Even though it is the third tallest peak in the world, Kinabalu never gets snow due to Malaysia's tropical climate. So, one of the things we must do while in South Korea is to experience snow for ourselves. The several ski resorts in the neighbouring provinces of Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do were on our list of potential destinations.
As I was looking at ski resorts in the Seoul area, I was immediately pulled to Vivaldi Resort due to its 24-hour operation. We opted for a 2-days, 1-night ski package with Sally Tour to make our almost 2-hours bus-trip from the city more convenient.
When we got to the Vivaldi Resort about 11 a.m., it was still early to check in. We choose to check out the ski park. The resort was clearly overrun with vacationers and skiers during the weekend, as described in the reviews. There was a lot of activity in the park and music could be heard just about wherever.
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| There wasn't any snow outside the resort |
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| Lapar le pulak... makan snek le dulu |
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| It's main center and the entrance into the park |
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| Yeahhh.... jom main salji |
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| Our room was just in front of the main center |
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| Dah merengek nak main ski... macam le pandai! |
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| I was looking for ski rental price... |
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| Kita makan dulu! |
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| Nyum.. nyum... |
While waiting for our room to be ready, we had a delicious Japanese meal in the main plaza. Nu'man whimpered and pleaded to go skiing. Even though ski equipment rental was included in the package we purchased, it wasn't until the next day, then after checking into our accommodation, cleaning up, and rejuvenating ourselves, we rented ski gear set for him.
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| The view from our room's balcony |
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| An ondol room with heated floor, nice! |
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| Muka ada senyum... |
It's getting dark so we had to get to the bed early for tomorrow's skiing activities. But then, patrons still flocked into the park even during the wee hours!
We spent more than 2-hours skiing, which we faced difficulties when skiing even though we started with thee beginner slope. Scary things happened that Nu'man breezily down the slope left two of us struggling to control our movement. We were so worried! At last we took off our ski gear and walk down through the thick snow. Once we reached down, Nu'man was playing with the snow by himself, then he nagged, "apsal mak ayah lambat sangat".. sigh
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| Ski lift of the beginner slope |
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Aduh payah nya...
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| Lapor dah ni.. |
After having lunch at the same restaurant as yesterday, we took the gondola to the peak. Additional tickets were required as it doesn't include in the package, but it's worth to get a best view of the ski park before the Daewoo shuttle bus get us back to Seoul at 5pm.
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| Do you know the name of this animal? |
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| The view from the top |
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| Fully natural snow bed |
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| Bila la nak sampai kalau naik siput |
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| Baik sungguh pakcik & makcik ni... simpan sebagai kenangan |
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| Babai Vivaldi Ski Resort... |
Even though it is the third tallest peak in the world, Kinabalu never gets snow due to Malaysia's tropical climate. So, one of the things we must do while in South Korea is to experience snow for ourselves. The several ski resorts in the neighbouring provinces of Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do were on our list of potential destinations.
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