Korea’s Best! Yongpyong Resort has 28 slopes and 14 cable lifts.
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| Total area | 17,160,000 ㎡ (approximately 5.2 million-pyeong) | Total slope length | 29.1 km | ||
| Total site area | 3,436,877㎡ | Total lift length | 13.6 km | ||
| Total base area | 1,046,388 ㎡ | No. of slopes | 28 slopes | ||
| Total slope area | 1,103,449 ㎡ | No. of cable lifts | 14 cable lifts (including a gondola) | ||
| Max. daily capacity | 20,000 people | Dragon Park | 1 | Conveyor belt | 2 |
| Difficulty | Slope | Distance (m) | Difference in elevation (m) | Angle of slope ( ° ) | ||
| Maximum | Minimum | Average | ||||
Beginner | Yellow | 600 | 61 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
New Yellow | 350 | 60 | 17 | 7 | 10 | |
Sledding Slope | 214 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Beginner-Intermediate | Mega Green | 1,000 | 108 | 26 | 12 | 10.4 |
Pink | 600 | 91 | 23 | 9 | 15 | |
Intermediate | Red Paradise | 1,000 | 150 | 37 | 13 | 22 |
Gold Paradise | 1,520 | 222 | 21 | 8 | 14.6 | |
Silver Paradise | 1,460 | 269 | 29 | 11 | 11.6 | |
Rainbow Paradise | 5,600 | 702 | 26 | 7 | 15 | |
Intermediate-Advanced | Gold Fantastic | 1,850 | 333 | 33 | 5 | 18 |
Advanced | New Red | 500 | 194 | 42 | 25 | 19.4 |
Blue | 300 | 80 | 36 | 11 | 26.7 | |
Gold Valley | 1,850 | 333 | 43 | 7 | 22 | |
Rainbow 4 | 635 | 180 | 46 | 15 | 28 | |
Expert Only | Red | 1,000 | 194 | 50 | 9 | 19.4 |
Silver | 1,000 | 263 | 49 | 7 | 26.7 | |
New Gold | 650 | 180 | 47 | 18 | 27.2 | |
Rainbow 1 | 1,607 | 500 | 57 | 15 | 40 | |
Rainbow 2 | 752 | 500 | 56 | 15 | 38 | |
Rainbow 3 | 1,046 | 500 | 49 | 15 | 36 | |
Extreme | Dragon Park(Terrain Park) | 500 | 108 | 26 | 12 | 10.4 |
| Lift | Type | Distance (m) | Capacity (/h) | Scope |
Gold | Six-seat (high speed) | 1,689m | 3,200 people | Intermediate-Advanced |
2 New Gold | Four-seat | 720m | 1800 people | Advanced |
3 Bidge | Two-seat | 366m | 900 people | Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced |
4 Red | Four-seat (high-speed) | 905m | 2,400 people | Advanced |
5 New Red | Three-seat | 550m | 1,350 people | Intermediate-Advanced |
6 Blue | Two-seat | 600m | 900 people | Advanced |
7 Pink | Three-seat | 630m | 1,350 people | Beginner-Intermediate |
8 Yellow | Four-seat | 496m | 1,800 people | Beginner |
9 New Yellow | Four-seat | 348m | 1,800 people | Beginner |
10 Silver | Four-seat | 700m | 1,800 people | Advanced |
11 Mega Green | Six-seat (high-speed) | 568m | 3,200 people | Beginner-Intermediate |
12 Green | Four-seat (high-speed) | 598m | 1,800 people | Beginner-Intermediate |
13 Rainbow | Four-seat (high-speed) | 1,421m | 2,400 people | Advanced |
14 Gondola | Eight-seat (high-speed) | 3,742m | 1,800 people | Intermediate-Advanced |
Yongpyong Alpine competition venue, which is located in the Yongpyong Resort, was completed in 1998. It has hosted four FIS Alpine World Cups
Games and the 2006 IPC Paralympic WorldCup.
| Venue specifications | Alpine Giant Slalom Course (Rainbow Ⅰ): Length 1,191m, Altitude Difference 410m, Average Slope 34.4% Alpine Slalom Course (Rainbow Ⅱ): Length 583m, Altitude Difference 210m, Average Slope 36.0% |
| Capacity | 12,000 (Seated 6,000 / Standing 6,000) |
| Constructed | 1998 |
| Events (4) | Giant Slalom (Men/Women), Slalom (Men/Women) |
| Major Competitions | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006) IPC Alpine Ski World Cup for the Disabled (2006) FIS Alpine Ski Continental Cup (Annual), Winter Asian Games (1999) |