ABOUT THREDBO VILLAGE

Thredbo Alpine Village is centrally located in south east New South Wales, Australia. Nesteled within the Kosciuszko National Park, Thredbo Village is within driving distance of Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney which is ideal for weekend trips and longer stays.

The village was established in 1957 by a Tony Sponar, a Czechoslovakian Olympian who emigrated to Australia seven years previous. After the completion of the Alpine Way, the village went ahead in leaps and bounds, lodges both commercial and club, chalets and commercial guest houses quickly were built mostly styled in European architecture with a strong Austrian influence.

Changes in the late '60's to the village master plan provided Thredbo with the ability to be established as a summer and winter destination. Since 1991 Thredbo has seen an enormous amount of development on facilities and infrastructure.

This development includes the largest snow making system in the southern hemisphere, the Merrits Spur development and the Australian Institute of Sport, high altitude training centre which was built in the years prior to the year 2000, Olympic Games in Sydney.

The resort now boasts an impressive array of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, fine restaurants, sidewalk cafes, sophisticated shopping, hightlife and historic bars.of course, without bias, the best skiing in Australia.

Thredbo is home to approximately 600 residents which swells to over 6000 during the peak seasons of skiing and summer.

At 1365 metres above sea level Thredbo offers the year round holiday experience, skiing and snowboarding in the winter and all the activities of European spa town in the summer. Play golf, go walking, horse riding, try your hand at trout fishing, tennis, mountain bike riding and white water rafting.

or simply do nothing !

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