Thredbo

Thredbo Alpine Village
Thredbo, July 2011
Location	Australian Alps, New South Wales
Nearest city	Canberra
Coordinates	36°30′0″S 148°18′0″E / 36.50000°S 148.30000°E / -36.50000; 148.30000 (Thredbo Alpine Village)
Top elevation	2,037m
Base elevation	1,365m
Skiable area	480 ha.
Runs	>50
Longest run	5km (Village Trail from Karel's T-bar down to Friday Flats)
Lift system	13 lifts
Snowfall	2.04m
Website	Official Site

Thredbo is a village and ski resort (36°30′S 148°18′E / 36.500°S 148.300°E / -36.500; 148.300) in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, and a part of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is about 500 kilometres 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 around 4,150 beds, but a permanent population of only about 471 people. When the mountain is fully covered by snow, Thredbo has the longest ski runs in Australia, and this attracts around 700,000 winter visitors annually. In summer, Thredbo is a hiking and summer sport destination, including rock climbing and abseiling, fishing and cross-country cycling, and hosts a blues music festival, boasting approximately 300,000 summer visitors (Figures are as of 2005^[update]).

Thredbo resort was developed by a syndicate of people who were at the time working on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. In 1957 the syndicate was granted a head-lease over the area that Thredbo now occupies. Development occurred in following years under Lend Lease Corporation. In January 1987, Amalgamated Holdings Limited (AHL) purchased the head lease from Lend Lease. AHL operates the Thredbo village, services, real estate, and lease arrangements as a public company however a range of private businesses operate around the year providing activities, shopping, restaurants, accommodation, tours and nightlife.