'One of Kim Jong Un's definable domestic policy initiatives is the improvement of leisure facilities in the DPRK as a tool to raise the peoples' standard of living.'
A lot of media attention was drawn this week to Kim Jong-un’s visit to the “Masik Pass Skiing Ground,” under construction on the east coast. This, however, is not the DPRK’s first foray into skiing. The DPRK’s first ski run is a simple downhill slope at the resort town of Samjiyon–in the far north east in the shadow of Mt. Paektu (pictured above).
North Korea’s twp ski resorts, mapped
Of course, this would only qualify as a “bunny slope” to foreign skiers and is certainly not worth the trip to ski there
A lot of media attention was drawn this week to Kim Jong-un's visit to the "Masik Pass Skiing Ground," under construction on the east coast. This, however, is not the DPRK's first foray into skiing. The DPRK's first ski run is a simple downhill slope at the resort town of Samjiyon--in the far north east in the shadow of Mt. Paektu (pictured above).
[caption id="attachment_109851" align="aligncenter" width="690"] North Korea's twp ski resorts, mapped[/caption]