5 reasons why skiing in North Korea might secretly be awesome

[billski]

1. You get to ski in North Korea
2. The slopes aren’t all that bad
3. You can ride on Chinese-made ski lifts that might just violate UN sanctions
4. You might not always be accompanied by government “minders.”
5. You won’t have to worry about lift lines, even during February vacation week.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...ive-reasons-why-skiing-north-korea-might-secr

 

[billski]

Oooh, I think I like NK's educational system:
"All North Korean students above 14 are required to join the “Youth Red Guard.” In summer, students throw hand grenades and run obstacle courses as part of their military physical education sessions, and in winter they ski and skate"
I always wanted to throw grenades when I was 14!

http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01501&num=11572

but,

"However, skiing as both an act of military preparedness and loyalty to the state comes at a cost, since protective equipment remains in short supply. “From middle school we goskiing on the orders of the authorities, which causes accidents big and small because we do it without protective gear. This has caused deaths,” Kang notes."

 

[ScottySkis]

myMy cousing GF is adobtived snd that is her jome country and she snownboards .

 

[SIKSKIER]

I got this one.Translation:My girlfriend's cousin is adopted and NK is her home country and she snowbords.

 

[billski]

I got this one.Translation:My girlfriend's cousin is adopted and NK is her home country and she snowbords.

ummm. how do i say in inglish.... done dunderstan...

 

[jaysunn]

I think they have Swiss lifts installed without approval, or something like that.


Point 3:

Italian company Prinoth and Sweden's Areco both deny directly supplying skiing equipment to the DPRK, and said they had no idea how the northern Asian country got a hold of it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/north-korean-ski-resort-gear-violate-u-n-ban-report-article-1.1566322

 

[Tin]

I think they have Swiss lifts installed without approval, or something like that.
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[Newpylong]

At least he is sitting in the middle like a boss.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Because you can ski with Dennis Rodman

 

[skiNEwhere]

Because you can ski with Dennis Rodman

Edit : just noticed double post. Mods feel free to delete

 

[Edd]

I got this one.Translation:My girlfriend's cousin is adopted and NK is her home country and she snowbords.

Nicely done. I think he's just toying with us throwing in "myMy".

 

[ScottySkis]

close you win Sctty million dollars in free lift cickets. Actuallly my cousin GF is from S K.

 

[dlague]

myMy cousing GF is adobtived snd that is her jome country and she snownboards .

I got this one.Translation:My girlfriend's cousin is adopted and NK is her home country and she snowbords.

Wow that was amazing! Scotty threw out his best and you got it!

 

[legalskier]

Be careful if you plan to ski there- N.K. just declared Seth Rogan's new film "an act of war."

North Korea: Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy film a ‘wanton act of terror’
'“The act of making and screening such a movie that portrays an attack on our top leadership… is a most wanton act of terror and act of war, and is absolutely intolerable,” the spokesman said.'

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/...es-franco-comedy-film-a-wanton-act-of-terror/

 

[Domeskier]

Be careful if you plan to ski there- N.K. just declared Seth Rogan's new film "an act of war."

North Korea: Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy film a ‘wanton act of terror’
'“The act of making and screening such a movie that portrays an attack on our top leadership… is a most wanton act of terror and act of war, and is absolutely intolerable,” the spokesman said.'

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/...es-franco-comedy-film-a-wanton-act-of-terror/

Kim Jong Eun needs to convert to Islam before threats like this are taken seriously.

 

[dlague]

I got this one.Translation:My girlfriend's cousin is adopted and NK is her home country and she snowbords.

Right on!

 

[Abubob]

close you win Sctty million dollars in free lift cickets. Actuallly my cousin GF is from S K.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume he means lift crickets since he's out of work and clearly doesn't have a million dollars worth of lift tickets to give away. Are lift crickets expensive?

 

[ScottySkis]

Because you can ski with Dennis Rodman

Edit : just noticed double post. Mods feel free to delete

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume he means lift crickets since he's out of work and clearly doesn't have a million dollars worth of lift tickets to give away. Are lift crickets expensive?

I posted that in March when i still had a jib. Lost tje job on May 30.po

 

[Mapnut]

Here's the new ski area on Google Earth: http://www.snowjournal.com/page.php?cid=galimg33128 It's called Masik Pass; Wonsan is the nearest city. Vertical drop about 2,200 feet.
I heard they wound up putting the chairlift on the left side of the mountain then along the ridge to the top, rather than up either of thise liftline cuts.

 

[billski]

Dear Leader is missing. Too many Twinkies and an overdose of ego.