Corin Forest
35°30′56″S 148°55′18″E / 35.515569°S 148.921632°E / -35.515569; 148.921632
Corin Forest Mountain Resort (elevation 1200m) is a commercial ski field and tourist destination located in the Tidbinbilla Range, south-west of Canberra. Situated in a mountain ash forest near the Namadgi National Park. In winter, it offers Australia's most northerly lifted ski area, and the closest to the national capital of Canberra. A 1.2 km mountain slide operates in the warmer months.[1]
History and mountain statistics
Corin Forest is located on the road to Corin Dam, close to Namadgi National Park and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, around 45 minutes from Canberra.[2] It is the only commercial skifield in the ACT.
In the 1980s and 1990s, limited downhill skiing took place at Corin Forest.[3] A development plan for Corin had been drafted following the 2003 Canberra bushfires which would see three 600m chairlifts installed together with snowmaking facilities and accommodation at this site.[4]
New owners took over in 2013 and installed a beginners' magic carpet ski lift for the 2016 season, expanded snow making facilities, and invested in ski hire equipment, a ski school and ski first aid to service an 80-metre-long and 60-metre-wide slope, with capacity for a maximum of 150 people.[3]
See also
- Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Corin Dam
- Namadgi National Park
- Skiing in Australia
- Skiing in New South Wales
- Skiing in Tasmania
- Skiing in Victoria
References
External links
- Resort Homepage
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- Dinner Plain
- Falls Creek
- Hotham Alpine
- Lake Mountain (XC)
- Mount Baw Baw
- Mount Buller
- Mount St Gwinear (XC)
- Mount Stirling (XC)
- Ben Lomond
- Mount Mawson
- Corin Forest