Yongpyeong Ski Resort at Palwang Mountain

Kamis, 16 Juli 2009

Yongpyeong Ski Resort at Palwang Mountain

Yongpyeong is a famous ski resort located 200km away or about 3 hours from Seoul. The resort is located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do of South Korea. This is also one of the shooting locations for the K-drama "Winter Sonata"

Yongpyeong is the best place to play ski and snowboarding. A new feature is Dragon Park (Terrain Park), a theme park with half-pipe, quarter-pipe, ramp, table top, spine, wash board, rail slider, mogul, and wave. The resort also holds the Fun Ski & Snow Festival every year in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization.

Yongpyeong Address and information :

Operational Hours:
Daytime - 08 : 30 ~ 16 : 30
Morning - 08 : 30 ~ 12 : 30
Aternoon - 12 : 00 ~ 16 : 30
Night - 18 : 00 ~ 22 : 00
Midnight - 22 : 00 ~ 24 : 30

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April

Lifts
Total Lifts: 14
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 13
Max people per hour: 25,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 31
Total ride area: 23km
Longest run: 5.6km
Top lift: 1450m
First lift: 700m

Piste suitability
Green runs: 28%
Red runs: 42%
Black runs: 30%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes: 1/2 Day Pass 45,000
Day Pass 56,000
Night Pass 32,000
Lift times:8.30am to 4am!

Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 2.50metres

Facilities
Night Riding: : Yes
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots 25,000 per day
Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available
Further information

Address
Gangwon-do Pyeongchang-gun Doam-myeon Yongsan-ri 130

Inquiries
- Korea Travel Phone +82-33-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
- For more info +82-33-335-5757(Korean), +82-2-3404-8102~3(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
www.yongpyong.co.kr/
Email:klaatu@yongpyong.co.kr

Photos of Yongpyeong Ski Resort :

Yongpyong ski resort, the biggest skiing resort in Korea.

Yongpyong Ski Resort located at the foot of Palwang Mountain, about 200 km east of Seoul, at 700 – 1500 metres of altitude.

Yongpyong Resort is currently one of the candidates in the bid for 2014 Winter Olympics.

Koraen Restaurant in Yongpyong Ski Resort

On The Way to Yongpyong Resort

Yongpyong Resort Map

South Korea-Yongpyong Resort-Winter Sonata filming places

The Yongpyong Resort is about 200km from Seoul, the capital city of south Korea. With an annual snowfall average of 250cm, which allows a wide array of winter sports. It has a 45 hole golf course, 31 ski slopes, premium hotels and many other leisure facilities. It is famous for being the part of filming places for Korean TV drama "Winter Sonata", the resort offers a special tour for tourists, you can see the cafe, restaurant, hotel lobby, the ski slope and some other filming sites which were in the TV drama. Also you can take photos with Bae YongJoon and Choi Ji Woo's photos.