Jilin launches snowboard rack online ride-hailing service to protect traffic during the new snow season and the Winter Games

China News Service, Jilin, November 11 (Reporter Cang Yan Shi Hongyu) The reporter learned from the Jilin Municipal Transportation Bureau on the 11th that during the new snow season, 180 Hongqi New Energy online car-hailing vehicles equipped with special snowboard racks will be launched locally to serve the two major ski resorts of Beida Lake and CTS Songhua Lake.

The snow sports venues for the Jilin City Division of the Changchun 2027 33rd Universiade Winter Games (hereinafter referred to as the "Changchun Winter Games") are located in Beida Lake Ski Resort and CTS Songhua Lake Resort. With the start of the new snow season, Jilin City has simultaneously upgraded its ice and snow transportation facilities. This batch of online car-hailing services is also a pre-practice drill for event transportation support. In terms of vehicle distribution, 130 vehicles will focus on serving Beida Lake, and 50 vehicles will serve CTS Songhua Lake. All of them will be managed with unified logos and clear price tags, and a coordinated capacity allocation mechanism will be established.

It is understood that the snowboard rack has been customized through preliminary research and is adapted to the sizes of mainstream single boards and double boards on the market. At the entrance of Beidahu Ski Resort, brand new white online taxis parked in an orderly manner. The driver skillfully unfolded the customized external snowboard rack at the rear of the vehicle and fixed the single and double boards through multi-point buckles to prevent the skis from being bumped and scratched during transportation.

An online ride-hailing driver who had just completed a pick-up order told reporters that the drivers had all participated in special training on ice and snow services. In addition to snow resort routes and reception etiquette, the content also included an overview of the Changchun Winter Games and the promotion of local cultural and tourism spots.

Snow lovers try skiing at the ski resort in the new snow season. Photo by Shi Hongyu

It is reported that this special training covers all drivers of online ride-hailing, public transportation and tourism lines, and guides employees to transform from mere "transporters" into "propagandaists" and "promotion officers" for urban cultural tourism.

The entire ice and snow transportation system operates in a coordinated manner. The direct travel lines from Changchun Longjia International Airport to the two major ski resorts are operating normally. Snow enthusiasts can take the dedicated line to the ski resorts in Jilin City for free with their snow tickets. Online car-hailing services can flexibly fill up seats to accommodate night trips after buses close and the individual needs of individual passengers, opening up the "last mile" of ice and snow travel.

Ouyang Yanyan, a Nanjing snow enthusiast who visits major domestic ski resorts all year round, feels deeply about this. She said that in the past, skiing trips often encountered problems such as inconvenience in carrying ski equipment and uneven services. “This time I came to Jilin, the journey from landing to the ski resort was smooth, and the supporting transportation made me worry-free.” (End)