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Upper Traverse at Thredbo

Advanced · 818 m long with 88 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 17° at its steepest, facing SW.

17°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
818 mlength
88 mvertical
1873 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Traverse 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 Upper Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: The Cruiser (skiing novice 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 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Merritts
  2. Ride The Cruiser
  3. Ski Upper Traverse (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins The Tunnel, The Traverse, Michael's Mistake Zone. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Antons T-Bar (1 min), Sponars T-Bar (2 min), The Cruiser (4 min).

See Upper Traverse 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.