"First Snow" on Mt. Seorak at the peak of autumn leaves...It's two days earlier than last year.

[Anchor]
It hasn't been long since fall came, and there is already a place where the first snow has fallen.

This is Seoraksan Mountain, where autumn leaves are at their peak.

There was a lot of white snow on a 1,500-meter elevation above sea level.

I'm reporter Hong Seong-wook.

[Reporter]
The first snow came before we even passed the October calendar.

The area of Jungcheong shelter in the highlands of Seoraksan Mountain.

10 meters per second, strong winds and snowstorms.

It hasn't been long since the fall foliage has fallen, but the tree has changed into white winter clothes.

A world of white snow.

Snow began to fall on the highlands of Seoraksan Mountain around 7:30 p.m.

It fell for nearly 12 hours by 7 a.m. the next day, but the snowfall was only 1cm due to the strong wind.

Temperatures plummeted to minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, and the wind chill dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius.

This snow is two days earlier than last year, but it came nine days later than the year before.

The National Park Office said that the number of hikers is increasing on Mt. Seorak, which is at the peak of autumn leaves, and asked for special attention to hiking.

[Kim Ki-chang / Disaster and Safety Director, Seoraksan National Park Office: You can think of it as winter, and when you visit the mountain, you have to prepare clothes and safety equipment that are equivalent to winter for a safe hike]

the first snow before the fall of autumn leaves

The summit of Mt. Seorak is already rushing winter.

I'm YTN's Hong Sung Wook.