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Thredbo

Thredbo [1] is a ski resort within Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Alpine Way road and is 1380 metres above sea level.

Culture and History

Thredbo is a smaller ski resort than Perisher Blue however it has the highest lifted point in Australia.

Travel to Thredbo & Visa Requirements

  • If you live interstate, you can catch a flight from most major cities direct to Canberra. Regional Express flies to Cooma. From there you can drive or get a coach to Jindabyne and Thredbo.
  • Thredbo is about 2.5 hours drive from Canberra, and 1 hour from Cooma.

National park entry fees apply to vehicles and are payable at entrance stations on roads into the park and other locations. There is also a fee for bus passengers. The fee for a car in summer is $16 per 24 hours. Drive-through (non-stop) passes for the Alpine Way are free.

Thredbo city tours

Winter

The entire resort is open to both skiers and snowboarders. There are beginner and all-mountain lift passes available for 1, 3 or 5 days.

Summer

  • Climb Australia's highest mainland mountains. Take the year-round chairlift (adult $25 return, $19.50 one way; child $12.50 return, $11 one way) up to Crackenback. From there it is a gradual 6.5 km climb, mostly on metal walkways, to the 2,228m summit of Mt Kosciuszko, mainland Australia's highest mountain. Keen hikers can continue to Mt Townsend, the second highest peak, but there is no formed track and it is not such an easy climb so you need to be confident of your hiking and navigation skills. Mt Kosciuszko can also be climbed from Charlotte Pass.
  • Bushwalking
  • Mountain bike riding
  • Bobsled
  • Climbing and abseiling
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Horse riding
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Whitewater rafting

Thredbo cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

See also

This page was last edited at 10:29, on 6 May 2006 by Wikitravel user Nurg. Based on work by Wikitravel user(s) Jonboy and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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