Korea in Winter - Ski at Yongpyong Resort

I have been to Korea in Autumn and went again for Winter. This winter trip is totally different itinerary from the Autumn trip as it is more for winter activities.

For further details as in description, costs and directions, please refer to this link:http://summerandsomething.blogspot.com/2014/01/detailed-korea-itinerary-travel-to.html

Our main places to visit in this winter trip is Winter Sonata's Home Ground, Yongpyong Resort, Mt. Seoraksan and Sancheoneo Ice Festival.

Ski at Yongpyong Resort

This is the Winter Sonata film shooting area if you are a fan of the Winter Sonata. It is also a famous ski resort. It is cheaper than the Alphensia Ski Resort. I am not an expert on skiing so I choose to go to Yongpyong Resort. 

We stay at a small town near  Yongpyong Resort due to the accommodation is cheaper and it is near to the bus station from Seoul. We stay at Goodstay Daegwlnyeong Sanbang. Room ok, bed a bit hard and bedsheet need improvement but owner is very nice. Value for money. RM205/room/nite

From Seoul, we took train from Sinchon line 2 to  Gangbyeon Metro (25mins) -1250won  then walk 2 mins ( walk across the road, is just opposite the Gangbyeon station) to DongSeoul bus Terminal 동서울종합터미널and buy ticket to Hoenggye (13800 won, travel time about 3 hrs). Once arrive at Hoenggye just need to walk accross the road and walk straight 3 mins, Goodstay is opposite Paris Bakery.

We reached at Goodstay at 11am so we went for light lunch nearby. The Goodstay owner recommend his friend who provide transport to Yongpyong Resort and with Ski Rental @ 15,000 won per pax. This is a cheaper option as the ski rental rate at Yongpyong is 25,000 won and we do not need to take the shuttle bus ourselves.

We went for the beginner slope so we did not buy the lift ticket. If you have the chance to take the gondola to the top of the hill, please do so. We missed the Gondola as it closed at 4pm. The rate for the Gondola is approx 96K won. There is a small garden up there (Winter Sonata shooting place!) and you can have a bird eye view of the resort.