Site has long been a marquee project for DPRK leadership, though humanitarian concerns persist

North Korea is expanding facilities at the Masikryong Ski resort, one of Kim Jong Un’s marquee tourism-related construction projects, images exclusively obtained by NK Pro show.

The photos, taken in late September, reveal multiple new buildings under construction around 250 meters from the main hotel facility, at the base of what appears to be one of the site’s ski slopes.

The development appears to be relatively recent, with satellite imagery from Planet Labs suggesting that construction began earlier this year.

Extensive foundations for the construction of the tiered buildings first appeared in