Bears Town Resort

Bears Town Resort, featuring 10 slopes, has recently adopted an LED lighting system and reduced the time of slope cleaning by 30 minutes, thus extending the slope time. It will open its 10 slopes in stages, including five internationally recognized slopes, starting from ‘Little Bear’ for beginners to ‘Big Bear’ for intermediate skiers.

• Address: 27, Geumgang-ro 2536beon-gil Naechon-myeon, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
• Contact: 031-540-5000
• Go to website ▶http://www.bearstown.com/_lang_eng/

Jisan Forest Resort

Apart from a variety of convenient facilities, Jisan Forest Resort, which opened in 1996, is a mere 40 minutes away from Gangnam in Seoul, providing skiers and snowboarders with the delight of night skiing regardless of it being a weekday or weekend. Without having to think about ski equipment and transportation, it is a perfect one-day trip from Seoul. It also operates 20 complimentary shuttle buses in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, which can be reserved in advance online.

• Address: Jisan Forest Resort, 267, Jisan-ro Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
• Contact: 031-644-1200
• Go to website ▶www.jisanresort.co.kr

Konjiam Resort

Konjiam Resort is the closest resort to Seoul and attracts a large number of skiers each year. Occupying an area of 403,927㎡, it has the largest ski slopes in the vicinity of Seoul – including nine 154-meter-wide slopes, the widest in Korea – and super-speed ski lifts that can transport up to 15,000 passengers per hour at speeds of 5 m/s to the top of the resort.

• Address: 278, Docheogwit-ro Docheok-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
• Contact: 1661-8787
• Go to website ▶ www.konjiamresort.co.kr