Skiing In North Korea’s Masikryong Ski Resort 4K (2021) ⛷ | North Korea Ski Vlog

[@MsCat71]

Breathtaking! You’re my favorite tour guide! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Thanks for the support 😃

[@MsCat71]

@@ZoeDiscovers YW! :)

[@pammirandaa]

Love this vlog! Thanks for your effort Zoe i really enjoyed it 🤩

[@ZoeDiscovers]

I’m so glad!!! 🙏

[@AlexUAE]

Great video, love to travel as well, keep up the good work 😃😃😃 LOVE

[@ZoeDiscovers]

thank you!

[@stroganoff2917]

Zoe you made a fantastic video and you look very pretty and the travel was ver posh.

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Thank you so much 🥰🥰

[@introspectiver1787]

Great video! Beautiful place to see!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@thatdadinoregon]

Great video! So interesting, and a very beautiful area.

[@leinhartzank7111]

Amazing video

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Thanks for the feedback!!!

[@simonstephens3640]

So proud of you! Looking forward to meeting Mr Lee so he can tell me how many times you actually did fall over :) x

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Hehe he probably won’t tell you 😆

[@kimberlynjh]

I love Mr. Lee!!! He's cute haha "that's f*****g expensive" 😂😂😂 Loved the video Zozo and it's spectacular there! Also my eyes have been blessed to see in 4k 😆💕

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Must have cost you so much to stream it in 4K hahahah1

[@kimberlynjh]

It was worth watching would love to visit that place someday 💕

[@ZoeDiscovers]

@@kimberlynjh Hope to bring you there soon!

[@ohmypstyler]

북한에 이렇게 훌륭한 스키장이 있는지 몰랐네요. 고맙습니다. 조애님 I didn't know there were such great ski resorts in North Korea. Thanks Zoe.

[@miraclemay24]

Politics aside.. This place is awesome

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Yes! Politics aside!

[@katie-st8nx]

@@ZoeDiscovers funding this regime isn't putting 'politics aside'. You're littraly enabling the oppression of millions. You're a terrible person for doing this.

[@ZoeDiscovers]

@@katie-st8nx Well fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But in the end I believe travel to north korea does more good than harm - i have a video on it "ethical travel to north korea"

[@ExtremelyRareDPRKvideos]

@@katie-st8nx Yeonmi Park victim?

[@ralfhexham2847]

Lol Mr Lee knows how to haggle. Good vid, you can film & ski at the same time. Skillz.

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Haha not sure I could do that now 😂 haven’t been skiing in too long!

[@AdatheTraveler]

It looks luxury cos it has a bathtub. How's the hot water like there? Seems like that's so much so see there.

[@AaaK-n1s]

really cool!!!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Right! I miss it 😥😥😥

[@DPheart]

The landscape is truly breathtaking! I stayed at that hotel once in the summertime, probably one of the nicest hotels in the dprk!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Oh nice!!! Yeah I think so. It’s super classy

[@julianpignat9095]

there is aswell other very good hotels in the DPRK

[@Reporterfy]

Nice video Zoe

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Thanks :)

[@idarahayuwidowati3936]

Great DPRK, amazing 👍, beautiful place, very natural, thanks the video

[@ZoeDiscovers]

My pleasure 😊

[@kolesiikahihifo5441]

Love all your videos, what is your top 5 places you have visited

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Top 5 in North Korea? Kumgangsan, Chilbosan, Paektusan, (all mountains) , Nampo, Masik

[@mattwoodford1820]

This has just become a bucketlist ski location :)

[@julianpignat9095]

what is a bucketlist as a word

[@hartmutgilde4305]

are you fucking get paid by the regime there???

[@gla9322]

Cope and cry harder fool.

[@MasterKenfucius]

Is that what he built instead of feeding his people? The reason there is no queue is because nobody there can afford to use it! I guess the minder has to ski with you then. Wow.

[@DarthBuLB]

I am not sure if i missed it out..what year is this that you go skiing?

[@julianpignat9095]

about 5 years ago this video

[@mrpropervole]

Awesome nature and good weather.

[@genxgxm]

Isn't Mr.Lee from the Nas Daily north Korea video when he says "hi"

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Yup that's the same guy. It's a shame that video doesn't do justice to the NKs.

[@genxgxm]

I think they don't really care

[@gla9322]

@@ZoeDiscovers He only cares for click baits and false narratives to get more viewer attention on his channel.

[@SapphFire]

Very interesting and well made video! The music was quite loud compared to your speech though.

[@julianpignat9095]

very nice winter video

[@MtnMig]

So what is the cost of skiing N. Korea? Gives us an idea. The lift lines are short and the snow looks great. If the price is reasonable, I'm game.

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Have a look at the conversion rates on my video for an idea - it's actually pretty cheap. Maybe 20 eur for half a day I think I remember?

[@julianpignat9095]

hard to reply at this moment

[@haydenkressel7214]

Of course there's no lines. The people are either in prison or can't afford it. It's a COMMUNIST country. The people have no say. It's all propaganda

[@brandonreid7528]

I bet you spent 2 days teaching him;););) You go zoe.

[@whisler834]

If you do your own video editing, you would not have any problem getting hired by BBC. Nice work!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Ah thanks so much... But I think it's pretty amateur!

[@antisatanist5017]

How did you become a guide in DPRK? Can everyone become guide in DPRK?

[@ZoeDiscovers]

I’ve got a video on it. But basically... not just anyone can but tbh it’s not super exclusive. Just got to have an open mind, be good with people, and have a knowledge and interest in North Korea I suppose!

[@julianpignat9095]

this can be possable but the DPRK gouvement must trust you in your work as a guide ,for the moment most tours guide or tour company are from China

[@Maxoto]

are there snowboarding?

[@ZoeDiscovers]

you can but have to bring your own board!

[@힐랜드-u8t]

Zoe, where are you from?

[@ZoeDiscovers]

I’m from UK! 영국사람 이에요!

[@bdh3949]

If you're not falling over even once then you're not skiing to your potential.

[@PLiu-te3ok]

Was this when you were leading a tour there or was it a trip just for tour guides?

[@ZoeDiscovers]

I led a trip in January and after that went by myself to the ski resort - just us tour guides!

[@PLiu-te3ok]

@@ZoeDiscovers that's really cool! I'd love to hear more about your times in NK when you're by yourself/not leading a tour

[@ZoeDiscovers]

@@PLiu-te3ok If we're ever in the same country!

[@ExitTheMatrixVR]

I want to ride this mountain as an American do you think it's safe to come ? Do they allow snowboards

[@ZoeDiscovers]

they allow them but you have to bring your own!

[@ExitTheMatrixVR]

@@ZoeDiscovers thanks

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Americans are banned from North Korea & foreigners not allowed since 2020 anyways.

[@julianpignat9095]

yes arrangement to be made by your tour guide or compamy, maybe you can rent one

[@DrLookSkywalker]

Not crowded for sure and no arrogant american and brit tourists

[@fabrinotturno6831]

Really nice place! But this video made me think about one thing: the way North Korea can really appear in front of us. I'm gonna explain what I mean. But first, I wanna ask you a question: do you know that north korean youtube channel called Echo of Truth? It was a channel where there was this girl, Un A, showing us what was going on in Pyongyang, etc... Unfortunately it has been deleted by KZbin. The main official reason was the fact that KZbin doesn't want to take responsibilities in sharing a channel making propaganda of what is officially defined as a "rogue state". Now, I don't wanna discuss too much about KZbin's decision, because there can be both reasons to not ban that channel and to ban it. Instead, I wanna focus on the content that channel used to promote: we all noticed that the main intention was sponsoring a "different" image of North Korea, more modern, more """""normal""""": in a first moment there were both old-style videos and new ones on that channel. The first ones were the usual... boring... grey stuff: contents about propaganda that looked like come straight out of 50s/60s Cold War soviet-style videos. The new videos, on the flip side, used to appear way more accomodating and captivating, at least at a first glance: good editing, warm and colored photography, a nice and western "VLOGgy" background music. That's why the latters got much more attentions of course and probably that's why, after a while, the owner of the channel decided to delete the first ones: it was clear they didn't fit anymore for the current times. BUT there was something many people complain even about the new videos: beyond this "more comfortable" way to indroduce themselves, these videos used to contain many dialogues sounding very unnatural sometimes, especially during the interviews with casual people: they were overwhelmingly shallow, trivial, forced, like they were a kind of commercial or just like when you start learning a new language and everything begins with basic phrases like "Hi, how are you?"- "I'm fine, thanks! I went to the restaurant and really enjoyed the pizza!", kind of... they were clearly scripted. Plus, there used to be a lot of censorships too, with some random pixelled and blurred parts, as if they were trying to hide something from us. So, the outcome is exactly what is defined as "backfire effect": the public, instead of being convinced that NK is more than what we usally hear of it, it's even more convinced that there's something wrong with that country. Of course, this is very sad, because it's like shooting yourself in the foot. I wrote all these things for a purpose: when you come back there, maybe you can suggest them to produce a content that looks more like yours! Your videos are great: natural dialogues, laughs, jokes: there's a very relaxed atmosphere, you guys look really chilled out. Maybe they can maintain the same nice photography or the background music, but at the same time, being more "spontaenous". That's what they need to re-define their image. Of course this is just my personal opinion. If they can't produce videos like that for some reasons I ignore, I don't mind, but it was just to help them. Thank you as alwyas for reading my contents!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Actually I was thinking to write my master's thesis on the Echo of Truth channel and modern DPRK propaganda but since the channel has disappeared I'm doing something else instead! It was indeed a very bizarre channel and as you say, they may have shot themselves in the foot a bit! Thanks for the nice feedback though (:

[@fabrinotturno6831]

​@@ZoeDiscovers Yeah, it would have been a good idea. Let's see what's gonna happen with these channels in the future. I appreciate their effort to change their reputation, but, if there's something weird, you cannot pretend it doesn't exist. Anyway, whatever contents you're gonna do, I'll probably appreciate it the same!

[@julianpignat9095]

that is the problem with YT, I do not make videos too much problem

[@superpoower.5487]

DPRK, the true Korea ❤️.

[@MrFreddyFrisco]

Best Korea

[@greenallen9475]

the true korea = the north + the south = true independence . period

[@gla9322]

@@greenallen9475 No, the South is still a US puppet and has its bases there so there's no true independence in the South.

[@greenallen9475]

@@gla9322 you do not understand my point...

[@julianpignat9095]

@@greenallen9475 it will come

[@채반님성공]

왠지? 썰렁 ha . Hhha~~~~^^

[@ahmad-wp8oc]

Hi🔥

[@채반님성공]

북한 다양한 콘텐츠 부탁드림니다 감사합니다

[@HelpfullFren]

Dont mind the endless propaganda playing in the background and the concentration camps on the other side of the mountain

[@user-ss9dl3qt2l]

무주리조트 같네요 한국 스키장이라고 해도 속을거같아요

[@altankhuudankhar9776]

you good beautiful gir❤❤❤❤

[@williamf2823]

Notice she doesn’t film the drive to the mountain.. why? Because you’d see some of the poor conditions and the roads are in awful condition

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Lol that's... not true? What drive to the mountain? I literally do film it and show the footage?

[@julianpignat9095]

look at others tourist video to diffants part of the DPRK

[@Itssarahterry]

Are they gonna kill mr Lee now? He was so sweet 💕

[@lauraklein4756]

Wtfffff are you serious? This is propaganda!! Were you paid and brainwashed? This is disgusting!! Why someone in his right mind will go to north korea skiing!!! many people starve and live as slaves in consentraition camps. This video is DISGUSTING!!!!

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Hi Laura. Maybe you’d like to check out my ethical travel to North Korea video. The reason I promote travel to North Korea is because I believe it does more good than bad~~

[@gla9322]

Lol, stop believing western propaganda and fake defector narratives like Yeonmi Park they are fooling you.

[@morgancarr1014]

North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning....

[@nipitinthebud4343]

@@ZoeDiscovers "useful idiot" . 🤷‍♀️ Google the term.

[@jerryczech953]

I would not risk it there ...These ski lifts are old versions from 80s Austria ski resorts........... theseforeigners must be closed communists ........

[@julianpignat9095]

one do not need modern ski lifts

[@jerryczech953]

@@julianpignat9095 true

[@fdpcompdm]

You are complaint with NK government the money you spend there as a tourist goes directly to the government that invests millions in oppressing it's own people! But that's fine because as long ur skiing and having fun ur OK! looks like a big joke to you

[@ZoeDiscovers]

Thanks for your very opinionated comments on all of my videos. It seems you spent a lot of time so I'll do the same and reply to them all. You may want to refer to my "is it ethical to travel to north korea" video in reply to this. In the end, I believe what I do is ethical and does more good than bad.

[@visit4873]

so what’s the difference of buying american products whos government spent trillions on bombing other countries?

[@morgancarr1014]

North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning...

[@nealanderson9719]

This music creates such a strange contrast with the drab, staged and sterile environment going on around you. It's kind of comical at first and then I just felt disturbed and a bit sad as the video went on.

[@ZoeDiscovers]

None of it is staged?