qpr, Thanks for the info. - It should be published in the Lonely Planet guidebook, because the info isn't there right now!

From Changbaishan resort (Songjianghe) to Antu is 6 hours by car, so are you sure it's 200 kuai? - I just want to make sure my coordinates are right.

My goal now is to spend my last day in Changbaishan Heaven lake (N slope), and get fairly close to Haerbin by end of day.

Before my last day, I'll overnight in (Erdao)Baihe, catch an early shuttle to Heaven lake, get back to Baihe in afternoon, and arrive in Dunhua before 21:00. Seems like I can then catch a high speed as far as Changchun. Overnight in Changchun and catch the 1hr train to Haerbin.

Does this sound like an efficient plan, with plenty of time (or too much time) in Heaven lake during winter?

Also, one online review mentioned that you can ski cross-country down the real Changbai mtn. Do you know if we can rent snowboards to go down?