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The Schuss at Thredbo

Advanced · 834 m long with 236 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 26° at its steepest, facing S.

26°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
834 mlength
236 mvertical
1665 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

The Schuss is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Schuss

Lifts that reach the top: Merritts (skiing novice terrain to get there); Easy Rider T-Bar (skiing easy terrain to get there); Gunbarrel Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); The Cruiser (skiing easy terrain to get there); Antons T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sponars T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Merritts
  2. Ski The Schuss (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Giddy Up (Gondola Access Run), The Schuss (Gondola Exit Run), Upper Giddy Up. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Burrow Snow Runner (1 min), Wombats Snow Runner (2 min), Gunbarrel Express (2 min).

See The Schuss on the 3D mapAll runs at Thredbo
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.