Thredbo, Australia - New South Wales

Visitor reviews for Thredbo

• August 12, 2008
  knowitall from AUSTRALIA
  

  Thredbo is Australia's best resort, no two ways about it (yet to meet someone who has actually been there and feels differently). Like any other ski resort in the world it can be epic and it can be very ordinary (any oz resort can be particularly ordinary cause the sun is so hot). This year it has been epic! It has a 600m vertical in a top to bottom motion (that is pretty rare on this continent). If you have no idea what that means please go to Perisher... you will be right at home!

• May 19, 2008
  Linda from AUSTRALIA
  

  I have skied globally and tried Thredbo in mid August 2007.
  I was advised this period is peak season and the best time to ski Australia. Well, it rained and the snow was the worst I have ever experienced. It looked like a nice place even though the runs are very short. My only real issue was the rudeness of the snowboaders. They don't watch out where they are going, don't give way and abuse people if they are near them. Australia needs to get its act together in relation to 'give way' rules on the mountain, especially since its such a small resort. Perhaps the snowboarders require a separate resort? No other place in the world behaves like Australian Snowboarders. Is it a cultural thing? Attitude?

• July 06, 2006
  Dougie Siu from AUSTRALIA
  

  Thredbo is a place of dreams if you haven't got much of an imagination. There are good snow days, and bad snow days. Average snow days seem to be the trend recently since 2004. I have had great Thredbo days and bruising "I can't turn" ice days.
  I have boarded loyally at Thredbo for 6 years now, reasons mainly in this order:
  - Thredbo Card discount benefit ($12 off through being a Toyota Summit Club Member),
  - less chance of requiring vehicle snowchains,
  - close to Sydney (5 hours close)
  - better terrain
  - and shorter lift lines.
  I've skiied in NZ, Canada and Japan. All great places to stay and ski. Japan being my pick so far because of the endless powder and people. Comparing these world class resorts to Thredbo is like comparing a playground to a stadium. Snow is always best experienced when there is of course enough snow. Some need more than others, and we unfortunately don't get much in Australia compared to the rest of the snow world.

  I love Thredbo for its good and hate it for it's bad...So, don't expect much from Thredbo and complain when there hasn't been any snow falls. You don't go to the beach on a rainy day, and expect it to be good swimming weather. Check your forecasts and plan carefully your expensive Aussie snow days to get the most out of Thredbo !!!

• June 08, 2006
  Peter Georgiou from AUSTRALIA
  

  Everyone knows it... compared to the major snow resorts in the world, Thredbo just doesn't really compare.
  Everyone also knows that it probably sells you the world's most expensive lift pass! But hey, thank God we've actually got some of the (white) stuff! And it does produce its powder days. Plus its boarder parks can be bloody awesome!
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• May 21, 2006
  roger blairs from AUSTRALIA
  

  Sking in Australia; forget it. I suspect that any positive reports on this site are written by the resort owners; THEY WANT YOUR MONEY NOW. Factor in the high ok, the outrageous costs involved of skiing these hills and yes, they are only hills and it's cheaper to buy a flight to NZ or further afield.

• December 21, 2005
  Liza Brooks from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Must say having been spoil by the french alps in my snowboarding time the snow here wasn't exactly as good as l hoped but l was reliably informed winter 2005 was terrible at the start which was when l visited. The runs were like solid hard pack.

  Also the grading of runs is a little crazy a Ozzie instructor told me that they don't get graded on difficulty they get graded on what they think will bring more people into the resort. I went on one 'green' which was nails! would ahve been a hard red in France, it was possibly made worse by the ice though.

  Another thing l would warn people about it the lack of etiqute in the lift queue with regards to other peoples equiptment. According to people in my group 99% of people hire so no one cares if they step on your board or skis and they are happy to skewer them with a ski pole. But this is apparently more because everyone hires and not that anyone is trying to be evil like what happens in france.

  One thing l loved about the resort was the beginners board park! it was great, l have never been in the park before and as the resort was in bad shape l thought l'd try my hand at some tricks. Everyone speaks english and the morral between everyone is great and they all cheer you on to try something new and look out for each other.

  One thing europeans will find odd is they make you take off your board on most of the chair lifts! something which is banned in france as l found out when l had to ride a lift which my board hanging off a sprained ankle cos the liftie wouldn't let me carry it.

  Food wise BARGAIN! I stayed in Jindy and there was a $6 snitzel place to all english people the snitzle is a piece of chicken in bread crumb and shallow fried. We also found a LUSH!!!! Pizza shop that delivered! The best pizza l have ever had IN THE WORLD!!!! it was located near the chinese and supermarket.

• November 12, 2005
  Thommo from AUSTRALIA
  

  Thredbo is Australia's best resort, especially in terms of vertical and terrain (and village atmosphere, nightlife etc). But this is subject to the snow conditions.

  Some people might argue that MtHotham has better advanced terrain (and more accessable backcountry options), and better snow quality, arguments which I think have merits, but I also think thredbo makes up for that in terms of vertical and terrain size(ie: it doubles that of Hotham).
  
  Go there before any other Australian Resort (MtHotham a close second) when there is a 1.5 metre base of snow, all lifts are open, and there is forecasted snow down to 1200 metres.

  Avoid the place if there is less than a metre, the Kosciousko, GunBarrel, Antons and Sponars lifts are not open; your best bet is Perisher Blue in poor snow conditions, mainly because of its vast snow making facilties and the fact that it is higher and does seem to get just a little bit more snow, especially in the bad seasons.

• June 18, 2005
  Bill from NEW ZEALAND
  

  Thredbo is an awesome resort, in 2004 i skied in the Japan, europe, New Zealand and Australia and i can honestly say thredbo was just as good as anywhere else, the snow was v.good 45cm fresh DRY powder on the 1st day!, the the middle of September! even when the powder had been tracked out it was still great with some very exciting terrain and long runs. A++.

• April 28, 2005
  Andrew from AUSTRALIA
  

  Yes, there is snow in Australia! And Thredbo is the best place to ski when the snow is good, with a great village, high speed quad chairs and plenty of vertical. Check the webcams before you leave home though, because depending on the season, snow conditions can vary from fresh deep pow to thin hardpack to mud!

• August 19, 2004
  Daniel from HONG KONG
  

  I recently spent 2 weeks in Thredbo Skiing and - after having skied in both Europe and North America - was deeply impressed! Lovely village atmosphere, great runs with an impressive infrastructure for a rather small resort! We brought along our 2 children (6 and 4 years old) for their first ski adventure, and they truly enjoyed the very professional and child minded teaching at Thredboland. They are already bugging me to return to Thredbo asap...

• August 02, 2004
  Simon from AUSTRALIA
  

  I have skied every snow resort in Australia and Thredbo is the best resort in Australia by far with the longest runs, most vertical, deepest snow, and the best nightlife. Any other resort is only two thirds the vertical at the most, and the Victorian resorts receive and hold less snow than Thredbo - even in bad seasons. If you want to ski Australia, ski Thredbo!

• June 02, 2004
  Peter O'Carroll from AUSTRALIA
  

  I'll be back this year 2004 after experiencing snow for the first time last year. I am hooked on Thredbo as my get away from it all holiday ?. Totally exhausted after 7 days of not very well skeing the slopes. The exceptional hospitality at the Black Bear Inn made it necessary to rebook this establishment and we are looking forward to catching up with Helen, Allan and crew.

• October 01, 2003
  Dave from AUSTRALIA
  

  Thredbo is one of the worst ski resorts in the world. But if you must ski in Australia come here. There are long and steep runs, but they are only good when the snow is good. There is alot of snow making which is a plus! Do not go to any other resort in NSW. A better option is Mt. Hotham, which is in Victoria.