South Korea
South Korea is an emerging ski destination with modern, well-equipped resorts. Host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Korean ski areas offer excellent facilities, reliable snowmaking, and easy access from Seoul.
3 Resorts
South Korea ski resort rankings
Ranked lists computed from the slope, lift and elevation data of every South Korea resort on Intski.
Compare all ski resorts in South Korea
Slope kilometres by difficulty, lifts, elevation and season side by side. Click a column header to sort.
| Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High1 High1 Resort | 21 | – | – | – | 8 | 960–1,345 | Dec–Apr |
| Phoenix Park Phoenix Snow Park | 15.3 | 6 | 4 | 5.3 | 11 | 700–1,050 | Dec–Apr |
| Yongpyong Yongpyong Resort | 31 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 700–1,458 | Dec–Apr |
Frequently asked questions about skiing in South Korea
Quick answers computed from the resort data above.
South Korea has 3 ski resorts featured on Intski. Together they offer around 67 km of marked slopes, served by 34 ski lifts.
Yongpyong is the biggest ski resort in South Korea, with 31 km of slopes and 15 lifts. It is part of the Yongpyong Resort ski area.
Yongpyong offers the highest skiing in South Korea, with slopes reaching 1,458 m above sea level. Its skiable terrain runs from a base elevation of 700 m up to 1,458 m.
South Korea is better suited to confident skiers: only about 19% of its graded slopes (9 of 46 km) are rated easy, so complete beginners have a more limited choice of gentle runs.
The ski season in South Korea typically runs from December to April, though exact opening and closing dates vary by resort, elevation and snow conditions.
Yongpyong has the largest lift network in South Korea, with 15 ski lifts serving 31 km of slopes.
Yongpyong has the most expert terrain in South Korea, with 13 km of black expert slopes out of 31 km of slopes in total.