Pyeongchang mountain cluster
As well as hosting competitions and training sessions, all four Alpensia venues are used by the public and have played a key role in helping to establish the region as a winter sports hub for locals and visitors. They have also staged events and activities as part of the Dream Programme.
The Alpensia Biathlon Centre hosted FIS Continental Cup events in 2023. It is used by biathletes for training during the winter and for youth sports camps. Built in 1995, it was the venue for the biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic combined events at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
The Alpensia Cross-Country Centre backs onto the Biathlon Centre and the Ski Jumping Stadium and hosted an FIS Far East Cup meeting in 2021. Built in 1995, it is used by cross-country skiers for training during the winter and for youth sports camps.
The Alpensia Sliding Centre reopened after the Games in October 2019 and hosted a round of the IBSF Skeleton World Cup in 2024. It has been used for several other international events, including the IBSF Intercontinental and Korean Cup series, and Asian Championships and FIS Continental Cup competitions in luge, bobsleigh and skeleton. It was the venue for all three of those events at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
A training facility for high-performance athletes, the Alpensia Sliding Centre has also been used by athletes taking part in the New Horizons Sliding Champions programme. The centre’s other activities include school visits organised by the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation, youth sport and education camps, and ice-making workshops. Visitors to the centre can try out bobsleigh in the summer and winter, among other activities.
The Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium – the main training facility for the Republic of Korea’s national ski jumping teams – is used all year round. A 50,000-capacity venue, it hosts local competitions and youth camps but has staged just one major international competition since the Olympic Winter Games: Gangwon 2024, when it was the setting for the ski jumping and Nordic combined events. The stadium was scheduled to host FIS Cup events in 2021, though these were eventually cancelled. It has a ski history museum featuring informative exhibits and displays.
The Yongpyong Alpine Centre is the largest ski and snowboard resort in the Republic of Korea and is well known outside the country. It has 28 runs, premium hotels, condominiums and a host of other leisure facilities, including golf courses.
The venue for freestyle skiing and snowboarding at PyeongChang 2018, Phoenix Snow Park, is now a well-established tourist destination itself and offers various recreational facilities. Aside from its 21 runs, ski school slope and halfpipe, it boasts a golf course and five-star hotel.