13 photos of North Koreans doing typical winter activities like skiing, sledding, and skating

• In the western world, we hear a lot about how different — and sometimes bleak— life in North Korea is.
• But we rarely hear about what North Koreans do for fun. It turns out, their winter activities aren't all that different from ours.
• Here are photos of North Koreans in one of the country's two ski resorts, Masikryong, doing the same cold weather activities that we do.

North Korea is a pretty secretive country. Photos from inside its borders are relatively rare.

But this winter, photos have emerged of North Koreans taking advantage of snow and chillier temperatures by sledding, skiing, and ice skating, just like people do in the western world.

Scroll on for an inside look at one of North Korea's ski resorts.

North Korea has two ski resorts in the entire country. The first is Masikryong Ski Resort, which opened on December 31, 2013.

Despite opening in 2013, it wasn't officially ready for visitors until mid-January 2014, according to The Guardian.

The country's second resort, Kanggye Ski Resort, opened in January 2018.

The entire complex was built in just 10 months by soldiers from the Korean People’s Army.

After completion, citizens of North Korea were inundated with propaganda encouraging them to work at "Masikryong speed."

The resort includes nine different slopes, an ice skating rink, a ski school, and an entire winter park for children.

It's "a comprehensive winter sports center perfectly prepared for skiing, skating, and sleighing," according to North Korean organization the International Friendship Initiative.