If you keep standing still, then you ultimately
go backwards. Thredbo certainly understands
that concept as they continue to develop their
network to offer longer and more interesting
trails to keep mountain bikers coming back
every year.
It’s not that long ago that the Cannonball DH
run was pretty much the be-all and end-all of
the action in the shadow of Mt Kosciuszko. Of
course it was an exhilarating roller-coaster
of a ride, but (as they also say) variety is the
spice of life.
The next progression was the emergence
of the Flow Trail, offering a somewhat
smoother and more gradual descent, but still
plenty’o’fun.
And now, taking it up another level once more,
the All-Mountain trail is fully open and fully
linked upfor the summer season – providing
what is believed to be the longest purpose-
built MTB descent anywhere in Australia.
The track extension, which properly joins the
All-Mountain trail to the Thredbo Valley Trail
that is now even more technical - resulting in
a 35km long ride from the Eagles Nest
Mountain hut, down into the village and
through the valleys dropping around
900m vertically overall.And there are plans for even more,
with the ultimate goal being a
sensational 60km trail from the very
top of Thredbo down to the shoreline of
Lake Jindabyne.Of course, there’s still the classic 4.6km
Cannonball run that drops 600m from
the top of the Kosciuszko chairlift,
featuring technical rock gardens and
berms, optional huge jumps - and dare
you attack the famous Milk Run Wall at
the bottom?As well as that, the Flow track’s
popularity remains high, thanks to
its seemingly never-ending rollers
and smooth berms. With the chairlift
running regularly every day from
9am-4pm, perhaps the biggest danger
is burning out too quickly - especially
given the fact that it’s perfectly possible
to do 10 completely different adrenalin-
inducing, thill-packed runs between
breakfast and dinner (and still have
time for a spot of lunch).