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Thredbo
Ski resort · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Thredbo is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 5°C
- Wind
- 11 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 5°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 4°C
- Wind
- 18 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 1°C
- Wind
- 13 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 4°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 5 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 18 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 5 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 3 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 2,037 mvillage 1,365 m
- 55 km of runsevery grade
- Open June–Septemberusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 15 June.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check the Mountain Safety Collective.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 6°C | wind, 12 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 5°C | wind, 11 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 5°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 4°C | wind, 18 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 1°C | wind, 13 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 4°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 5 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 18 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 5 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | 5 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 4°C | wind, 7 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. 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
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base1,365 m | Mid1,701 m | Top2,037 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | none | none | none | -3°C |
| Jul | none | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -4°C |
| Aug | none | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -3°C |
| Sep | none | none | none | 1°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort and its town
Thredbo on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More skiing near here
2 places
- Charlotte Pass 8.3 km away
- Perisher 14.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Thredbo
Village 1,365 m.
A ski resort with its village at 1,365 m and its top at 2,037 m. It has 55 km of runs and 15 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 672 m, from 2,037 m to 1,365 m. For beginners and families: 73% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 15 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a sports or leisure centre, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from June to September. The snow is usually deepest in July, about 0.1 m at the top (2,037 m). The town to stay in is Thredbo.
Thredbo is a village and ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of Sydney, accessible by the Alpine Way via Cooma, Berridale and Jindabyne. The village is built in the valley of the Thredbo River, also known as the Crackenback River, at the foot of the Ramshead Range.
The town has approximately 4,150 beds, but a permanent population of only approximately 477 people. When the mountain is fully covered by snow, Thredbo has the longest ski runs in Australia, attracting approximately 700,000 winter visitors annually. In summer, Thredbo is a hiking and summer sport destination, offering rock climbing and abseiling, fishing, cross-country cycling and downhill MTB riding and hosts a blues music festival, with approximately 300,000 summer visitors (figures are as of 2005).
From the Wikipedia article Thredbo by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,365 m to 2,037 m: 672 m of vertical. 55 km of runs and 15 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Thredbo Resort.
| Easy | 11 km |
|---|---|
| Intermediate | 29 km |
| Advanced | 15 km |
| Not graded | 0.1 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 5 |
| Drag lifts | 5 |
| Magic carpets | 4 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
73% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
Within 5 km of the village:
- a sports or leisure centre: Thredbo Leisure Centre, 1.2 km
- a ski school: Thredboland, 1.3 km
- childcare: Thredbo Early Childhood Centre, 1.3 km
The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.
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$2,620–US$4,580 each
about US$2,620–US$4,580 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski 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 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$184 a day, the resort's published price | about US$777–US$1,060 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$214–US$355 |
| Total | about US$2,620–US$4,580 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
2 min by car · 66 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Thredbo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Charlotte Pass on Booking.com
14 min by car · 11 places to stay
- Beds in Perisher Valley on Booking.com
26 min by car · 43 places to stay
About US$100 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 32h 25m
About 32h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → OOM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 1h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.