휘닉스 평창, Pheonix Park
Olympic park pedigree in Korea's snow country
Phoenix Pyeongchang is a polished, park-focused resort in South Korea's Gangwon province, best known for hosting the freestyle and snowboard events of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
- 657 m Base
- 1,053 m Top lift
- 396 m Vertical
- 20 Pistes mapped
- 7 Lifts
Best known for
Après & vibe
The base village keeps things lively with restaurants, a spa and waterpark, and family entertainment rather than raucous bar culture.
The resort
Phoenix Pyeongchang, long known simply as Phoenix Park, is one of Korea's most complete ski resorts, wrapping a compact set of tree-lined runs around a purpose-built base village of hotels, condominiums and a waterpark. Its reputation rests on freestyle: the halfpipe and slopestyle courses that carried the 2018 Olympics still anchor the mountain, and the terrain parks draw Seoul's snowboarders in numbers. The skiing itself is short and manageable rather than vast, leaning on efficient lifts, heavy snowmaking and long floodlit evening sessions to make the most of a cold, dry but low-snowfall Korean winter. It suits families, beginners and park riders far more than powder-hunters, and the whole place has an orderly, all-inclusive resort feel.
Snow & weather
Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.
- Feels like
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- Conditions
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- Wind
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- Fresh snow (3-day)
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Live data © Open-Meteo.com
Cold, dry winters give firm, reliable machine-made cover from roughly December to February, though natural snowfall is modest and the season is short.
Average monthly snowfall
Snowfall climatology unavailable.
Terrain & aspect
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Slopes mostly face NE — 96% on snow-holding, poleward-facing slopes.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Skiing & terrain
Wide, gentle nursery slopes and a dedicated learning zone make it a strong first-timer mountain.
Cruisy tree-lined blues form the bulk of the skiing.
A handful of steeper pitches and the competition runs add bite.
Limited off-piste; the real draw for experts is the Olympic-grade freestyle features.
Olympic freestyle terrain
Ride the halfpipe and slopestyle terrain that staged the 2018 Winter Olympic freestyle and snowboard finals.
Floodlit night skiing
Long evening sessions under the lights are a Korean ski tradition and a highlight here.
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 in 휘닉스 평창, Pheonix Park
Stay in the ski-in ski-out base village, a self-contained cluster of hotels and condominiums with a waterpark and dining.
Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.
Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.
Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.
From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.
How to get there
Most visitors fly into Seoul's Incheon International Airport and continue by KTX high-speed train to Pyeongchang or by road; the small regional airport at Yangyang lies closer but has very limited service.
A straightforward drive or resort shuttle from the Pyeongchang/Jinbu KTX corridor, a couple of hours from the capital.
Best time: January and February offer the coldest, most dependable snow and the fullest park setup.
Nearby resorts
Other resorts within reach.
Faces north © Albert Lee1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Alpensia
- Vertical
- 191 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 6
- Lifts
- 2
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- Vertical
- 293 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 8
- Lifts
- 9
하이원스키장, HiOne Ski
- Vertical
- 661 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 16
- Lifts
- 9
오투리조트, O2 Resort
- Vertical
- 572 m
- Lifts
- 3
Getting to 휘닉스 평창, Pheonix Park
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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. Editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.