Kim-Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea, appears to have a soft spot for the sport of skiing from his school days in Switzerland. North Korea is in the process of building a “world class” ski resort on 2,520 foot Masik Hill in the Kangwon Province. This area typically receives heavy snowfall from November until March. The resort will be home to a hotel, heliport and cableway. No opening date has been set for the resort. Photos were released last week of Kim Jong-Un speaking with staff members in front of the building site.
“He was greatly satisfied to learn that soldier-builders have constructed a skiing area on mountain ranges covering hundreds of thousands of square meters, including primary, intermediate and advanced courses with almost 110,000 meters (68.3 miles) in total length and 40-120 meters (131-394 feet) in width,” said an accompanying Korean Central News Agency report.
The ski resort will be open to foreign travel. Would you travel to North Korea to go skiing?
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