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There is plenty of great skiing and winter sports fun to be
found in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. So, when
it’s summer in the northern hemisphere you can escape the
heat and go to the snow because it’ll be wintertime in
Australia! Within a few hours drive of Sydney you’ll
find great skiing and boarding. Thredbo and Perisher
Blue are the ski resorts located closest to Sydney.
Other ski areas and resorts in New South Wales include Blue
Cow, Bullocks Flats, Guthega and Smiggin Holes.
Web site: www.visitnsw.com.au
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Charlotte Pass
Charlotte Pass is Australia’s highest and oldest ski
resort and also perhaps the most isolated. This resort
is the only snowbound resort in Australia which can be accessed
during the winter season from Perisher Valley. The upside
to the remoteness of the location is that they only allow a maximum
of just over 600 visitors to the area at any time. So you
are pretty well guaranteed a great day of skiing with hardly
any lift lines. Slopeside accommodation offers ski-in and
ski-out facilities. This is also a great location
for Nordic skiing. The closest town is 40 km away
at Jindabyne.
Web site: www.charlottepass.com
Charlotte Pass Mountain Information:
Summit elevation: 1,954 m
Base elevation: 1,760 m
Skiable area: 50 ha
Longest run: 500 m
Skier levels: 40% beginner, 50% intermediate, 10% advanced
Lifts: 5 (1 chair, 1 T-bar, 2 Pommas and 1 rope tow)
Perisher Blue
Perisher Blue is a very large ski area with four resorts and
close to 1,250 hectares of skiable terrain spread over seven
mountains. There is some ski-in/ski-out accommodation
in the area, and some on-mountain accommodation. The
area offers night skiing, Nordic skiing and a snowboarding park. You
can reach the area by car or by the Ski Tube from Bullocks Flat. The
closest town is 30km away at Jindabyne.
Web site: www.perisherblue.com
Perisher Blue Mountain Information:
Summit elevation: 2,034m
Base elevation 1,605 m
Skiable terrain: 1,245ha
Longest run: 3km
Vertical drop: 420m approx.
Lifts: 50 approx.
Skier levels: 22% beginner, 60% intermediate, 18% advanced
Selwyn Snowfields
Selwyn Snowfields is a great, economical family ski area. It
is known to be an excellent place for beginners and intermediate
skiers. They also offer Nordic skiing, tobogganing
runs and a tubing park. There is no slopeside accommodation
available at this resort and the closest accommodation is approx.
30 minutes away at Adaminaby. They have 80%
snowmaking facilities.
Web site: www.selwynsnow.com.au.
Selwyn Snowfields Mountain Information:
Summit elevation: 1,614m
Base elevation: 1,492m
Skiable terrain: 45ha
Longest run: 1.5km
Skier levels: 40% beginner, 48% intermediate, 12% advanced
Thredbo
Thredbo is perhaps the best known resort for those outside
Australia. It boasts the longest vertical in Australia
skiing at 672m and two supertrails. They have plenty
of snowmaking to compensate for the relatively low base elevation. Thredbo
Village has a European atmosphere and plenty of accommodation. There
is not much ski-in/ski-out accommodation but the area is well
set-up to get you to the slopes quickly. They have a terrain
park with half pipe. There is also great après ski activity
and plenty of nightlife in the area. The closest town,
Jindabyne, is 30km away.
Web site: www.thredbo.com.au
Thredbo Mountain Information:
Summit elevation: 2,037m
Base elevation: 1,365m
Skier levels: 16% beginner, 67% intermediate, 17% advanced
Skiable area: 480ha
Longest run: 5.9km
Lifts: 2 hi speed quads | 
