page_title: Skiing in the Australian Capital Territory
section_title: History and major locations
hierarchical_section_title: Skiing in the Australian Capital Territory / History and major locations
context_page_description: Skiing in the Australian Capital Territory refers to snow skiing in the Australian Capital Territory. The highest mountain in the ACT is Bimberi Peak. Recreational skiing commenced with the formation of the Canberra Alpine Club in 1934. Since the 1930s, the ACT has had intermittent and limited alpine skiing facilities. Downhill ski facilities returned to the ACT at Corin Forest in 2016, after a two decade hiatus.
  The only commercial ski field in the ACT is located at Corin Forest; however, cross country skiing takes place in areas such as the Namadgi National Park, Bimberi Nature Reserve, Mount Franklin, Mount Ginini and Mount Gingera when conditions allow. The more extensive and developed New South Wales skifields are located south-west of the Territory.
context_section_description: The most northerly ski fields in Australia are located in the Australian Capital Territory – in the ranges west of Australia's capital city, Canberra. During the Southern Hemisphere winter, skiing in Australia takes place in the ACT and in three States: New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Skiable terrain stretches through large areas of territory from June to October and a number of well serviced resorts have been developed in the States.
  Namadgi National Park in the ACT and Bimberi Nature Reserve and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales are located in the Brindabella Ranges. The highest mountain in the ACT is Bimberi Peak, which lies above the treeline at 1912 metres, at the northern edge of the Snowy Mountains. The alpine regions are subject to environmental protection, which has limited the scope of commercial development of skiiable terrain, Organised downhill skiing in the ACT was started by the Canberra Alpine Club in 1934, and was for decades centred around Mt Franklin. Since the 1980s, some downhill facilities have existed intermittently at Corin Forest.
caption: Alpine National Parks of the Australian mainland
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