It was located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the precinct of the Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza, about 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Alpensia Resort.

In the bid book of PyeongChang 2018, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were planned to take place in Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium.

However, in July 2012, the POCOG announced some changes to the project and the venues plan and the ceremonies were moved to Hoenggye.

[6] The main reasons were organisational, with possible interference between the preparation of the ceremonies and the ski jumping training, and the extreme weather conditions for the spectators.

[5] The stadium only hosted five events before it was demolished, beginning with the Dream Concert—a special K-pop concert on 4 November 2017 to mark 100 days remaining before the opening ceremonies.