Overview
Thredbo is becoming so much more than a quick snow sojourn as an abundance of activities such as Clicquot in the Snow and the Smirnoff Snow Dome provide Thredboers with endless entertainment options both on and off the slopes. Adding to this calendar is the debutant Efterski Festival, a combination of music, everybody's favourite winter sports and an enormous amount of fun and frivolity. The work of Rekorderlig Cider and One Hit Wonder, it's set to take Thredbo Village by (snow)storm from Thursday, September 12, until Saturday, September 14.
The music line-up is one not to be missed, with a mixture of live acts and DJ sets ready to turn up the volume at Thredbo and deliver tunes deep into the evening. Kele of Bloc Party fame will be headlining with his own DJ set. and he will be handsomely supported by a host of homegrown favourites, including Blue Mountains hip-hoppers Hermitude, Melburnian melody makers World's End Press, party favourites Alison Wonderland, rockers Bleeding Knees Club, club stalwarts Sosueme DJs and many more.
It wouldn't be a Thredbo event without action on the snow, though, and there will be plenty of skiing and snowboarding throughout the festival. Daytime will see adventurous freeskiers competing in events including the Toyota One Hit Wonder Big Air event, the first big air event of the 2013/14 world tour calendar, and the Atomic Alpine Knockout, a team slalom event open to snow sport enthusiasts occuring on Friday September 11 and sporting a top prize of $10,000 (and an intangible amount of snow cred).
If slalom isn't for you though then perhaps the Rhythm Skim Showdown on Saturday September 14 is. Free for all entrants dressed in their fancy dress finest, the aim of the game is to stay dry whilst getting from one side to the other. In all likelihood everybody will fall in for a swim, but what better way to welcome spring. Did I mention that there are cash and prizes for best outfit and best wipe-out? So make sure to don your best costume and be ready to fail the hardest, and when you step out of the pool you can head straight to the Alpine Hotel hot pools in the village to warm up again.
Accomodation packages start from $165 so make sure to book if you decide to head down to Thredbo for an avalanche of fun.
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