Masikryong Ski Resort

North Korea's showcase ski resort in the mountains near Wonsan

Masikryong Ski Resort is North Korea's showcase winter-sports project, built in the mountains inland from Wonsan. Its slopes, hotel complex, and lifts were designed as a statement that the country could produce a modern leisure resort, not just monuments and military parades.

For foreign visitors, any trip depends entirely on the political situation and the structure of approved tours. If access is possible, the interest is as much in seeing a highly curated North Korean resort environment as in the skiing itself.

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