After the 14th-century Korean ruler Taejo, founder of the Joseon dynasty, chose the youngest of his eight sons to succeed him, a spurned son killed the heir apparent and at least one of his other half brothers and eventually rose to the throne. Today, rumors of royal fratricide are again swirling, this time around the court of Kim Jong-un, the ruler of North Korea.
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CNN: Pyeongchang and the South Korea ski culture →
South Korea is mountainous but doesn't have the stunning, jagged peaks of the Alps or volcanoes blanketed in 15 meters of snow like Hokkaido. It doesn't have the rollicking, raucous mid-mountain huts of Austria where skiers pass around bottles of schnapps, or log-cabin lodges with crackling fires where skiers sip glasses of vin chaud or gluehwein. What South Korea lacks in tradition it makes up for in efficiency: small, modern resorts with fast lifts and good snowmaking. And the region does have a ski culture all its own: soju, BBQ and plenty of time soaking in spas known asjjimjilbang.
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