Alpensia Resort

Alpensia forms the center of the Olympic region in Gangwon.

The Alpensia Resort is a winter sports area in South Korea . It is located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang , Gangwon-do . During the 2018 Winter Olympics , the resort was used for several outdoor sports.

The resort is approximately 2.5 hours from either Seoul or Incheon Airport. Most of the route runs on motorways . Purple ski shuttles run to the Alpensia Resort three or four times a day.

Infrastructure

Night skiing at the Alpensia Resort

Alpensia has six slopes for skiers and snowboarders. The ski slopes are up to 1.4 kilometers long, with slopes for beginners and advanced skiers as well as a separate area for snowboarders. The resort is open all year round. In the off-season, the lower area of the slopes is transformed into a flower garden.

The slopes are named after the spelling alphabet : Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo and Foxtrot. They close between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. for maintenance work. Night skiing is possible between 6.30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

From Alpensia, it takes five to ten minutes by car to get to the Yongpyong Ski Resort , a larger winter sports area.

Three large hotel chains offer accommodation in the village of the Alpensia Resort: InterContinental Hotels Group , Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Suites.

history

The decision to build Alpensia was made in 2003 when Gangwon Province applied for the 2010 Winter Olympics . The resort was built on former agricultural land and potato fields. In 2011 the development was completed.

In 2013 the Alpensia Resort was one of the venues for the Special Olympics Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

Olympic Winter Games 2018

View from the ski jump (2013)

The following competition venues are available:

Alpensia Jumping Park - ski jumping, Nordic combined
Alpensia Biathlon Center - biathlon
Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center - cross -country skiing , Nordic combined

Alpensia Sliding Center - tobogganing, bobsleigh and skeleton

Alpensia also has an Olympic village . In the nearby Yongpyong Ski Resort , the technical disciplines in alpine skiing ( slalom , giant slalom and the team competition ) were held. Cultural events were held during the games in a new concert hall in the resort.

Shortly after the Olympic Games, the corresponding competitions for the 2018 Winter Paralympics took place at the competition venues .

Financial problems

In 2012 it was announced that the Alpensia Resort was threatened with bankruptcy because of annual losses of 55 million US dollars . Although Kim Jin-sun of the Organizing Committee of the 2018 Winter Olympics (POCOG) denied this in January 2013, the financial situation had not improved by September 2013. Some Gangwon members of Congress approved the sale of Alpensia before it was too late. Others advocated either asking the government for financial support or not hosting the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Individual evidence

↑ Chul Yoon: 7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea . In: CNN Go , December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
↑ PyeongChang 2018: Alpensia resort and water park complete and full for summer season . Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
↑ Pyeongchang 2018 Volume 2 (Sport and Venues) . Pyeongchang2018.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
↑ Ski shuttle bus . Grace Travel. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Alpensia Resort . Korean Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ Press Release: PyeongChang 2018 boosts cultural Olympiad plan with new Alpensia concert hall (SportsFeatures.com) . PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ Robert Livingstone: PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Park Safe From Bankruptcy Says Kim ( February 21, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ), gamesbids.com, January 31, 2013, accessed February 2, 2017.
↑ Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort Management improvement 'bogged' (Korean) , The financial news. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014.
↑ Gangwon Congress "to sell Alpensia before its financial problems too late" (Korean) , News1 Korea. September 10, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Alpensia Resort - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website

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[1] Chul Yoon: 7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea . In: CNN Go , December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

[2] PyeongChang 2018: Alpensia resort and water park complete and full for summer season . Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[3] Pyeongchang 2018 Volume 2 (Sport and Venues) . Pyeongchang2018.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

[4] Ski shuttle bus . Grace Travel. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[5] Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Alpensia Resort . Korean Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[6] Press Release: PyeongChang 2018 boosts cultural Olympiad plan with new Alpensia concert hall (SportsFeatures.com) . PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[7] Robert Livingstone: PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Park Safe From Bankruptcy Says Kim ( February 21, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ), gamesbids.com, January 31, 2013, accessed February 2, 2017.

[8] Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort Management improvement 'bogged' (Korean) , The financial news. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014.

[9] Gangwon Congress "to sell Alpensia before its financial problems too late" (Korean) , News1 Korea. September 10, 2013.