Yongpyong Resort

Yongpyong Resort
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Hanja
Revised Romanization	Yongpyeong Rijoteu
McCune–Reischauer	Yongp'yŏng Richot'ŭ

Yongpyong (Dragon Valley) Ski Resort is a ski resort in South Korea, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do.

In addition to skiing, the resort offers golf in the summer months. It is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea. The resort is owned by the Unification Church (the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity), a new religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon, through the Tongil Group.Yongpyeong-myeon, a nearby township (myeon), is not related to the resort.

The ski season runs from November to early April. It has 31 slopes such as Yellow, Mega Green, Pink, Red, New Red, Blue, Red Paradise, Silver, Silver Paradise, Gold Valley, Gold Fantastic, Gold Paradise, New Gold, Rainbows 1,2,3 and 4, Rainbow Paradise, 15 different lift facilities, including one gondola at a length of 3.7 km (2.3 mi), and Korea's largest ski house (Dragon Plaza). The lift-served summit at Dragon Zone is 1,458 metres (4,783 ft) above sea level.

Yongpyong Resort was one of the three main sites of the 1999 Asian Winter Games which were hosted by Gangwon. It has hosted men's World Cup slalom and giant slalom events in four seasons (1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006) and also the IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup. The resort hosted the 2009 Biathlon World Championships, although the event was marred by lack of snow due to an unseasonable warmth, and criticized for poor spectator attendance.

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