Australian Mountain Bike — December 01, 2017

(Jacob Rumans) #1
COSTS
1-day MTB lift pass:
$79 (adult), $55 (kids)
2 any-day MTB lift pass:
$146 (adult), $103 (kids)
4 any-day MTB lift pass:
$235 (adult), $163 (kids)

EVENTS
7-10 December: Cannonball
Mountain Bike Festival
19-21 January: Thredbo Blues
Festival
24-25 February. Thredbo
Super Enduro
16-18 March: Australian Inter-
school’s Championships.
7-8 April: NSW/ACT DH State
Round

BIKE RENTALS
All-mountain bike:
from $148 per day
Downhill bike:
from $148 per day

E-MTB USAGE
Allowed on gravity runs (from
top to bottom) and XC trail
network, provided bike is
pedal assist, weighs less than
30kg and with maximum 250
watt motor.

CLINICS
Kids - $60
Beginner (Skills Park) - $60
Intermediate - $60
Advanced- $60
Downhill Dudes- $60
Gravity Girls- $60

WHERE TO STAY
The Thredbo Hotel is always
a favourite, but for the budget
conscious try the YHA – but it
books up fast!

competitors battling for a combined
$70,000-worth of prizes in a range of
events, attracting some of the best
riders in the world - plus banging
entertainment.

The Thredbo Super Enduro will take
place in late February to test the true
all-rounders by utilising all three
gravity trails - or if you like some
12-bar melodies to go with your riding
then head to the Blues Festival in
mid-January.

Thredbo also boasts numerous valley trails
that are perfect for families, which means
there really is something to keep everyone
well satisfied.


And then there is the village itself, which
has a distinctive European vibe and is
increasingly buzzing throughout the
summer months with shops and bars and
restaurants. If you want to mix it up and
have some time off the bike, there’s even
the chance to do a bobsled run, or play
some disc golf, or normal golf, or go horse-
riding, or play tennis - so there’s absolutely
no excuse if you claim to be bored on an
extended visit.


Thredbo knows how to throw a party too,
with the Cannonball Festival perhaps the
best of the bunch featuring more than 600


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