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[justin moffatt]

Anyone have any recommendations for good skiing facilities in South Korea? My wife and I are intermediate level skiers, and found Jisan Resort and Yangpyeong both to be extremely pricy, overcrowded, and not challenging. Not to mention, the lengthly transportation time over the weekend . . . Thanks again.

[RACETRAITOR]

You won't find many ski hills challenging here. The good news is the more advanced the course you ski, the less crowded it is. I went to Gangchon and skiied overnight once, and it was pretty empty.

[Bibbitybop]

Yongpyeong has a few steep runs, but they often aren't open due to lack of snow. What they call a "double black" is a difficult blue at most on N. American standards.

I snowboard and got frustrated with the ice this year. I cut going fast and fell too many times. And the crowds. People ride like asses, especially on the narrow, long runs. Even the ski patrol use the entire run, left to right, and make it difficult to pass safely.

I love riding, but give it twice a year now in Korea due to the shitty conditions.

[justin moffatt]

I agree with Bibbitybop regarding Yangpyeong. The double black diamond is equivalent to an intermediate run in Canada (either Whistler or Banff). Many more challenging runs are often closed in the evening, and require additional payment (via Gondola) to access.

Anyone else have any positive experiences at other ski resorts? How about High One?

[Mix1]

...is pretty bad overall.

Think about how Koreans tend to walk on the sidewalks, and now put them on skis on an icy, narrow slope. Add whole groups stopping randomly all over the run for photo shoots, and adjossis stopping to smoke on the side . And, lots of ski and snowboard bunnies and other fashion lemmings decked out in the latest gear but almost no idea how to turn or stop.

Sound good?

[Kimchi Cowboy]

Mix1 is correct. Korean ski slopes are essentially giant park benches. I've never seen anything like it!

Ski season is practically over, anyway. By noon, most of the runs will be too soft and turning into slush for real skiing.

[GoldMember]

Are you people Nuts!. Koreans have trouble just WALKING in a straight line and not colliding with another person, you want to go someplace where all these people are going to be on a slippery surface holding sharp pointy poles.

[TonyAu]

I've skied at Muju and Pheonix Park. The last time was just before Korean New Year, and I was surprised that the slopes were almost empty. Nice snow, but the slopes weren't too challenging.

[Bibbitybop]

[justin moffatt]

HAHA Interesting comments. I call skiing in Korea bumper cars on ice. I have never witnessed so many reckless and irresponsible snowboarders crash into unsuspecting people. It made me nervous to watch my poor wife ski, with irresponsible individuals coming within inches of crashing into her.

Hence, my intention in posting this thread. Is there ANYWHERE in South Korea to ski that is not overcrowded with challenging slopes and reasonable fees? Anyone? ANYONE?

[Bibbitybop]

[skyline17]

just go to jamsil in the morning and there are all the buses that go to all of the resorts. Its 44,000 won for the coupon on the bus for lift and bus ticket and then 16 more for rentals. If you go during the week or night its empty. High 1 is fairly new and thus empty. As long as you can go on the inter/exp trails there is no one on there.

[commonsense]

Hey,

Im deciding if i should go to pheonix park or HIgh 1 this weekend for snowboarding. Which resort would be the better choice to go to and does anyone know if the weather will be good enough to go? im fairly new here (about a month) and i have a bad itch to go boarding...ill be travelling from Ulsan...anyone know how long that may be?? lol...any help would be appreciated...