5 Best Ski Resorts in South Korea — Pyeongchang & More (2026)

The list opens with Yongpyong Resort — the largest ski resort in Korea, open since 1975, with 28 slopes, 14 lifts and Dragon Peak rising to 1,458m. It hosted the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Alpine events (Slalom and Giant Slalom), and it scores 8.6/10 across 5,200+ reviews. Three lodging types cover every budget: the 4-star Dragon Valley Hotel, the 3-star Mona Yongpyong, and self-catering condominiums that sleep six. Rooms start around $105 a night, climbing to roughly $540 for the bigger units. The terrain skews toward beginner and intermediate, so it suits serious skiers, groups of friends and families who want to ski hard without hunting for a tougher mountain.

Our #2 pick — InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang is a 5-star IHG resort built right against Alpensia Ski Resort, scoring 8.9/10. This was the official 2018 Olympic Village where roughly 80% of the Winter Games athletes stayed, and the lobby still keeps an Olympic memorabilia display with medals, photos and signed national team kit. There are 238 rooms starting at 38 sqm, plus a spa, an indoor pool, four restaurants, an Alpine Coaster and the Ocean 700 indoor water park that guests use free. The slope side is compact — 6 Alpensia runs aimed at beginners and intermediates, with a covered walk straight from the lobby to the lift. Rates open around $196 a night, which lands this firmly in honeymoon and luxury-family territory rather than budget skiing.

Our #3 pick, Vivaldi Park Resort is the closest ski resort to Seoul in this list — a 90-minute hop from the city center that makes it work for a day trip or a weekend. It scores 8.4/10, and the draw for families is obvious: Snowy Land, a snow park built for kids with a 6-lane snow tube hill, snow sledding and an ICE Castle, plus the on-site Ocean World, the largest indoor water park in Korea and open all year. The skiing covers 13 slopes served by 10 lifts, weighted heavily toward beginner and intermediate runs. Rooms start at $129 a night, and free shuttles run from Hongdae, Myeongdong and Gangnam. It is the strongest choice here for families with young children, and for anyone who wants snow without committing to a long drive out of Seoul.

Ranked #4, High1 Grand Hotel is the highest ski resort in Korea, perched on Baegunsan Mountain at 1,340m outside Jeongseon in Gangwon, scoring 8.5/10. Sitting that high buys you two things lower resorts can't match: 17 slopes with the most natural snow in the country, and the longest season at five months, November to April. The hotel itself is a 5-star, 18-storey tower with 432 rooms from 38 sqm and seven restaurants. The real draw next door is Kangwon Land — the only legal casino in Korea that locals are allowed into — reachable by a 5-minute covered walkway. Standard rooms start around $132 a night. It suits serious skiers, adults who like a casino, and anyone chasing real snow over machine-made.

Rounding out our list at #5, Phoenix Resort Pyeongchang is the resort serious snowboarders in Korea actually pick. It hosted the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics snowboard and freestyle skiing events, and the competition half-pipe and snow park are still here — alongside 21 slopes running from beginner to advanced. The on-site Blue Canyon indoor water park runs year-round, so a non-ski day still has somewhere to go. Rooms split between condos and a regular hotel, starting around $166 a night, and the crowd skews young and active — plenty of strong riders in their twenties and thirties. The score lands at 8.4/10 from more than 3,200 reviews. It suits snowboarders, intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a real trick park, and anyone after a youthful, busy mountain over a polished luxury one.