Muju south_korea
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Muju South_Korea.
Muju Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the South Korean ski resort Muju lies at 1215 metres altitude in the Seoul region of the South Korean ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Muju ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Muju snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Muju (South_Korea) is Seoul at a distance of 240km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Muju ski season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
Muju has seen phenomonal growth since opening in 1990 and is now one of Asia's top destination resorts. Apart from a ludicrous amount of skiing, considering Korea's naturally limited vertical, the resort now encompasses a theme park, Korea's largest tennis complex with no less than 108 courts, a lake for water sports, an Arnold palmer designed 18 hole golf course and country club and many other sporting facilities including horseback and mountain bike riding trails. The huge 742-bedroom Hotel Tirol complex, themed on an Alpine resort, includes a grand ballroom capable of holding 700 people with a five-language simultaneous translation system in place. Muju also boasts the country's longest ski slope and greatest uplift. It hosted the 1997 Universities Winter Games and is located in an area of great historic significance and natural beauty. Temperatures fall below zero between November and April and snow normally falls for up to 120 days. Skiing takes place on two ski areas Mansonbong Peak and the new Solch'onbong Ski range, which opened in 1997. Muju also offers a rich selection of off-slope activities, including a ski jump, the Cinderella Beauty Palace, a cinema park, an artist village covering all forms of art, a Korean cultural theme park and a branch of the Russian Tchaikovsky Music Institution.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Muju South_Korea
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 11 runs ?km |
36% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs ?km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 7 runs 7km |
23% |
Muju 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 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Muju Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 14km |
| total length of Muju trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.22km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Muju ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1215m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 750m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 750m |
| centre of Muju ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 465m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 465m |
| 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 Muju
Skiing Muju you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately 14km of ski runs. Muju lifts number 15 with the capacity to uplift 28500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the South Korean ski resort of Muju is over 3.22km long.
Muju Ski Area
Muju ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 36% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 23% for expert skiers - the most difficult Muju piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Muju after dark.
Muju for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Muju
If you snowboard Muju you'll want to know that, of the 15 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 Muju snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Muju snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Muju for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Muju Apres Ski
The apres ski Muju scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 10 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Artists Village, Ballroom, Conference Hall Duck Racing, Exhibition Centre, Grass Skiing Horse Riding, Hot Springs, Korean Cultural Theme Park, Mountain Biking, Physical Endurance Game Roller Skiing, Ski Jump, Indoor Tennis, Tennis, Tchaikovsky Music .
Muju for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Muju Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Muju resort - ski Muju by any other name
The South Korean ski resort of Muju ski resort is also known as Mansonbong Peak, Solch'onbong and has the following common misspellings:
Muju ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Muju 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. Muju ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Muju for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall