Alps south_korea
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Alps South_Korea.
Alps Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the South Korean ski resort Alps lies at ? metres altitude in the Kyonggido Province region of the South Korean Taebaek? snow cannons ensure artificial Alps snow making covers 3.5km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Alps (South_Korea) is Sokch'o at a distance of 25km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Alps ski season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
Alps has the longest ski season in Korea, running from early December to late March. Located close to the coast and the Soraksan National Park it is a year round destination resort.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Alps South_Korea
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 1 runs ?km |
12% |
Advanced Trails
 4 runs ?km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
37% |
Alps Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Alps Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 9.4km |
| total length of Alps trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Alps ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | ?m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | ?m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | ?m |
| centre of Alps ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | ?m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v ?m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Alps
Skiing Alps you'll enjoy 8 pistes and trails and that means approximately 9.4km of ski runs. Alps lifts number 5 with the capacity to uplift ? skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the South Korean ski resort of Alps is over 2.2km long.
Alps Ski Area
Alps ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 12% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 37% for expert skiers - the most difficult Alps piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Alps after dark.
Alps for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Alps
If you snowboard Alps you'll want to know that, of the 5 ski lifts in total, 1 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Alps snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Alps snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Alps for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Alps Apres Ski
The apres ski Alps scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 4 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Grass Toboganning, Mini Golf, Ski Museum.
Alps for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Alps Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Alps resort - ski Alps by any other name
The South Korean ski resort of Alps ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Alps ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Alps ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Alps ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Alps for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Alps reviews, 1.3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.