An Opening Weekend To Remember!

Posted on 9 Jun, 2026 in Festivals & Events

We always love celebrating all things winter in Thredbo, but there really is nothing quite like Opening Weekend!

With endless entertainment, the thrill of the first turns of the season, and plenty of opportunities to make lasting winter memories – we wish we could do Opening Weekend over and over again.

Keep scrolling to see what went down as we kicked off Winter 2026, Thredbo style!

First Turns For Winter 2026

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As the sun rose on a gorgeous blue bird day on Saturday, the hard work of our grooming and snowmaking team was revealed! The news quickly began to spread that the Easy Does It Chairlift would be spinning for day one of Winter 2026, and the excitement was in the air.

And, no surprises one of the first to fly down Friday Flat was our first 50 day Legend Of The Mountain from last season, Kevin!

A Buzzing Village

In true Opening Weekend fashion, the Thredbo Village came alive with entertainment and activities everywhere you turned!

Thanks to AG1 free samples, guests had every chance to make sure they were putting their best foot forward to make the most of their day!

With roaming entertainment all weekend long, there was never a dull moment!

For those after a spot of retail therapy, guests were in for a treat with plenty of fresh new shopping spots to browse!

Endless Family Fun

For families, it was non-stop fun all weekend long!

Thredbo icons Extreme Rat and Josie Baff were spotted on the Keller Green signing posters and giving out high fives.

There were colours everywhere with free facepainting as popular as ever!

The Return of Après Club

And perhaps the highlight of the weekend, the Après Club light turned back on at the Alpine Bar and the dance floor went off thanks to SHOUSE presented by Balter.

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Did you miss out and now you have FOMO? Or were you here and now you’re desperate for more?

Well, we’ve got plenty more where that came from… check out our full Winter Events Line Up here and start planning your next trip.

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Five days to go and snow in the forecast… this feels familiar 🤔 We’re throwing it back to Opening Weekend 2025 as we countdown the days to one of the best weekends of the year 🎆 Experience an Opening Weekend like no other in Thredbo with a jam-packed schedule of back to back celebrations. Psssst: book your bus back to Jindabyne after Saturday night Aprés now! Link in BIO ✅

🚨 BUSH DOOF IS BACK BABY 🚨 Hosted by @tess_coady and fuelled by @monsterenergy, Australia’s ultimate snowboard event returns to Thredbo this winter, August 29. ⚡️ Expect a line up of the worlds best riders, a brand-new custom terrain park and an unmissable après party with @littlefritter and @shimmyyyyyyy 😛

Snowing in the village ❄️☃️-4.9° and plenty of snowmaking up top

For our next stunt… we’re skiing and snowboarding from this Saturday. 13cm overnight + Snowguns firing + Mountain Ops delivering. Friday Flat is ON. Stay tuned… more updates on lifts and terrain coming soon.

How lucky are we?! 🥰 Happy World Environment Day! 🌍 At Thredbo, we are committed to protecting, preserving and prioritising our unique environment - so we can continue to share the love for our mountain home for years to come 😍 Hit the link in BIO to read more about our environmental initiatives ✅

It’s HERE! Winter 2026 is here and first turns are on 👏 our Easy Does It Chairlift, Freddie’s Snow Runner and Wombats Snow Runner are spinning on Friday Flat - let’s the celebrations begin! 🤗

WE’RE BACK! ⛷️ First laps of Easy Does It Chairlift. Bring on Winter 2026 🎉

Where it all begins 🤩 first night back at Aprés Club with @shouse.shouse and @poolclvb thanks to @balterbrewers 🎆 Winter 2026, we’ve got a good feeling about you 👏

Clear sky, cold night and 134 snow guns firing across the mountain overnight 💪🏽 Sunday mornings just the way we like them ❄️

Fuel your day with @drinkag1au Come down to Friday Flat for free samples today

Opening Weekend 2026 = what the body and mind needed 🙏 the season has officially begun, and we had so much fun celebrating with you all! The best part is, there’s way more fun where that came from 🤩 Stay tuned as we work on opening more terrain asap 😎

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