Thredbo australia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Thredbo Australia.
Thredbo Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1957 the Australian ski resort Thredbo lies at 2037 metres altitude in the New South Wales region of the Australian Snowy Mountains. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Thredbo ski area is not snow sure. Over 400 snow cannons ensure artificial Thredbo snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 33 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Thredbo (Australia) is Sydney at a distance of 500km or approximately 480 minutes driving time. Thredbo ski season runs from June to October.
SNO-man says
A year-round holiday destination with some of the country's longest and steepest trails, and housing the Australian Institute of Sport's Alpine Training Centre since October 1996. Thredbo has the largest snow making system in the southern hemisphere and Australia's highest peak, Mt Kosciusko (2228m), is accessible in summer on a 4 - 6 hour walk (round trip).
alpine downhill runs to ski in Thredbo Australia
Beginner Trails
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Thredbo Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | Australian Dollar445 - Australian Dollar509 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jun 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Oct 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Thredbo Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 70km |
| total length of Thredbo trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Thredbo ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2037m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1365m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1365m |
| centre of Thredbo ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 672m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 672m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Thredbo
Skiing Thredbo you'll enjoy 65 pistes and trails and that means approximately 70km of ski runs. Thredbo lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 18000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Australian ski resort of Thredbo is over 5.7km long.
Thredbo Ski Area
Thredbo ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Thredbo piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Thredbo after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Thredbo for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Thredbo
If you snowboard Thredbo you'll want to know that, of the 12 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Thredbo snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Thredbo snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Thredbo for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Thredbo Apres Ski
The apres ski Thredbo scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Basketball, Beautician, Fitness Centre, Hair Dresser, Massage, Indoor Football, Spa, Indoor Running Track, Squash, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Slide.
SNO-man says
Thanks to the AIS Centre, Thredbo's faciilities can easily rival any international resort. The centre includes a swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, a climbing wall, a running track and various sports halls for netball, volleyball, gymnastics and so on. The centre also houses a sports medicine and nutrition clinic.
More leisurely facilities available include jacuzzis, saunas, beauty parlour and masseurs. Some of the hotels and lodges also have saunas, jacuzzis et cetera - check with your accommodation provider.
Thredbo for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Thredbo Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Thredbo resort - ski Thredbo by any other name
The Australian ski resort of Thredbo ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Thredbo ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Thredbo ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Thredbo ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Thredbo for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall