North Korean leader Kim Jong - un rides a ski lift at the Masikryong Ski Resort . ( Yonhap ) A 12 - member South Korean delegation will head to North Korea early Tuesday to inspect venues where joint cultural and sports events will be held during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics .   The three - day trip comes on the heels of a North Korean inspection team ’ s visit to South Korea to look at potential venues for its art troupe ’ s performances . The South ’ s delegation will be headed by Lee Joo - tae , director - general for inter - Korean exchange and cooperation at the Ministry of Unification . The South Korean team will make a three - day visit to the Kumgangsan area and Masikryong Ski Resort , both in the east of North Korea . They will cross the border via a land route in the eastern region , which has been in disuse since October 2015 . It was last used for an event for the reunion of separated families from the 1950 - 1953 Korean War . The first stop will be Kumkangsan where they will check a concert hall and other facilities for the joint cultural event . The event is expected to be held at a cultural center in the area . Cross - border tour programs to the mountain were suspended in 2008 after a North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist . Tours were first launched in 1998 . Masikryong Ski Resort , which was opened in late 2013 , will be the next destination . The delegation will check roads and facilities ahead of joint ski training . The South ’ s Korea Ski Association hinted that it would send members of the national youth team instead of those competing in the Winter Games . The three - day visit is also likely to include a trip to Kalma Airport , a military airfield that could be used to transport South Korean ski trainees to the North Korean ski resort . But Seoul ’ s Unification Ministry said during a regular briefing Monday that it has yet to reach a final agreement on the matter . Following North Korean leader Kim Jong - un ’ s New Year ’ s address that expressed the hope to send a delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics , the two Koreas quickly set up a series of meetings on the North ’ s participation in the Olympics . Another North Korean inspection team is slated to cross the border to inspect Olympic stadiums and accommodations on the day the South Korean delegation returns home . By Jung Min - kyung ( mkjung @ heraldcorp . com ) [ 코리아 헤럴드 ] [ K - POP HERALD ] [ 페이스북 ] <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >