wind is relatively strong in the afternoon and the cable car may be suspended due to strong winds. And you can take a chance to play in the surrounding prairie in the afternoon. Shika Snow Mountain is actually a seasonal snow mountain. There is no snow cover for more than half of the year, but the scenery of the alpine meadow is worth seeing.
Sitting on a rickety cable car going up the mountain, you can see the white world as far as the eye can see. The cable car has two sections. The first section stops halfway up the mountain, and the second section reaches the top of the mountain. You can enjoy the whole journey up and down the cable car. It takes about 3-4 hours to take pictures. While waiting for the wind to subside to take the second section of the cable car, my high fever hit me without warning. Perhaps it was because he barely slept the night before, but he was obviously out of shape this day. Therefore, if you plan to go to the snow-capped mountains, you must be prepared to get enough sleep the night before.
Sitting on the cable car all the way up, tall pine forests passed by, with strands of usneas hanging on the trees. It is said that these pine trees can produce bright blue pine cones. Tall alpine rhododendron trees grow under the pine trees. In spring, this place will turn into a sea of ??flowers.
Shika Snow Mountain is surrounded by eight major snow mountains including Meili Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If you go there in summer, there won’t be much snow, but there will be yaks grazing. I can’t help but sigh that yaks are really plateau animals. Along the wooden plank road at the top of the mountain, you can overlook the magnificent scenery around Shika Snow Mountain. The altitude here is 4,500 meters. It is the first time in my life that I have come to this height. Every time I walk up a step, I feel very strenuous. If I squat down to take a picture, I will feel dizzy when I get up again.
When we came down the mountain, we came to a pasture in the mountains. One side of the pasture was covered with low shrubs and rhododendrons. I really had the urge to come back in spring to see this brilliant sea of ??rhododendrons with my own eyes. The yak in the pasture was quite bad-tempered. I wanted to get close to him and take a photo, but he ended up chasing him and screaming and running away. The Tibetan Pig is very cute and always follows tourists asking for food and drink. Although autumn is not the season for blooming mountain flowers, you can still find a variety of wild flowers blooming on the pasture grass.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone, don’t be too excited when you climb the world’s No. 1 God of Wealth Mountain. The air at the top of the mountain is thin. I heard that one person once shouted happily on the top of the mountain and ended up "fainting." In the form of paying homage to the Shika Sacred Mountain in my heart.