1.8 km away
South Valley

Nice snow quality and steep pitches in the Southern Twin Valley
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 6 m
- Descent
- 297 m
A local's favourite powder run when the resort is tracked out.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
This is a local's favourite powder stash. There are two main options when you ski Stanley's, the Thredbo side of the valley is short and steep, accessed from the top of Merritt's you drop into the valley by negotiating the trees just north of the unload, before picking any line out of the resort boundary. Meanwhile the other side of the valley gives a more gentle gradient and holds the snow better than the other side, let alone the spacing of the trees is far better this side. You can easily traverse to get to the other side of the valley, or even boot pack further up to gain a little more vertical. Return wise, people often try to ski to the base of Merritt's, whilst others ski alongside the creek and boot up to the Easy Rider T-bar. In a good season, it's possible to ski down to the day car park next to Friday Flat, but take serious care, there are logs, creeks and more to negotiate through the thick brush lower down. Again take care with the snow down on Stanley's, deep holes pop up later in the season, and when there is no significant base, they can really catch you off guard, either side of the valley.
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
1.8 km away
Nice snow quality and steep pitches in the Southern Twin Valley
Moderate Freeride Skiing
1.9 km away
Providing more open and consistent fall line compared to the Southern Twin Valley, and some fantastic skiing
Difficult Freeride Skiing
2.5 km away
A local favourite, dropping 400 vertical metres not too far from Thredbo dropping down to Dead Horse Gap car park.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
3.7 km away
Steep and rocky, leading into a more open bowl down to Leatherbarrel Creek
Severe Freeride Skiing
4 km away
Starting on the summit of the Ramshead and heading the major drainage gully to the north, dropping down to Leatherbarrel Creek
Difficult Freeride Skiing
4 km away
The most vertical you will find in the valley, following the western spur from the Ramshead.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
4.3 km away
Golden rocks at the top of a continuous fall line down to Leatherbarrel Creek, provides some fantastic skiing with options from the Ramshead into the gully.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
4.4 km away
A great entry run into the backcountry with a relatively gentle gradient, above and below the tree line, featuring nicely spaced gums lower down for some tree skiing.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
4.4 km away
Involving a kilometre of fairly flat skiing to the south, the run then drops down the sheltered southern side of Kosciuszko.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
4.7 km away
The western flanks of Kosciuszko, the steepest skiing on the mountain other than the areas beneath the cornice
Moderate Freeride Skiing
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