The construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme opened up the alpine areas, and brought many European migrants with skiing experience to the area. One of these migrants was Tony Sponar, who identified the location of Thredbo, and, with Charles Anton, was one of its founders.  In May 1955, the Kosciuszko Chairlift and Thredbo Hotel Syndicate was formed. In 1956 first chairlifts and ski runs were constructed.

The charming alpine village is now known as Australia’s best year round alpine resort. When the mountain is fully covered by snow, Thredbo has the longest ski runs in Australia. In summer, Thredbo is a hiking and summer sport destination.

The Kosciuszko Express chair lift operates all year round. It is mainly utilised by sightseers, mountain bikers and bush walkers during summer. When teamed with all of the other lift facilities in winter, the resort lift system can transport over 17,800 people an hour up the spectacular slopes across from the main village.

There is an abundance of activities offered within Thredbo itself for those who want to stay close to their accommodation.  You can keep the adrenalin pumping with a wild mountain bike blast, explore the magic alpine environment as you climb to the roof of Australia, or try your luck at fly fishing.

Should you manage to exhaust all of the activity options in Thredbo, by using Thredbo as a base you can open up a wealth of options to explore the mountains further, whether this be horse riding, quad biking and 4×4 wheel driving, inspecting the Snowy Mountains Hyrdro Scheme, canoeing, wineries, boutique distilleries and fine dining restaurants.