With heavy snow centered on Jeju's highlands and mid-mountain areas, some mountain roads and access to Hallasan have been closed.
According to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency on the 3rd, as of 7:42 a.m. that day, traffic on the mountain road Route 110 (Livestock Complex–Old Tamna University Intersection) is restricted to both large and small vehicles.
Traffic controls may change depending on snow removal operations. Real-time information is available on the Jeju Provincial Police Agency website.
All seven Hallasan trails are fully closed. As of 8 a.m., snow depths on Hallasan were 26.3 cm at Samgakbong, 24.8 cm at Sajaebi, 19.1 cm at Yeongsil, and 18.4 cm at Eorimok.
With all heavy snow advisories lifted, flurries of less than 0.1 cm were forecast for the Jeju highlands through the morning. Snowfall outside the highlands measured 6.8 cm in Hannam, 6.1 cm in Gasiri, 5.6 cm in Sanchundan, and 4.2 cm in Saebyeol Oreum.
The Korea Meteorological Administration emphasized that in areas at mid-mountain elevations and higher, rain or snow has frozen, creating many icy and slick roads, and urged extra caution for traffic safety and pedestrians.