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Name:
Yong Pyong
Location:
South Korea
Summit:
2305 m
FIS World Cup Debut:
1998
Events:
Giant slalom, slalom
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The Lowdown
- Situated near the border with North Korea, Yong Pyong is the South's largest ski resort
- It became the 20th country to hold a World Cup event when it hosted a giant slalom in 1998
- The World Cup circuits have all been designed by former Olympic downhill champion Bernhard Russi
- Yong Pyong is one of just ten winter sports resorts in Korea, but there are plans for many more as mountains cover 70 per cent of the Korean peninsula
- Yong Pyong has 15,000 skiers using its slopes every day in high season. The resort is also equipped for night skiing
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