Ski resorts · 18 ski areas

Best Ski Resorts in South Korea

South Korea has 18 ski areas with 121 km of mapped downhill runs and 89 lifts. The biggest is 용평리조트, Yongpyong Resort (22 km). The highest skiing reaches 1,511 m at Muju.

Ski areas: 18
Downhill runs: 121 km
Lifts: 89
Highest point: 1,511 m

South Korea has 18 ski areas with 121 km of mapped downhill runs and 89 lifts. That puts it #28 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #27 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.2% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 8.1 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in South Korea

The largest ski areas are 용평리조트 (22 km), 하이원스키장 (18 km), Muju (17 km), 휘닉스 평창 (13 km) and 오투리조트 (10 km). Together these 5 hold 66% of the country's slopes. By size, 5 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 13 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 25% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 46% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert.

Where to ski in South Korea

The highest skiing is at Muju, up to 1,511 m, followed by 용평리조트 (1,424 m). The longest vertical drop — 788 m — is at Muju. Most slopes are in Kangwon-Do (12 areas, 87 km), Jeollabuk-Do (1 areas, 17 km) and Kyeongki-Do (4 areas, 13 km).

All ski resorts in South Korea

#	Ski area	Slopes	Lifts	Top	Region
1	용평리조트, Yongpyong Resort	22 km	12	1,424 m	Kangwon-Do
2	하이원스키장, HiOne Ski	18 km	9	1,376 m	Kangwon-Do
3	Muju	17 km	11	1,511 m	Jeollabuk-Do
4	휘닉스 평창, Pheonix Park	13 km	7	1,053 m	Kangwon-Do
5	오투리조트, O2 Resort	10 km	3	1,415 m	Kangwon-Do
6	곤지암스키장, Konjiam Resort	5.6 km	5	495 m	Kyeongki-Do
7	비발디파크, Vivaldi Park Skiworld	5.6 km	9	576 m	Kangwon-Do
8	Oak Valley	5.5 km	3	432 m	Kangwon-Do
9	지산포레스트리조트, Jisan Forest Ski Resort	4.8 km	5	325 m	Kyeongki-Do
10	Alpensia	4.4 km	3	965 m	Kangwon-Do
11	알펜시아 스키장, Alpensia Ski Resort	4.4 km	—	965 m	Kangwon-Do
12	에덴벨리스키장, Eden Valley Resort	4.3 km	3	735 m	Gyeongsangnam-Do
13	엘리시안 강촌, Elysian Gangchon Ski Resort	4.0 km	6	258 m	Kangwon-Do
14	양지파인리조트, Yangji Pine Ski Resort	2.2 km	4	425 m	Kyeongki-Do
15	알펜시아 리조트, Alpensia Resort	0.4 km	9	648 m	Kangwon-Do
16	모글코스	—	—	—	Kangwon-Do
17	스타힐리조트	—	—	—	Kyeongki-Do
18	정선 알파인 경기장, Lyžařské středisko Čongson, Jeongseon Alpine Centre	—	—	—	Kangwon-Do

Frequently asked questions

How many ski resorts are there in South Korea?

South Korea has 18 ski areas with 121 km of mapped downhill runs and 89 lifts. The biggest is 용평리조트, Yongpyong Resort (22 km). The highest skiing reaches 1,511 m at Muju.

What are the biggest ski resorts in South Korea?

용평리조트, Yongpyong Resort (22 km), 하이원스키장, HiOne Ski (18 km), Muju (17 km), 휘닉스 평창, Pheonix Park (13 km) and 오투리조트, O2 Resort (10 km).