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Top 7 Ski Resorts in Korea
Because of the dry winter and mountainous landscape, South Korea is an excellent place to enjoy skiing and snowboarding. Here are the 7 best ski resorts all around Korea selected by local ski and snowboard goers. Most of them are located in the northern part- Gangwon Province. Each ski resort has its own specialty, so choose a ski resort that best fits your appetite.
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Destination List
Konjiam Ski Resort 곤지암 리조트
Konjiam Resort, located in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, is "THE CLOSEST RESORT" from Seoul. It takes only about 40 minutes from the southern part of Seoul. Opened in 2008, it also boasts clean and state of the art facility. It also adopted a flexible ski pass called "Me-Time Pass" where you can choose to ski or snowboard at anytime and as much as you want.
Gwangju(Gyeonggi)
High1 Ski Resort 하이원 리조트
High1 Resort, located in Jeongson, is said to have the most DYNAMIC ski slopes. There's also a casino within the resort which gives a good option for the visitors.
Jeongseon
Muju Deogyusan Ski Resort 무주 덕유산 리조트
Muju Deogyusan Resort is one of Korea's most famous mountain peak ski resorts located in Muju, Jeolla province (southern Korea). It's about 3 hours away from Seoul. It's especially known to have one of THE LONGEST & MOST VARIED ski slopes. The Raiders Course has the steepest slopes in the entire nation.
Muju
Alpensia Ski Resort 알펜시아 리조트
Alpensia Resort is located in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do (where Winter Olympics will be held in 2018). It has snowy and the most natural ski slopes, which makes it very attractive for skiers and snowboarders.
Pyeongchang
Phoenix Park 휘닉스 파크
Known as THE TRENDIEST ski resort, in Pheonix Park you will notice there are a lot of young snowboarders and skiers with fancy fashion and equipment. It's located in Pyeongchang, about 2 hours away from Seoul.
Pyeongchang
Yongpyong Ski Resort 용평리조트
Yong Pong Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province (northern part), has the original ski resort which has THE LARGEST SKI SLOPES.
Pyeongchang
Daemyung Vivaldi Park Ski World 대명 비발디 파크 스키월드
A relatively close resort from Seoul, Vivaldi Park ski resort is a great winter getaway in Korea. It's particularly famous for snowboarding.
Yangpyeong