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Selwyn Snowfields
Small, personal and great value for money, Selwyn Snowfields is
the perfect winter destination for family-oriented fun in the snow.
Must see and do
Take a ride on the longest snow tube
park lift in NSW, squeal with delight
and peel back the years.
Visit Cabramurra, Australia’s highest
township and home of the mighty
Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Slap on some cross-country skis
or snow shoes and follow the crosscountry
trails to the top of Mt Selwyn,
where the views are spectacular.
Take the self-guided walk through the
historic gold-mining town of Kiandra,
the birthplace of Australian skiing.
Photographs
above left to right: Snowboarding lesson;
Snowtubing; Selwyn Snowfields
For families
If you prefer your ski resort small, friendly and
family oriented, Selwyn Snowfields is ideal.
For anyone new to snow sports, or if you’re
developing your skills as a skier or boarder, this
is one of the best places to start. Selwyn is the
best-value winter playground in the country,
with lift tickets about two-thirds the price
you’ll pay at the bigger resorts. And you’ll find
that the caring mountain staff take the resort’s
motto, ‘Friendly Family Fun’, to heart, ensuring
your family has a safe and fun holiday.
Just drive in
Selwyn Snowfields rates fun as a high priority
and everything about the resort is designed to
make snow play easy.
Selwyn is located in the northern section of
Kosciuszko National Park, just west of Kiandra
and about one hour’s drive from Tumut or
Cooma. If you ‘re travelling from Sydney, head to
Canberra and continue south, taking the Snowy
Mountains Highway turnoff to Adaminaby.
Selwyn Snowfields is ‘drive-in’ snow sport at its
best. The car park is located only a snowball’s
throw from the ski slopes, as are all the
facilities, where you can find everything you
need for a fun-filled, action-packed day on the
snow – lift ticket sales, ski and equipment hire
and a food outlet.
It’s snow time
At Selwyn it’s not just about skiing and
snowboarding. Although there are plenty of
well groomed ski runs for people snapping on
skis for the first time, here your snow action
can take many forms. Selwyn has one of the
few toboggan parks left in Australia, and you’ll
get a real buzz from snow tubing at Wombat
and Snowflake snow tube parks.
For children aged 18 months to 6 years, there’s
Selwyn Snow World, where children can develop
their skills and learn to have fun in the
snow in an environment where they can feel
comfortable, safe and secure.
Snow step-by-step
Wherever you are on the skills ladder, you’ll
get a good run at Selwyn. About 40% of the
resort’s runs carry the green ‘beginner’ rating,
another 48% are intermediate blue runs and
only 12% have a black rating.
At the MILO Snow Sports School, Selwyn’s
team of highly skilled instructors will show you
how much fun learning to ski or snowboard
can be. Group and private lessons are available
daily for everyone from 3 years up.
If your kids are aged 7 or under, they’ll love
the specially designed program that includes
riding on Gentle Annie, the moving carpet lift.
You can also let the kids go wild in Selwyn’s
Bouncing Bogong Jumping Castle, or give them
a spin on a toboggan.
And Selwyn is kind to your credit rating, with a
range of affordable ski packages, including the
Give It A Go Package, Mega Mites and Lift and
Lesson Packages.
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