We took the kids skiing at the Hyundai Sunai Resort. What a great time! Amazingly, they were both going down the bunny slope (without falling) within a half-hour of strapping them on. They even began to get the hang of turning slightly. We are so proud of them! "Props" to the talented instructor---yours truly.The resort included typical Korean accomodations, which I explained previously in the "Mt. Sorak" post back in Oct or Nov (heated floors, mats for the children's bedding, etc). The difference this time was that our balcony was smack dab in the center of the action. We overlooked the ski slopes and the snow board half-pipe. The view was beautiful, and it was so much fun to watch the activity from above. Then when the sun went down, the slopes lit up and night skiing commenced. Now, I haven't skiid since I was a preteen in Germany so I'm not sure if night skiing is available anywhere else in the world, but it should be. Here in Korea the slopes are almost as busy from 10pm to 4 am as they are during the daylight hours. What a peaceful, surreal experience. It was awesome!
The negative side of this particular situation is that the lights and music on the slopes remain all night as well. With the sliding doors closed and the curtains drawn there was no issue; however, the heated floors in Korea do a really good job of heating. Our room reached what must have been about 80 unadjustable degrees. So, we opened the doors to cool off. After a few hours of being serenaded by Korean (and the occasional American) pop music we closed the doors... until we became too hot again. You can imagine the viscious cycle of events. It was quite comical really. 
Our trip was an educational experience as well as fun. Not only did we ski, we also sledded and spent time in the arcade with the kids. At one point while in the arcade, R inserted paper money into the change machine (for about the 5th time) and the coins came spilling out. T looked at me in all seriousness and said, "Gosh Mom, Dad's going to be rich if he keeps getting all that money." So I spent the next few minutes explaining change machines and ATMs before getting back to air hockey.
So, in review of this trip...we had fun and also learned the following things: 1)if you want a room with an up close and awesome view of the slopes you must bring ice packs and/or ear plugs to sleep with, 2)our kids are gifted skiiers (from a mother's point of view of course) and terrific people, 3)Daddy is going to be rich if we keep hanging out in video arcades.
