Thredbo
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379Jonti379
S 36° 30.253 E 148° 18.262
55H E 616809 N 5959332
Thredbo is widely considered to be the best resort in Australia. It has Australias greatest vertical, at 621 metres, and all the facilities of a major resort. It boasts Australia's highest lift, but also the mainlands lowest base at just 1365 metres
Waymark Code: WM6GGQ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/31/2009
Views: 14
Thredbo is located in the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains in South Eastern Australia. It is about 500 km from Sydney by road.
The Thredbo courtesy shuttle bus service operates around the Village and to Friday Flat during the winter season. The bus service operates daily from 7:30am to 5:30pm on the normal routes on a continuous basis. Additionally, a bus operates around the entire village after hours between 5:30pm to 9:00pm on Sunday through to Thursday evenings, and until 2am on Friday night and midnight on Saturday, unless otherwise notified. Additional services are provided for events such as night skiing and the Thursday children’s flare run.
There are 3 shuttle bus routes and you need to make sure you get on the correct route one around the village otherwise it wont stop even though it is driving past your lodge. The village is rarely snowbound, so it is fairly easy to walk around the village most of the time.
Thredbos slopes constist of Beginner: 16% Intermediate: 67%
Advanced: 17%
Thredbos has 14 lifts, thredbo also has the highest lift in the country reaching 2037 meters above sea level. Thredbo is also the best place to start when walking to Mount Kosciusko which is the highest mountain in the country!!!
From Thredbo it is 6.5kms from the top of the Kosciusko Express Quad.
Enjoy your trip!!!
379Jonti379
Skiing: yes
Snowboarding: yes
Snowmobiling: yes
Cross-Country Skiing: yes
Cost of lift ticket: 99.00 (listed in local currency)
by - ROAD: yes
by - TRAIN: no
by - PLANE: no
TYPE of FACILITIES: a VILLAGE
Website -URL: [Web Link]
WEB-CAM URL: [Web Link]
Dates of Operation: Not listed
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