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Thredbo Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Thredbo Resort is a ski area in Thredbo Village, New South Wales, Australia with 55 km of mapped downhill runs and 15 lifts, between 1,365 m and 2,035 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
55 km
Lifts
15
Top elevation
2,035 m
Vertical drop
670 m
Nearest airport
OOM · 64 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy11 km
  • Other0.1 km
  • Advanced15 km
  • Intermediate29 km

104 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap, 19 km with snowmaking. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 5 T-bars
  • 5 Chairlifts
  • 4 Magic carpets
  • 1 Gondolas

Thredbo Resort is a ski area in Thredbo Village, New South Wales, Australia. Its 104 mapped downhill runs add up to 55 km, which ranks it #2 of 16 ski areas in Australia and gives it 19.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 527 m long.

Slopes at Thredbo Resort

About 21% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Thredbo Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 18.6 km (34%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 5 t-bars, 5 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 gondola. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,365 m up to 2,035 m, a vertical drop of 670 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Thredbo Resort

The nearest airport is Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM), about 64 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 23 min by car; Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is 106 km away. Nearby ski areas include Charlotte Pass (11.1 km), Perisher (82.9 km), Selwyn Snow Resort (8.7 km) and Bogong Rover Chalet, which together add 143 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Thredbo Resort

  1. 1
    Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport Flag of AustraliaCooma, Australia Airports in Australia
    OOM64 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Mount Hotham Airport Flag of AustraliaMount Hotham, Australia Airports in Australia
    MHU106 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Albury Airport Flag of AustraliaEast Albury, Australia Airports in Australia
    ABX129 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Merimbula Airport Flag of AustraliaMerimbula, Australia Airports in Australia
    MIM150 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Thredbo Resort have?

55 km of downhill runs (104 runs): 11 km easy, 0.1 km other, 15 km advanced, 29 km intermediate. It is #2 in Australia by piste length.

How high is Thredbo Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,035 m (6,677 ft); the lowest point is 1,365 m, a vertical drop of 670 m.

What is the nearest airport to Thredbo Resort?

Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM), about 64 km away in a straight line; Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is 106 km away.

How many ski lifts does Thredbo Resort have?

15 lifts: 5 t-bars, 5 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 gondolas.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.