Yongpyong south_korea
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Yongpyong South_Korea.
Yongpyong Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1975 the South Korean ski resort Yongpyong lies at 1858 metres altitude in the Seoul region of the South Korean Taebaek. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Yongpyong ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Yongpyong snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Yongpyong (South_Korea) is Seoul - Incheon at a distance of 215km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Yongpyong ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
The largest resort in Korea, located at the foot of the Palwangsan Mountain. An annual snow festival is staged here and there are numerous alternative activities. Dragon Valley is close to the National Parks at Mount Obaesan and Mount Soraksan, as well as Kyomgp'odae Beach. The '98 Ski World Cup and '99 Winter Asian Games were staged here.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Yongpyong South_Korea
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs ?km |
54% |
Advanced Trails
 11 runs ?km |
35% |
Expert Trails
 13 runs 13km |
41% |
Yongpyong 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 | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Yongpyong Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 24.8km |
| total length of Yongpyong trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Yongpyong ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1858m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1150m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1150m |
| centre of Yongpyong ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 702m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 702m |
| 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 Yongpyong
Skiing Yongpyong you'll enjoy 31 pistes and trails and that means approximately 24.8km of ski runs. Yongpyong lifts number 17 with the capacity to uplift 26000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the South Korean ski resort of Yongpyong is over 5.7km long.
Yongpyong Ski Area
Yongpyong ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 54% intermediate, 35% advanced ski slopes and 41% for expert skiers - the most difficult Yongpyong piste is the 1.66km Rainbow I run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Yongpyong after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Yongpyong for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Yongpyong
If you snowboard Yongpyong you'll want to know that, of the 17 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Yongpyong snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Yongpyong snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 120 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Yongpyong for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Yongpyong Apres Ski
The apres ski Yongpyong scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
17 apres ski bars 17 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 2 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 2 climbing 3 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Alpine Slide, Beauty Salon, Karaoke, Labyrinth, Mountain Biking, Table Tennis .
Yongpyong for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Yongpyong Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Yongpyong resort - ski Yongpyong by any other name
The South Korean ski resort of Yongpyong ski resort is also known as Balwang and has the following common misspellings:
Yongpyong ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Yongpyong 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. Yongpyong ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Yongpyong for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall