Yongpyong Ski Resort is a ski resort

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

 located in Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon is a myeon in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do South Korea. The myeon is located in northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers, and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people. The myeon was named Doam-myeon until 2007...

, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do

Gangwon-do (South Korea)

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 of South Korea

South Korea

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. As well as skiing facilities, the resort offers golf in the summer months.

The ski season runs from November to early April. Yongpyong will host technical alpine skiing events for the 2018 Winter Olympics

2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee , after the...

 (slalom and giant) and 2018 Winter Paralympics

2018 Winter Paralympics

The 2018 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XII Paralympic Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea , and is an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Paralympic Committee . The International Olympic Committee , received...

, and was also involved in the bids for 2010 and and 2014 Winter Olympics (missing out to Vancouver

Vancouver

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 and Sochi

Sochi

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, respectively). Yongpyong Resort has 31 slopes, 15 different lift facilities, including one 3.7 km. long cable car lift, and Korea's largest ski house (Dragon Plaza).

Yongpyong Resort has hosted races in both the alpine

Alpine skiing World Cup

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 and disabled alpine

IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup

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 skiing World Cups. The resort hosted the 2009 Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships 2009

The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

, although the event was marred by lack of snow due to a unseasonable warmth, and criticized for poor spectator attendance.

Some scenes of the popular 2002 drama Winter Sonata

Winter Sonata

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were filmed at the resort.

Yongpyeong-myeon

Yongpyeong-myeon

Yongpyeong-myeon is a myeon in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do South Korea. The myeon is located in northern central part of the county...

, a nearby township (myeon), is not related to the resort.