Besides patrol and rescue workers, occupations such as snow - making engineers, ski - slope planners, and ski instructors have also emerged around skiing.
Ma Nan, a coach at Beidahu Ski Resort in Jilin province, told Sixth Tone that the resort only started fully operating from mid-December, just as many people were getting infected.
Hao Shihua, a skiing coach in the Chongli area of Zhangjiakou, told Sixth Tone that the resorts have seen more footfall since Christmas, with several more joining the New Year celebrations.
For ski resorts, the profit margin is usually around 15 percent, with ski instruction offering margins of some 30 to 35 percent, according to enterprise intelligence and management information company MobTech.
In the past, the rescue team members at ski resorts were generally part - time ski instructors, but instructors themselves do not possess skills such as injury assessment and emergency rescue.
I started skiing when I was three years old. My mom worked as a ski instructor as she also loved the snow. Ever since I was only just a little pink ball of a toddler, I enjoyed being different.