The Australian ski resort’s new attraction has received approval from authorities to develop and build a roller coaster.
Some of the work that will start this year aims to prepare for the winter of 2024.
The roller coaster of the future will replace the resort’s current toboggan ride
The projected alpine coaster will be approximately 1.5 km long with up and down track areas, a tunnel, bridges in a circuit that traverses the alpine environment. The facility will occupy approximately 740 square meters of the campus.
Users will be able to control its speed up to 40 km/h. Each slide can carry up to two riders at a time, with the ability to control how fast or slow they go with a manual brake.
The new attraction would be open year-round and would be adapted to the existing terrain, with only a few snow cannons necessary to be moved from the site.
Stuart Diver, the resort’s general manager, commented on the upcoming attraction: “Thredbo Resort is committed to providing our guests with great alpine experiences and attractions such as the Alpine Coaster, which will join the fantastic mix of products and experiences that Thredbo and Snowy The mountain region has to be introduced”.
Map of the proposed location of the Alpine Coaster. Photo: Thredbo Resort
However, this does not mean that everyone agrees.
Thredbo Village’s accommodation provider, Cassis Apartments and Mountain Lodge, commented on the unveiling of the new attraction that it was “unsightly” and “intrusive” and that it was likely to spoil the natural landscape of the area and increase noise and congestion around the village. will contribute to town. Apart from this, environmental associations also opposed the new roller coaster.
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The Alpine Coaster is one of Thredbo’s proposals for redevelopment of the existing complex in the coming years. A new restaurant and more mountain bike paths will also be built at the top of the mountain.
This is part of the government’s plan to increase the influx of visitors to the park in the summer.
