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Thredbo has announced it will end its 2026 season this Sunday, September 13 — roughly three weeks ahead of its originally planned closing over the October Long Weekend, and the latest sign of just how difficult this winter has been for Australian ski resorts. The resort broke the news on social media with a message thanking its community for the season:
“Winter 2026 was made by our people. Our team, our guests, our village — thank you for being a part of a season we are proud of. We’re wrapping up the season this Sunday, 13 September, and we’ve got a HUGE send off planned!”
Thredbo is closing out the season with one last weekend of events before the lifts stop turning. On Saturday, September 12, the resort will host its Big Deck Energy and Après Club finale featuring Benson, presented by Smirnoff, followed by the season-ending Pond Skim — Thredbo’s traditional costumed water-skimming send-off, where skiers and riders in summer-inspired outfits attempt to cross a pool of water on snow before it inevitably ends in a splash.
Thredbo joins a growing list of Australian resorts calling time on the 2026 season well ahead of schedule. Selwyn Snow Resort closed first, on August 21, followed by Mount Baw Baw on August 23. Charlotte Pass followed on September 5, with Mount Hotham, Falls Creek, and Mount Buller all closing on September 6 — a remarkable cluster of closures within a two-and-a-half week span. Most larger Australian ski resorts tend to stay open until the October Long Weekend (Labor Day in New South Wales, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory).
The underlying cause has been consistent all season: a historically poor snow year. Snow depth records at Spencers Creek, the benchmark measurement site for the Snowy Mountains dating back to 1954, show the 2026 peak season running roughly 45% below the 73-year historical average at for peak season — making it the fifth-worst season on record and the worst in two decades.
With Thredbo’s closure, that leaves only Perisher still operating, unless Australia’s largest ski resort also calls it quits this weekend, but no official announcement has been made yet.
For anyone hoping for one last weekend on the mountain, this Saturday and Sunday are it. So head to Thredbo for one last hoorah before the 2026 season wraps.
