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North Korean propaganda stands at the base of a ski slope at a ski resort building project at North Korea's Masik Pass on Aug. 23, 2013. The sign reads, from left to right, "Full attack. March Forward. Let's Absolutely Finish Building Masik Pass Ski Resort Within This Year By Launching A Full Aggressive War and Full Battle." (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

An unfinished hotel complex stands at the bottom of a mountain slope at the ski resort construction project at North Korea's Masik Pass. This is the Masik Pass ski resort, North Korea's latest megaproject, the product of 10 months of furious labor intended to show the world that this country, so often derided for its poverty and isolation, is as civilized and culturally advanced as any other. North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports in the country, calling it "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

North Korean soldiers work at a building project to construct a ski resort at North Korea's Masik Pass on Sept. 20, 2013. The signs hanging from the unfinished wall, from left to right, read "All Out Battle" and "All Out Aggressive War." North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports and recreation in the country, calling it "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

A North Korean construction worker carries bricks at a building project to construct a ski resort at North Korea's Masik Pass on Friday Sept. 20, 2013. North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports and recreation in the country, calling it "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

North Korean soldiers salute next to a propaganda billboard at a ski resort building project at North Korea's Masik Pass on Friday Sept. 20, 2013. The main text on the sign, in red, reads "To The Final Victory." North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports in the country, calling it "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

North Koreans work on a building project to construct a ski resort at North Korea's Masik Pass on Friday Sept. 20, 2013. The complex of ski runs, resort chalets and sleigh rides in the secluded depths of North Korea's east coast will formally open Thursday, Oct. 10, the 68th anniversary of the Korean Workers Party, though as the deadline approached the two main hotels appeared to be little more than shells, potholes filled the access roads and foundations were still being dug for secondary buildings. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

North Korean soldiers work on at building project to construct a ski resort at North Korea's Masik Pass on Aug. 23, 2013. North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports in the country, both at the elite and recreational levels, as a means of energizing and mobilizing the masses, which North Korea's slogan spinners are calling "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )

A North Korean soldier passes by a ski slope under construction at North Korea's Masik Pass on Friday Sept. 20, 2013. The signs on the slope together read, "Burning Hope." North Korean authorities have been encouraging a broader interest in sports in the country, calling it "the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Ski North Korea )