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Skip the 2-Hour Line to Korea’s Frost-Flower Summit: Muju Deogyusan Gondola and Hyangjeokbong Rime Ice Hike

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Hikers walking the snowy path by the gondola station on Seolcheonbong at sunrise, with the rime ice glowing gold and a sea of clouds below

Deogyusan’s gondola now needs a reservation on winter weekends. Fares, how to book, the 20-minute walk to Hyangjeokbong’s rime ice, buses from Seoul, hotels and a Muju route.