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leely · Joined: 12 Sep 2007

can anyone tell me what the best way is to go skiing in winter for a weekend at:
- muju resort
- yongpyong resort
from seoul?

is private car or shuttle bus better?
is it easy to get accomodation spontaneously, or do i have to book much in advance?

thanks for any advice.

Masta_Don · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul

To Yongpyong it's a matter of a shuttle that leaves from Samseong Station. I took the one at 6am. Got there at 8pm. Snowboarded all day, morning and afternoon, and took the shuttle back. Forget how much things were individually but it was 80,000Won total. 30% off on lift passes. Make sure to get the gondola included. The resort was the cheapest place to rent from but they didn't have any size 13 (said they never do). Had to go across the street and rent some but it wasn't much more. For info about the shuttle, ask a Korean to search online for you.

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:32 am Post subject:

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

I think MastaDon meant to say he got there at 8am, not 8pm.

There's also a bus the leaves from Jamsil station for Yongpyeong, outside of Lotte World. You'll have to research the times, I can't remember.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

If you go on a weekend, it's nice to rent a pension about 5 minutes away from the resort and then hit the slopes the next day. I did the full day skiing for two straight days and was just about dead afterwards. I also went during Lunar New Year and never had to wait more than 4 minutes for the lift.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

When I was at Yongpyung I skiied at night. It was something like 9pm to 4am.

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

At Yongpyeong, it's more fun to ski at night. I'm not a particularly experienced skier, so I need some space. I was there toward the end of the season, and the slopes were pretty empty at night. It was kind of nice. It felt a bit like we had the slopes to ourselves.

leely · Joined: 12 Sep 2007

many thanks for your advice! Smile

the ones that stayed overnight:

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject:

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

colonel sanders · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject:

My experience of snowboarding in korea:

Artificial snow, icey conditions.
short runs with long lines
Colder than a witches teett
closed snowboard parks and halfpipes worthy of the X games.
too many people that don't know what they're doing.

Will I be back........Hell yeah!!!

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

I personally am waiting until I head back to Canada at Christmas for vacation. My experience of Korean skiing is that it's not worth the effort. After skiing at Whistler, Sunshine, Fernie and the like, it's hard to wait 10 or 15 minutes in line for a run on artificial snow, dodging traffic like nothing else. Plus having to always be watching your back for the kamikazees coming behind you. Not so enjoyable.