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New South Wales, Australia

Thredbo Resort ski resort

The short answer

Thredbo Resort has about 55 km of mapped runs and 15 lifts, with skiing from about 1,365 m up to 2,037 m (6,683 ft), a vertical drop of 672 m. By mapped runs it is number 2 of the 5 Australia ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cooma Snowy Mountains (OOM), about 64 km away in a straight line.

Thredbo Resort: runs from 1,365 m to 2,037 m, a vertical drop of 672 m1,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,037 m (6,683 ft)Top 2,037 m · 6,683 ftBase 1,365 m · 4,478 ft672 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,037 m6,683 ft
Vertical drop
672 m2,205 ft
Mapped runs
55 km103 runs
Lifts
15mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 21% (11.3 km), Intermediate 52% (28.7 km), Advanced 27% (14.7 km)Easy: 11.3 km, 26 runs (21%)21%EasyIntermediate: 28.7 km, 50 runs (52%)52%IntermediateAdvanced: 14.7 km, 27 runs (27%)27%Advanced

About 21% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 52% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy2611.3 km
Intermediate5028.7 km
Advanced2714.7 km

Lifts

15 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars5
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets4
Gondolas1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Cooma Snowy Mountains (OOM)Cooma64 km
Mount Hotham (MHU)Mount Hotham106 km
Albury (ABX)East Albury129 km
Melbourne (MEL)Melbourne334 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Thredbo Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,037 m (6,683 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,365 m (4,478 ft), a vertical of 672 m (2,205 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Thredbo Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 55 km of downhill runs and 15 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Thredbo Resort?

Cooma Snowy Mountains (OOM) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 64 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Thredbo Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.