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Yongpyong at a glance
Yongpyong is a ski resort in South Korea, part of the Yongpyong Resort area. It offers 31 km of slopes served by 15 lifts, with skiing between 700 m and 1,458 m (758 m vertical). That makes it the 1st largest of the 3 ski resorts in South Korea listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Yongpyong leans towards strong skiers, with around 42% of the slopes rated expert (black).
Top features of this resort
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Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Yangyang (YNY) — about 46 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 96,000 KRW (2025/26 season). Yongpyong daytime full-day pass.
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Yongpyong resort facts
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About Yongpyong
Yongpyong Resort, also known as Mona Yongpyong, is in Daegwallyeong-myeon in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Resort Highlights
Korea’s largest ski resort
Yongpyong Resort, also known as Mona Yongpyong, is in Daegwallyeong-myeon in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Wikipedia describes it as the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea, and it is a year-round operation, offering golf in the summer months. The nearby township of Yongpyeong-myeon shares a similar name but has nothing to do with the resort.
The skiing
Our data lists 31 km of slopes and 15 lifts, from a base at 700 m to a lift-served summit at 1,458 m at what the resort calls the Dragon Zone; Wikipedia puts the base area at about 770 m. Wikipedia also counts 31 named slopes, a list that runs from Yellow and Mega Green through Pink, Red, New Red and Blue to Silver, Silver Paradise, Gold Valley, Gold Fantastic, Gold Paradise and New Gold, plus four numbered Rainbow runs and Rainbow Paradise. The names hint at a graded progression from gentle to serious, though our records carry no formal difficulty split.
The 15 lift facilities include a gondola 3.7 km long, and our data flags the lift system as modern. At the base is Dragon Plaza, described as Korea’s largest ski house. With a vertical of around 750 m and a top under 1,500 m, this is not high-altitude skiing, and snow reliability rests on the Gangwon winter rather than elevation; the resort is not flagged snow-sure in our data. What it is flagged for is scenic views, and 31 runs on 15 lifts, on a compact mountain with a single long gondola as the spine, suggest a resort built to serve a wide range of abilities from one base rather than a sprawling linked area.
Ownership and context
Yongpyong has an unusual ownership history. In 2003 it was bought by Segye Ilbo, a newspaper owned by the Unification Church, and it is now owned by the church, formally the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, through the Tongil Group. It is a detail that rarely touches a skier’s day, but it is part of the resort’s story. The Pyeongchang location places it in the province that is the heart of Korean skiing, and the “largest in Korea” description means Yongpyong is the benchmark against which the country’s other resorts are measured.
Season and access
Our data lists the season as December to April; Wikipedia gives a November start and an early-April close, so the earliest weeks should be treated as conditional. Yangyang airport is the nearest in our records, roughly 46 km away as the crow flies. The resort’s official website carries English-language information for international visitors.
Frequently asked questions about Yongpyong
Wikipedia describes Yongpyong as the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea, with 31 slopes and 15 lift facilities.
The gondola is 3.7 km long and is one of 15 lift facilities. The lift-served summit at the Dragon Zone is at 1,458 m.
Dragon Plaza is the resort's base building, described as Korea's largest ski house.
Since 2003, when it was bought by the newspaper Segye Ilbo, the resort has been owned by the Unification Church through the Tongil Group.
Yes. The resort offers golf in the summer months.
Yongpyong has 31 km of marked slopes: 3 km easy (blue), 15 km intermediate (red), 13 km expert (black), served by 15 ski lifts.
The skiing in Yongpyong ranges from 700 m at the base to 1,458 m at the top — a vertical drop of 758 m.
The ski season in Yongpyong typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yongpyong is better suited to confident skiers — only around 10% of the slopes are rated easy.
Yongpyong has 13 km of expert (black) slopes — about 42% of the total.
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