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Yongpyong (Dragon Valley) Ski Resort is a ski resort in South Korea, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do. In addition to skiing, the resort offers golf in the summer months. It is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea. The resort is owned by the Unification Church (the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity), a new religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon, through the Tongil Group.〔(Yongpyong Resort ), Tongil Group〕 Yongpyeong-myeon, a nearby township (''myeon''), is not related to the resort. The ski season runs from November to early April. It has 31 slopes, 15 different lift facilities, including one cable car lift at a length of , and Korea's largest ski house (Dragon Plaza).〔(Life in Korea )〕 ==Events== Yongpyong Resort was one of the three main sites of the 1999 Asian Winter Games which were hosted by Gangwon. It has hosted men's World Cup slalom and giant slalom events in four seasons (1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006) and also the IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup. The resort hosted the 2009 Biathlon World Championships, although the event was marred by lack of snow due to an unseasonable warmth, and criticized for poor spectator attendance. Yongpyong will host the technical alpine skiing events of slalom and giant slalom for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. It was also involved in the bids for 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics (missing out to Vancouver and Sochi, respectively). Nearby Jeongseon Alpine Centre is being developed to host the alpine speed events of Downhill, Super-G, and Combined. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yongpyong Ski Resort」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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