Welli Hilli Park (웰리힐리파크), formerly known as Hyundai Sungwoo Resort is a

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Hoengseong Hoengseong County is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The roots of ''Codonopsis lanceolata'' ( ko, deodeok, script=Latn), a bonnet bellflower species, play an important role in local agriculture. The Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, a ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The resort was opened in December 1995 by Sungwoo Group, a family company with

Hyundai Group Hyundai Group (; ) is a South Korean conglomerate founded by Chung Ju-yung. The first company in the group was founded in 1947 as a construction company. With government assistance, Chung and his family members rapidly expanded into various in ...

. The resort was acquired by Shinan Group in 2011 and took the current name in 2012. The top of the resort is Suri-bong, a peak at above sea level. The slopes are located on the north face of the peak. In

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

's bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics, it was the venue for the sledding events (

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, and

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) and

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events. But Pyeongchang lost the bid to

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. The resort town is served by the

Dunnae Station Dunnae station, is a railway station in Dunnae-myeon, Hoengseong, South Korea. It is served by the Gangneung Line. The station opened on 22 December 2017, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men an ...

. Across the nearby Dunnae Tunnel, another ski resort,

Phoenix Pyeongchang 250px, Phoenix Pyeongchang slope Phoenix Pyeongchang ( ko, 휘닉스 평창), also known as Phoenix Snow Park or Bokwang Snow Park, is a ski resort in South Korea. It is located in the township of Bongpyeong-myeon, in the county of Pyeongchang. It ...

is located. In 2018 while human athletes were competing in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

nearby Welli Hilli Park hosted a skiing event for robots, competing for a $10,000 prize.

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Venues of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Ski areas and resorts in South Korea Sports venues in Gangwon Province, South Korea Hoengseong County

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