The Alpensia Resort is a ski

Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes...

 resort

Resort

A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....

 and a tourist attraction. It is located on the territory of the township of Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon is a myeon in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do South Korea. The myeon is located in northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers, and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people. The myeon was named Doam-myeon until 2007...

, in the county of Pyeongchang.

Alpensia has 6 slopes for skiing and snowboarding

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

, with runs

Piste

A piste is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. The term is European, from the French for trail or track, synonymous with trail, slope, or groomed run in North America....

 up to 1.4 km (0.869921831309729 mi) long, for beginners and advanced skiers, and an area reserved for snowboarders. The resort is open year-round.

The Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium

Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium

Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium is a ski jumping hill in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Located in Alpensia Resort, it will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics, as well as the ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined events...

 is located within the station and will be the location of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics

2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee , after the...

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Alpensia will be the focus of the 2018 Cultural Olympiad, with a new, purpose-built concert hall within the resort.

2018 Winter Olympics

The Alpensia Resort will be the focus of the outdoor sports of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The venues are the following:

• Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium
  Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium
  Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium is a ski jumping hill in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Located in Alpensia Resort, it will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics, as well as the ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined events...
  
   – Ceremonies, Ski jumping, Nordic combined
• Alpensia Biathlon Centre – Biathlon
• Alpensia Nordic Centre– Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
• Alpensia Sliding Centre
  Alpensia Sliding Centre
  The Alpensia Sliding Centre is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that will be located in Alpensia Resort, South Korea, located in the district of Pyeongchang...
  
   – Luge, Bobsleigh and Skeleton

In addition, Alpensia will be the location of an Olympic Village

Olympic Village

An Olympic Village is an accommodation centre built for an Olympic Games, usually within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials, athletic trainers, and other staff. Since the Munich Massacre at the 1972...

 and the nearby Yongpyong Ski Resort will be the venue for Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom).

After the Olympics, Alpensia Resort will also host the 2018 Winter Paralympics

2018 Winter Paralympics

The 2018 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XII Paralympic Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea , and is an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Paralympic Committee . The International Olympic Committee , received...

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