Secret Garden, situated just over the eastern ridge of Wanlong, is the ChongLi area's newest entry into the major ski resort category. This mega resort complex, targeted to open in December 2012 will alomost double the number of ski trails available for ChongLi bound skiers. Built by the Malaysian developers of Genting Highlands outside Kuala Lumpur, the resort says it will feature hotels, shopping, resturants and all the amenities of a full Alpine village.
For the 2011-2012 winter, Secret Garden is supposed to open one section with skiing and base lodge only while the rest of the resort construction continues. This is actually the section that backs up to Wanlong's eastern ridge with plans to have a trail that interconnects the two resorts. Whether this will be open this winter or not is unclear. It is also unclear how the two resorts will work together. I would be surprised if they sold a pass that was good for both resorts, but one can always hope that the two managements would eventually see the utility of being able to market one mega size ski area instead of two separate competing ones.
