Why send your clients to Thredbo in 2009?

Unique Friendly Village Atmosphere where you can drive to the door of most accommodation, park free, and walk or take the free shuttle bus to the lifts.

A Large Variety Of Lodging, Restaurants And Night Spots - Thredbo Village is fully self-contained and has great range of accommodation, restaurants and bars to suit all budgets and lifestyles.

Friday Flat - A Purpose-Built Beginners Area - with a gentle 12-degree slope, its very own low speed quad chair, a snow runner & no T-bars, learning to ski or board is easy here.

One Of The Most Complete Children's Snow Facilities In Australia - Thredboland children’s skiing program for 3-6 years & Thredbo Freeriders for ages 7-14. The Kids love it and so do Mum and Dad. Childcare facilities for non-skiing children -

6 months to 6 years.

Free Mountain Hosts – will show you around the various runs on the mountain and share a few secret spots. Operates daily from July to September.

Free Twilight Riding – from 4.30 to 7.30 pm Thursday & Saturday nights (July & August) (weather permitting). Easy Does It on Friday Flat remains open till 7:30pm. Free from 4:30pm.

New Gear in Thredbo Sports – Thredbo Sports has invested $400,000 in new clothing, ski and snowboard equipment. This year you will find plenty of shiny new equipment across the kids, recreational and executive ranges including 700 new pairs of skis, 500 pairs of ski boots and 300 pieces of new clothing. For the boarders there’s 150 snowboards and 100 pairs of snowboard boots to choose from. There is also a variety of new helmets, snowshoes and après boots on offer.

..…and some more reasons to try Thredbo

AIS accredited Leisure Centre - 50 metre & 25 metre indoor heated pool, waterslide, indoor sports hall, gymnasium, squash court and traverse climbing wall - adding to the already extensive repertoire of resort facilities.

The Largest Capacity Snowmaking System In The Southern Hemisphere – When the snow Gods are not working, our snowmaking team are.

Another $2 million invested in snowmaking: Your client’s can enjoy even more snow this winter in Thredbo, with the mountain crew investing close to $2million expanding the areas covered by snowmaking. Automated hydrants were installed on the famous True Blue run, Meadows on the Supertrail, the local favourite Little Beauty and the mid to lower areas of Antons and Sponars. This expansion combined with the past three stages will see Thredbo’s total snowmaking coverage area grow to 72 hectares, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

The projected output, with this latest upgrade, for winter 2009, is over 600,000 cubic metres of snow, this equates to covering around 60 average size football fields in one metre of snow, more than tripling the amount over pre-automated days.

To date, over four years, $8 million has been invested fully automating Thredbo’s snowmaking system and expanding the coverage areas. This upgrade presents the most significant advances in snowmaking since the first pipes were laid in 1988, even the most dogged snow purist raving about the results.

Thredbo now have snowmaking on runs for every level of snow rider, so even

when Mother Nature hits the snooze button you can still enjoy great snow

riding conditions!

Australia’s Highest Lifted Point - Karels T-bar 2,037 metres above sea level.

The Longest Runs In Australia –5.9kms form top to bottom.

Most Vertical Meters To Ski And Board In Australia - From Karels T-bar at 2,037 metres above sea level to the village at 1,365 above sea level - a vertical drop of 672 metres. THREDBO has close to 50% more vertical metres of skiing and boarding than the nearest competitor.

Weekly Flare Run and Fireworks - Every Saturday night visitors are treated to a 3km flare run hosted by the THREDBO Ski School and a fireworks spectacular.

Facts & Figures

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Winter Season Dates: 06 June 2009 – 05 October 2009

Rideable Terrain: 480 hectares

Vertical Drop: 672 metres

Base Elevation: 1,365 metres

Summit Elevation: 2,037 metres

Beginner/novice: 16%

Intermediate: 67%

Advanced/expert: 17%

Longest Run: 5.9kilometres (Karel’s T-bar to Friday Flat)

Lifts: 14 - 12lifts plus 2 Snow Runners.

Average Snowfall: 204cm

Snowmaking: 25% of the resort.

Thredbo facilities

Thredbo is a fully self-contained village. Some of the facilities include:

Grab a bargain in Thredbo

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Bonus Half Day on 5+ days. All season long.

Thredbo is offering a bonus half day on all 5, 6* and 7* day lift products no matter what the start date.

Value Season (Valid 06 - 27 June and 31 August – 05 Oct 2009)

– Save up to 30% ($182 on 5-day Lift & Lesson) on lift and lesson tickets.

A great time to visit Thredbo, particularly for first-timer skiers.

These prices are not available in the resort and are only available through wholesalers during 6-27 June & 31 Aug -13 September.

Accommodation is also discounted through this period so some great value packages to be had.

Kids Ski Free during Value Season

(Valid 06 - 27 June and 31 August – 05 Oct 2009)

Mum and Dad save up to 30% on their lift and lesson tickets, and the kids (up to 14years old) ski/board for free. Save up to $245 per child.

Plus a bonus voucher booklet with discounts and freebies with every booking.

Upgrade to Thredboland and Freeriders available at 30% off retail rates.

Valid for 3 and 5 ^1/2 day programs. Limit one child per paying adult.

5 day and 3 Day* Thredbo Supersaver midweeks

29 June, 3 July, 6 July, 27 July & 24 August 2009

Selected weeks in the Peak period are offered at a 15% discount.

Accommodation during these weeks is generally also discounted.

These discounted tickets are only available via wholesalers and offer great savings. (Not available in Resort)

Child supersavers with upgrades to Thredboland and Freeriders.

Jindabyne Flexipass

Valid all season exclusive to wholesalers and Jindabyne Lodges

For your customers staying in Jindabyne they can prepurchase an "any day", 3 ½ out of 5 ½ midweek pass. These tickets are sold at the relevant 3 day rate. Both adult and children’s rates apply.

Grab a bargain in KT managed accommodation

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Thredbo Extra Value packages

Limited availability.

2-night, 3-night & 5-night extra value packages available at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel

3-night & 5-night extra value packages available at the Thredbo Alpine Apartments and Riverside Cabins.

Combine these accommodation deals with a lift passes or sell just the accommodation deal on its own. It’s up to you.

Early bird bonus at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel

Book and deposit any booking for June- September of 5 days or more before 30 April 09 and receive a $100 voucher per room to be used in any bar or restaurant within the Thredbo Alpine Hotel.

-Can be combined with Extra Value Packages and Rack rates

August Midweek Peak Bonus at Shoulder Rate at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel

Book and pay your deposit on any midweek booking in August Peak Season before 15 March 2009 and you will pay Shoulder Season rate. Applies to all Room types in the Thredbo Alpine Hotel. Limited Rooms available for individual bookings only. Not applicable to groups of more than 5 rooms.

Kids Stay Free during Value Season

Available at various properties throughout Thredbo.

Combines with the Kids Ski free lift ticket.

Some properties include breakfasts and dinners.

Thredbo Alpine Hotel offering free interconnecting or adjoining rooms.

Throughout Winter 2009

Fireworks & Flare Run Every Saturday night, look to the skies and The Supertrail for one of Thredbo’s finest traditions.

Kids Fibre Optic Flare Run Every Thursday night, watch the light show as the Thredboland kids glide down Friday Flat. 

Night Riding FREE night skiing/boarding (with a valid day lift pass) happens 6.30 – 9.30pm every Thursday night on Friday Flat and every Saturday night on the Supertrail under lights through July and August (weather permitting).

Location

Located in the Kosciuzko National Park, Thredbo is only a 2-1/2 hour drive south of Canberra and a 6 hour drive from Sydney. Once you reach Jindabyne, the gateway to the mountains, you are only 31 kilometres away form Australia’s longest ski runs.

How To Get There

First choose your mode of transport from your state, including flights to Canberra or Cooma, Coach or Self Drive.

FLY/COACH: Most major airlines service Canberra Airport from major Australian cities. Canberra Airport is a 2.5 hour drive from Thredbo. Cooma Airport is approximately 1 hour from Thredbo and is serviced by Regional Express Airlines. Relax and let someone else do the driving as coach transfers to and from both airports can be arranged.

SELF DRIVE: The Alpine Way from Jindabyne to Thredbo is fully sealed and it is recommended that you carry chains. At times of heavy snowfalls you can be directed to fit chains by officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Services. Chains can be hired in Jindabyne. A National Park Entry Fee is applicable to all vehicles entering, which is paid on arrival.

Parking at Thredbo

Thredbo offers designated day and overnight car parks. Many lodges, apartments, hotels and chalets have on-site parking but for those that don’t, overnight parking is available at Friday Flat and there is a free shuttle bus that operates throughout Thredbo at regular intervals from 7.30am – 9pm (midnight on Friday and Saturday nights).

Whats New For 2008

Dont Feel Like Skiing?

• Thredbo Leisure Centre has 4 x 50 and 4 x 25 metre indoor heated pools, waterslide, gym, squash and
  racquet ball court, climbing wall, sport hall with
  volleyball, basketball, netball and badminton
• Snowshoeing Tours and Introduction Classes
• Shopping – Thredbo has a number of fashion
  boutiques & specialty stores
• Catch up for coffee or grab a bite to eat in one of
  Thredbo’s many bars, cafes and restaurant