Which ski resort to choose in Korea?

It's hard to tell why skiing is especially barbaric in Yongpyong (see post above), of which people say it is the best ski resort in Korea. Now we do not quite agree with that statement anymore.
Yongpyong might be the biggest resort, but not necessarily the best. When we skied in High1 resort (Kangwonland) over Xmas this year, we didn't get the feeling that people behaved as uncivilized as in Yongpyong. Besides, although the resort is much smaller, the snow quality tends to be better, and there are a few advanced and expert slopes which were at least as challenging as the ones in Yongpyong, if not more challenging. It could be that a little more advanced skiers, who know what they are doing, tend to go to High1 more than Yongpyong, making it a safer place to ski.

Muju resort is another popular destination, which boasts to have a European flavor and architecture, however, the resort is still far from being what we are used to in Switzerland and Austria. Moreover, the place is extremely crowded, as the slope layout is not very cleverly designed. If you want to go from one mountain side to the other, you need to go all the way down to the base ski lifts and gondola, where you can line up for up to 1.5 hours. The line at the gondola is a bit shorter, but you need to pay extra for it, and at the seat lifts, they have an extra line for members (i.e. the ones who pay millions of wons per year to the resort), who get the priviledge of getting on the lifts quicker - but that means the line for the non-members crowd gets even longer. Last but not least, if you want to stay over for a weekend in the high season, you won't find a place in the nearby hotels as all rooms are reserved for members. Korea is an elitist society in many aspects, and unfortunately, skiing is one of them.

For advanced skiers who do not want to spend millions of wons to be a member of some resort and are looking for relatively civilized skiing, we therefore recommend High1.

These are the English websites of the mentioned resorts for those who are interested:
High1, Yongpyong, Muju