알펜시아 스키장, Alpensia Ski Resort
Pyeongchang's Olympic resort playground
Alpensia is a purpose-built resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and a central venue of the 2018 Winter Olympics — its ski slopes are compact and beginner-friendly, wrapped around a year-round holiday complex.
- 775 m Base
- 848 m Top lift
- 73 m Vertical
- 6 Pistes mapped
- 1 Lifts
Best known for
Après & vibe
A full resort complex with hotels, dining, a water park and the floodlit Olympic ski-jump towers gives a lively, family-oriented atmosphere.
The snow centre
Alpensia is a modern, self-contained mountain resort in the Pyeongchang highlands of Gangwon province, best known as a hub of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, when it hosted ski jumping, biathlon, cross-country and the sliding events. Its downhill ski area itself is small and gentle — a handful of short, mostly beginner and intermediate slopes served by a lift or two — set within a large complex of hotels, a water park, golf and the landmark ski-jump towers. Snow is machine-supported to guarantee a dependable Korean winter season, and floodlit night skiing is part of the appeal. It suits families, first-timers and travellers combining skiing with the resort's wider facilities or an Olympic-legacy visit, rather than expert skiers chasing serious vertical.
The slope
Gentle, wide slopes make it a strong choice for beginners and children.
A few blue runs give improvers room to build confidence.
Limited challenging terrain given the modest downhill area.
Not an expert resort; its fame rests on Olympic venues rather than steep pistes.
Olympic ski-jump legacy
The Alpensia ski-jumping stadium and other 2018 Winter Olympic venues stand at the heart of the resort, an enduring draw for visitors.
Night skiing at the resort
Floodlit slopes let guests ski into the evening, a staple of the Korean ski experience.
On the map
Legend
Run difficulty
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced / Expert
- Freeride / Extreme
- Unknown
Run types
- Downhill — groomed
- Downhill — ungroomed
- Downhill — gladed
- Nordic (groomed)
- Ski tour
- ☾Lit (night)
- △Not patrolled
- →One-way
- ❄Snowmaking
Lifts
- Operating
- Operating (private)
- Non-operating
- Lift station
Slope-gradient grading
Downhill / ski tour
- Flat<3°
- Easy3–14°
- Intermediate14–22°
- Advanced / Expert22–45°
- Freeride / Extreme>45°
Nordic
- Easy<6°
- Intermediate6–9°
- Advanced>9°
Aspect (sun exposure)
- N — least sun
- E — morning
- S — most sun
- W — afternoon
Legend after OpenSkiMap
Stay near 알펜시아 스키장, Alpensia Ski Resort
The resort has its own hotels and lodging on site, making it easy to stay within the Alpensia complex itself.
A base in town — the snow centre is a day trip, not a resort stay.
Self-catering flexibility for a family visit or a longer city break.
Handy if the centre is a stopover between flights.
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How to get there
Most visitors arrive via Seoul (Incheon or Gimpo), from where road and high-speed rail reach the Pyeongchang area; regional Yangyang airport is also close.
High-speed rail and expressway links make the resort reachable in a few hours from Seoul.
Best time: Best from December to February, the heart of the Korean ski season with reliable machine-made snow.
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Getting to 알펜시아 스키장, Alpensia Ski Resort
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