Skiing.

Ski season is late Nov-early Apr. While there are several fields within an hour of Seoul, the best are further out. Yongpyong / 033 335 5757 /용평리조트/ yongpyong.co.kr / is 3 hrs away, with dated but convenient Dragon Valley Hotel / 033-330-7158. Further still is Muju / 063 322 9000 /무주리조트/ mdysresort.com / 3 hrs from Incheon airport and over 4 hrs from Seoul. Stay at the Austrian-kitsch but comfy Hotel Tirol amid the slopes / 63 320 7200 / mdysresort.com.