Charlotte Pass ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Charlotte Pass is a ski area in New South Wales, Australia. Its 24 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #6 of 16 ski areas in Australia and gives it 3.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 463 m long.

Slopes at Charlotte Pass

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Charlotte Pass best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 button lift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,750 m up to 1,928 m, a vertical drop of 178 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Charlotte Pass

The nearest airport is Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM), about 59 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 17 min by car; Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is 112 km away. Nearby ski areas include Thredbo Resort (54.9 km), Perisher (82.9 km), Selwyn Snow Resort (8.7 km) and Bogong Rover Chalet, which together add 187 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.