High1 sits high above the old coal valleys of Jeongseon, in eastern Gangwon, with a base at 855 m that already feels like the top of a mountain elsewhere. The runs are wide, the views are dramatic, and the resort has the easy, slightly resort-town feel of a place built around a casino complex and a cable car.
High1 Resort is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in South Korea, in the Taebaek Mountains. The village sits at 855 m and the lifts top out at 1345 m, with 22 km of pistes and 18 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 74/100, and the season usually runs Dec 1 β Mar 31.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
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Guests rate this hotel as great (4.2/5 from 3,136 reviews). It sits about 5.8 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for High1 Resort, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
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A long-standing favourite in High1 Resort, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
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True ski-in/ski-out at High1 means the Kangwon Land Hotel and the Hi1 Condominium and Valley Condominium blocks, all of which sit directly on the runs. Plenty of other lodging is a short shuttle away, but the slopeside cluster is real and well-built.
High1 is run by Kangwon Land, which also operates the only casino in Korea legally open to Korean nationals, and the resort is plugged into that ecosystem: long sweeping hotels, big buffet restaurants, an outlet mall and a convention centre stand a short shuttle from the base. The skiing itself is friendly. Across 18 lifts and 22 km of trails, the terrain leans toward broad blues and confident reds, with four blacks and a couple of properly steep racing pitches for variety. The high starting altitude and a summit at 1345 m mean the snow holds well into March, even in mild Korean winters, and snowmaking blankets almost every metre. The on-mountain Hi1 gondola feeds the main bowl, while smaller chair lifts split off into quieter zones with valley views over the old mining country, where slag heaps have been replanted and steam still drifts off the river in the cold. By car it is around 3 hours from Seoul. By KTX, Jeongseon-Gohan station is now close enough to chain a free shuttle. The crowd skews family on weekdays, party on weekends.
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High1 Resort offers 22 km of pistes across 18 lifts, from 855 m to 1345 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 1 to Mar 31, with a snow score of 74/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
True ski-in/ski-out at High1 means the Kangwon Land Hotel and the Hi1 Condominium and Valley Condominium blocks, all of which sit directly on the runs. Plenty of other lodging is a short shuttle away, but the slopeside cluster is real and well-built.
High1 Resort has 22 km of marked pistes served by 18 lifts, between 855 m and 1345 m of altitude.
High1 Resort counts about 22 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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