Winter has arrived in Korea, and with it comes frequent forecasts of snow and freezing nighttime temperatures that make it is easy to see why people tend to spend more time indoors. However, Korea's winter offers plenty of activities and chances for you to indulge in exercises only available during the season, such as snowboarding and skiing. Besides these two, ice skating and sledding are two of the most popular and affordable winter leisure activities and are loved by people of all ages. The winter cold will be a distant memory as you zoom down snowy hilltops or glide gracefully across the ice. So brave the cold this winter and visit an ice skating rink or sledding park to make some unforgettable winter memories in Korea!

 

Seoul Land Sledding Hills(서울랜드 눈썰매장)

Larva Sledding Hills in large and features one adult slope (length 100m, x_width 50m) and a children’s slope (length 45m, x_width 30m). The slopes here maintain a steepness of 17 degrees which adds to the speed of the sled. In all corners of the hill are igloos and fire pots, providing the users with scenery and memories of good times.

 

 

Everland(에버랜드)

 

Everland Resort opened in 1976 as the first family amusement park in Korea. Though originally called ‘Yongin Jayeon Nongwon,’ the company changed its name to ‘Everland’ to make the park more recognizable to international audiences.

 

 

Lotte World Indoor Ice Skating Rink(롯데월드 아이스링크) 

Lotte World ceiling Ice Rink receives all the sunlight from the glass dome which makes the atmosphere seem as if it is outdoors. Lotte World Adventure glows fantastically at night with the lights, giving the customers a feeling of being in a parade. For these reasons, Lotte World Ice Rink is known as the finest ice rink in Korea.

 

 

Onemount Snow Park(원마운트 스노우파크)

Situated inside the Hallyu World and KINTEX Land in Seo-gu, Ilsan, Onemount is the largest multi-cultural space in the northwest metropolitan region.

 

 

Woongjin Playdoci Snowdoci(웅진플레이도시 실내스키장)

The Woongjin Playdoci Snowdoci is Korea’s first and the world’s twelfth indoor ski resort. Its Indoor Ski Domes are consists of a main slope that is 270 meters long (40m wide), and a subsidiary slope that is 70 meters long (30m wide). The subsidiary slope has a Multi Lift for bobsled tubing and sledding.

 

 

Ttukseom Hangang Park Sledding Hill(한강공원 뚝섬 눈썰매장) 

The Supia Ttukseom year-round family theme park holds the ‘Snow Flower Village’ program every winter. The three major themed activities include: Fun Play Park, Ice Hill, and the Fun Snow Hill.

 

 

Korean Children’s Center Snow Sledding Field(어린이회관 눈썰매장) 

The Korean Children's Center, located in Neung-dong in the Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, has a many subsidiary facilities as well as its excellent snow sledding field. The center has something for the entire family, such as the outdoor game area, pond smelt fishing, the human body exhibition, traditional folk games, and of course, snow sledding.

 

 

Yeouido Hangang Park Sledding Hill(한강공원 여의도 눈썰매장) 

Yeouido Hangang Park turns into an outdoor swimming pool in summer and then transforms into a sledding hill in winter. The Yeouido Hangang Park Sledding Hill features small and large slopes for all visitors to fully enjoy the winter.

 

 

E World Sledding Hills(이월드눈썰매장)

E-world has several types of sledding hills such as the bell-shaped sledding hill, snow jet sledding hill and the children’s sledding hill. The bell-shaped sledding hill measures 150m in length and 20m in x_width and allows as many as 30 people to start off at the same time.

 

 

Korean Folk Village Sledding Hills(한국민속촌 눈썰매장) 

The Korean Folk Village Sledding Hills possess 3 slopes, one for adults(140m long), one for children (60m long) and a snow square (20m long for infants).

 

 

Hanwha Resort - Yangpyeong Sledding Park(양평한화리조트 눈썰매장) 

There are 3 slopes at Yangpyeong Hanwha Resort including the main slope (180m in length, 80m in x_width), children’s slope (150m in length, 80m in x_width) and the kids’ slope (60m in length, 25m in x_width).

 

 

Grand Hyatt Seoul Ice Skating Rink(그랜드하얏트 서울 아이스링크)

 

The Grand Hyatt Hotel's beautiful ice skating rink has been featured in a number of Korean TV commercials and dramas. It’s particularly popular with couples as the rink’s gorgeous lights, night view of the city, and smooth music make it very romantic.

 

 

Shinsegae Department Store Ice Rink - Centum City Branch(센텀시티 아이스링크-신세계백화점)  

Shinsegae Centum City is a wildly popular attraction in Busan that is home to an excellent indoor ice rink with a capacity of 500 visitors. This state-of-the-art ice rink is operated under natural light during the day and under spectacular, romantic lighting at night.

 

 

Korea University Ice Skating Rink(고려대학교 아이스링크) 

The indoor ice-skating rink is located on the first floor basement of Korea University in Anam-dong in the Seongbuk-gu district of Seoul. This Olympic size rink welcomes guests all year long.

 

 

Olympic Park Ice Skating Rink(올림픽공원 스케이트장) 

The Olympic Park Peace Plaza ice skating rink, located in the Songpa-gu district of Seoul, is open for every winter. Seoul Olympic Museum, Soma Museum of Art, and Mongchontoseong Fortress are also within the vicinity.

 

 

Mokdong Ice Rink(Indoor)(목동실내스키장) 

Mokdong Ice Rink was built with international competitions in mind so many national and international competitions are held here. Normally, it is open to both the public and athletes as a regular ice rink to enjoy skating. When there are games, events or competitions, it also serves as a professional skating arena.