Is it worth the trip?
66Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Rain before today is not known, Air 13 °C
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.1 mm
- Rain
- 5 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 11.7 mm
- Rain
- 19 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 31 mm
- Rain
- 1.1 mm
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 60 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 22.9 mm
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3.6 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Muddy
- Rain 2 days
- 3.4 mm
- Rain
- 4.8 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 50 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 8.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 3°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 262, good
- Tue 340, poor
- Wed 461, good
- Thu 560, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 850, fair
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 10100, good
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Best in Feb6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | – | 0.1 mm | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov* | 62, good | Unknown | 0.1 mm | 5 mm | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 40, poor | Unknown | 11.7 mm | 19 mm | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 61, good | Slick | 31 mm | 1.1 mm | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 60, good | Slick | 22.9 mm | 0.1 mm | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 100, good | Unknown | 3.6 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | Muddy | 3.4 mm | 4.8 mm | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 50, fair | Slick | 8.4 mm | 0 mm | 3°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 5.1 mm | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 15°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Feb
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Thredbo Valley Trail
1 mountain bike route mapped. Good all year. The nearest town to stay in is Perisher Valley.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,060–US$3,920 each
about US$2,060–US$3,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to OOM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$938–US$1,950 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$362–US$603 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$288–US$529 |
| Total | about US$2,060–US$3,920 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Perisher Valley
8 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Perisher Valley its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 45m
About 31h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → OOM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 1h 10m by road
Flights MDW → OOM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.