2010 Taebaeksan Mountains Snow Festival
Date	January 15, 2010
Source: Korea Tourism Organization The 2010 Taebaeksan Mountains Snow Festival is to be held from January 22nd to 31st at Taebaek, Gangwon-do where snow comes first and remains till the very latest. Marking its 17th anniversary this year, the festival is frequented by people from neighboring Asian countries or regions of Korea where it rarely snows. And with the particularly large amount of snow this year, the snow views of Taebaeksan Mountain (1,567m above the sea level) is expected to be much more breathtaking this year. The main venue of the festival will be Taebaeksan Mountain Provincial Park, with secondary venues being Hwangji Pond, a source of Nakdonggang River; and O2 Ski Resort with its natural dynamic ski slopes which opened in winter 2008. “Challenge the Guinness World Record, Massive 5000 Person Snow Fight”, the first of its kind in Korea, will be held on the first day of the festival. Any visitors interested in participating in the event to break the Guinness world record, may register on the spot, on the day of the event. ★ Major Programs Challenge the Guinness World Record, Massive 5000 Person Snow Fight Time: 20:00 – 21:00, January 22nd (Fri) Venue: Front Yard of the Ski House, O2 Resort Events: Challenge the Guinness World Record, 5000 Person Snow Fight, Snowball Throwing, Snow Darts, and Snowman Making Opening Congratulatory Events Time: 18:00 – 21:00 January 22nd (Fri) Venue: Outdoor stage of O2 Resort Events: Musical Gala Concert, Fireworks, etc. Festival Regular Event Venue:Taebaeksan Mountain Provincial Park, Hwangji Pond Events: Mega-size Snow Sculpture Exhibition, Sledding, Igloo café, Taebaeksan Snowflake Hiking Competition, Snow Safting, Snowman Making, Light and Ice festival ★Info Period: Jan 22nd(Fri) – Jan 31st(Sun) Venue:Taebaeksan Mountain Provincial Park, O2 Resort, Hwangji Pond etc. Taebaek-si Gangwon-do Contact: 003-550-2085 (Taebaek-si City Hall) For Tourist Information Call: +82-33-1330 Festival Website:http://festival.taebaek.go.kr/event/snow/2009/pages/index.asp (Korean) Website for Taebaek-si Tour: http://tour.taebaek.go.kr/site/en/index.jsp (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Transportation: At Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (located near Gangbyeon Stn. on the subway line #2), take a bus to Taebaek (first bus starts at 06:00 and the last one at 23:00; starts every 30 min to 1 hour; takes about 3 hrs 10 min to get there; costs KRW21,300 to 23,500) ☞ Details of the 2010 Taebaeksan Mountains Snow Festival