The annual winter sports travel package sales events, "Fun Ski & Snow Festival" and "GoGo Ski Festival," are set to run from December 12th, 2012 to March 5th, 2013. The events are jointly held by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), Gangwon-do Provincial Government, Yongpyong Resort Ski & Snowboard and High1 Ski Resort, will be offering three-night, four-day travel packages filled with excitement and enjoyment in the snow.
The main programs on the travel itinerary are
skiing and snowboarding lessons from professional instructors as well as an
amateur ski and snowboard competition. In addition, the Festivals will be
presenting various performances and hands-on experience programs involving
hanbok (traditional clothes) and Hallyu Star Photo Zone. The main draw of the “Fun, Ski, &
Snow Festival" and "GoGo Ski Festival" is that visitors are
given the chance to participate in a wide variety of experiences (instead of
watching events unfold from the sidelines).
The "Fun Ski & Snow Festival" and
"GoGo Ski Festival" have been hugely popular especially with
international visitors from warmer regions like Singapore. The Festivals are a
great way to experience winter in Korea for both winter sports enthusiasts and
first-timers.
2012/2013 Winter Season Schedule by Resort
Session
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Yongpyong Resort
[Fun Snow & Ski Festival]
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High 1 Resort
[Go Go Ski Festival]
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1
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16 Dec – 19 Dec 2012
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12 Dec – 15 Dec 2012
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2
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1 Jan – 4 Jan 2013
|
9 Jan – 12 Jan 2013
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3
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13 Jan – 16 Jan 2013
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20 Jan – 23 Jan 2013
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4
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27 Jan – 30 Jan 2013
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21 Feb – 24 Feb 2013
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5
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3 Feb – 6 Feb 2013
|
nil
|
6
|
17 Feb – 20 Feb 2013
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Nil
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7
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2 Mar – 5 Mar 2013
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Nil
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Contact these travel
agencies to book your Fun Snow & Ski Festival or Go Go Ski Festival package
now!
Dynasty Travel: 6338 4455
Hong Thai Travel: 6533 1788
Sino-America Tours: 6535 8911
The Yongpyong Resort is
situated at the center of Korea’s Baekdudaegan Mountains in Gangwon-do Province,
and sees an average of 250 centimeters of snowfall per season, which makes for
excellent skiing conditions. Not only that, but the resort’s enormous seventeen
million square meters complex includes a 45-hole golf course, gondolas,
swimming pool, and other facilities. This all-season recreational complex
allows visitors to escape from daily life and relax.
Yongpyong Resort has an impressive twenty-eight
ski slopes, including the popular Rainbow Slopes, and offers excellent
facilities for skiers. The park’s fifteen ski-lifts include a 3.7km cable-car
and the resort's ‘Dragon Plaza’ is the largest ski complex in Asia, offering a
variety of services for skiers and boarders.
The Yongpyong Resort has even had the honor of
hosting a number of international competitions, including the World Cup Ski
Competition and the Asian Winter Games. It is consequently one of the most
popular ski resorts in Korea, and is frequented by many tourists.
Accommodation options include condominiums, a
hotel, and a youth hostel.
The Yongpyong Resort is a 2-hour car drive away
from Seoul, but the resort runs shuttle buses from Seoul during the peak
season. Visitors traveling from the Daegu and Yeongnam regions can take the
Jungang and Jungbu Inland Expressways, and arrive at Yongpyong Resort within three
hours.
Located in Jeongseon,
Gangwon Province, the High 1 Ski Resort is a great vacation spot for families
as well as a top resort for advanced skiiers. Several beginner slopes are
located right next to the intermediate and advanced slopes, letting skiiers of
varying levels ski together.
The High 1 Ski Resort is Korea’s most
environmentally friendly resort and many of the native trees have been
well-preserved. Resort planners hope to develop an all-season ecological
tourist attraction, showcasing the region’s beautiful wild flowers throughout
spring, summer and fall.
In addition to a topnotch skiing experience,
visitors to the High1 Resort can enjoy a truly unique dining experience.
Located 1,340 meters above sea level is a revolving restaurant, which offers an
incredible panoramic view of no less than three different mountain ranges. The
restaurant goes through one full rotation every hour, giving diners a complete
view of the beautiful scenery of the region. The restaurant goes through a full
turn every hour.
Other leisure facilities at the resort include a
casino, golf course, sledding slopes, leisure sport facilities, and much more.
The resort also holds a BBQ festival every year in summer.
Article contributed by the Korean Tourism Organization.
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