Last updated: 08/02/2008
Student tried to ski 150 miles home

A Chinese student stuck in the country’s worst winter weather for 50 years tried to ski 150 miles home.

The unnamed student, from Yangtse University, was stopped by police concerned for his safety as he rented a pair of skis and set off.

He was stuck on campus because of the snow storms in southern China where transport has been paralysed with airports and motorways closed.

“I didn’t want to stay at school alone, so I rented a set of skis,” he said.

He was stopped after skiing 25 miles by police who were diverting traffic off a motorway.

Officers drove him to a long-distance bus station from which buses could reach his home in Wuhan city.

Snow storms hit the busiest travelling season, the run up to Chinese New Year, when most people try to get home to their families.