Dashing through the snow and 'letting it all go'

It was my third time on the ski slopes and I never felt so free, writes Yang Yang.

My mother said I was born on a snowy day, and a snowy winter always promises a good harvest in the coming year. Winter has thus become my favorite season and snow can always cheer me up.

Afraid of water, I have never been a swimmer; worried about breaking my legs, I never let myself go on ice. However, when I ski, I feel completely free on snow.