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Charlotte Pass 2008
Charlotte Pass. Photo: flyingpurplemonkeys, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Charlotte Pass

Ski resort · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Charlotte Pass is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
6°C
Wind
5 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
5°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
9 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
6°C
Wind
13 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
14 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
4 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
6°C
Wind
6 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 1,929 mvillage 1,838 m
  • 11 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.

Forecast and score for each day at Charlotte Pass
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°Cwind, 11 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°Cwind, 5 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°Cwind, 18 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 9 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°Cwind, 13 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 14 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 4 knots
Mon 9Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°Cwind, 6 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

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,838 mMid1,884 mTop1,929 mColdestat the top
Junnonenonenone-2°C
Jul0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-3°C
Aug0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-2°C
Sepnonenonenone1°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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Charlotte Pass

Charlotte Pass Village at sunrise during early September thaw. - panoramio
Photo: Simon Mansfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charlotte Pass Village Views - Afternoon Sunshine - panoramio
Photo: Simon Mansfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kosciuszko National Park NSW 2627, Australia - panoramio (218)
Near Charlotte Pass. Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Charlotte Pass

Village 1,838 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,838 m and its top at 1,929 m. It has 11 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 179 m, from 1,929 m to 1,750 m. For beginners and families: 69% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 3 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from June to September. The snow is usually deepest in July, about 0.1 m at the top (1,929 m). The town to stay in is Charlotte Pass.

The ski area

Runs from 1,750 m to 1,929 m: 179 m of vertical. 11 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Charlotte Pass.

Runs
Easy4.4 km
Intermediate3.3 km
Advanced3.4 km
Lifts
Chairlifts2
Drag lifts2
Magic carpets1

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

69% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. 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$4,570 each

about US$2,620–US$4,570 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to OOM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$939–US$1,950
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Lift pass5 days at about US$183 a day, country averageabout US$778–US$1,050
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$215–US$356
Totalabout US$2,620–US$4,570

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

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Charlotte Pass

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$101/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Charlotte Pass · Booking.com

About Charlotte Pass its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$101 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 32h 15m

About 32h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → OOM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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