Corin Forest | |
Location: | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Nearest City: | Canberra |
Base Elevation: | 1200m (3,900feet) |
Longest Run: | Magic Carpet ride 80m (260feet) |
Liftsystem: | 1 |
Snowmaking: | Yes |
Nightskiing: | Yes |
External Link: | http://www.corin.com.au |
Coordinates: | -35.5156°N 148.9216°W |
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]
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.