Gunbarrel Express

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The Gunbarrel Express is a detachable quad chairlift in Thredbo. It runs from the Friday Flat learning area to a point on The Traverse trail roughly halfway between the Central Spur and the Merritts Spur. The lift was constructed in 1988 as part of a thirty million (Australian) dollar investment into the mountain by its new owners, Amalgamated Holdings Limited. It is unique in Thredbo in that it crosses over other lifts, namely the Easy Does It fixed-grip quad and the Merritts fixed-grip double.

Two runs, The Glades and Pegasus, run underneath the higher part of the Gunbarrel Express, with the former running into the latter. The lower half is significantly steeper with many concealed obstacles including a creek (and often suffers from only partial cover), and is thusly out-of-bounds.

[edit] Statistics

  • Base elevation: 1365m
  • Base location: Friday Flat
  • Terminal elevation: 1791m
  • Terminal location: The Traverse, approx. halfway between Cruiser terminal and Antons base.
  • Length: 1679m
  • Vertical Rise: 426m
  • Average gradient: 1 in 3.9