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Skiing & Snowsports in PyeongchangKR
The Gangwon mountain county that hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics, home to Yongpyong and Alpensia, South Korea's flagship ski resorts. Compact, modern, and unusually easy to reach from Seoul by high-speed rail.
Why here
Pyeongchang is Asia's most accessible Olympic ski experience: the 2018 Games venues at Yongpyong and Alpensia run as normal public resorts, so you can ride the slopes that hosted Olympic slalom in the morning and be back in Seoul for dinner on the KTX high-speed train. The skiing itself is groomed, orderly, and family-friendly rather than steep and deep, which makes it a better fit for learners and intermediates than powder chasers, and the resort-run ski school teaches in English at set times daily. Night skiing under full floodlights, Korean resort food, and jjimjilbang saunas at the base round out a distinctly Korean version of the ski trip.
Best months
The season runs roughly early December through early March, with January the most reliable month; Korean winters are cold and dry, so snowmaking underpins the base and grooming is excellent even when natural snowfall is light. Weekends and the Lunar New Year holiday bring the crowds; midweek slopes are notably quiet.
Getting there & around
Take the KTX from Seoul to Jinbu station, about 90 minutes, then a short resort shuttle; driving takes around two and a half hours. Lift tickets, rental gear, and clothing rental are all handled at the resort base. Book English ski school slots a few days ahead in peak season through the resort's lesson desk.
Skill levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced
Schools & guides (1)
Yongpyong Ski School
SchoolThe resort's own ski and snowboard school, teaching private and group lessons in English (plus Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin) in two- and four-hour blocks across morning, afternoon, and night-skiing sessions, from first turns through advanced technique.