Hire shops from Talbingo to Cooma, the toboggan park, the roads in and where to eat, for a winter day at the snow with kids.
Where should you hire skis for Selwyn?
Coming from Tumut, goPLAYoutside in Talbingo charges $45 online for an adult ski package and hands it over from 4pm the day before. From Canberra, Cooma has two shops, and Village Ski charges $50 with a helmet. The resort hires HEAD skis and Burton boards in the Selwyn Centre; book ahead in school holidays.
4 shops compared
Hire at the resort, or on the way in: Talbingo on the Tumut side, Cooma on the Canberra side. All four shops here take bookings online, and the three off the mountain also hire snow chains.
| Shop | Adult ski package, 1 day | Snowboard package, 1 day | Hires | Book |
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Selwyn Snow Resort rentals
Selwyn Centre
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Price shown when you book | HEAD skis, Burton snowboards, boots, helmets, clothing | Book online → | |
| Shop | Adult ski package, 1 day | Snowboard package, 1 day | Hires | Book |
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goPLAYoutside
Lampe Street
Lowest published price
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$45 online, $50 walk-in | $45 online, $50 walk-in | Skis, boards, clothing, toboggans, snowshoes, chains | Book online → |
| Shop | Adult ski package, 1 day | Snowboard package, 1 day | Hires | Book |
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Village Ski
40 Sharp Street
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$50 | $55 | Skis, boards, clothing, toboggans, snowshoes, chains | Book online → |
Rhythm Snowsports
Sharp Street
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Price shown when you book | Skis, snowboards, demo gear, clothing, chains | Book online → | |
Rates published for the 2026 season, checked in October 2026 after Selwyn closed for winter. Check the rate again at booking.
Where to hire
Hiring at the resort saves a stop on the way up. Talbingo and Cooma publish their prices, and two shops there hand gear over the afternoon before.
The Snowy Mountains Highway, both ways in
Drive times to Selwyn, as the resort publishes them.
Selwyn is 2.5 hours from Canberra or Wagga Wagga, 5 to 6.5 from Sydney and 5 to 7.5 from Melbourne. There are no beds on the mountain, so families base themselves in Adaminaby, Talbingo or Tumut.
Selwyn sells no petrol or diesel and has no EV chargers. The last pumps are in Adaminaby, Talbingo, Tumut and Cooma, and the nearest chargers are at Providence Portal.
Selwyn asks every 2WD to carry chains that fit on the Snowy Mountains Highway from June to September. Two chain-fitting bays near Kiandra, at Sawyers Hill and Denison Campground, each take up to 10 cars. Selwyn road advice →
$29 per car per day from the June to the October long weekend, paid at the machines beside the Selwyn car park or in the Park'nPay app. Of the annual passes, only the All Parks Pass covers the snowfields. Park visitor info →
Snowy 2.0 construction puts more trucks on the highway, especially around Pine Valley. Allow extra time.
Kings Cross Road past the resort and the Khancoban-Cabramurra Road close from the June to the October long weekend, so come in on the Snowy Mountains Highway.
No public bus runs to Selwyn. Riverina Adventure Sports runs snow bus day trips from Wagga Wagga, and the closest airport with regular flights is Canberra.
Day parking and an overflow lot sit beside the Selwyn Centre. On a busy day in 2023 the car park was nearly full by lunch.
Australia's most northerly resort runs from 1,492 m to 1,614 m over 45 hectares, most of it beginner and intermediate terrain. The January 2020 bushfires destroyed it, and it reopened on 10 June 2023 with everything in the new Selwyn Centre.
The beginner trails start at the Selwyn Centre: Sunny Side, Beginner Bliss, Easy Street and Home Run. Group ski lessons take kids from 4 and snowboard lessons from 7, and group lessons must be booked ahead.
The toboggan park has its own slope beside the Selwyn Centre, a 150 m carpet and its own snowmaking. Sleds come with the pass and you can't bring your own. Snow tubing costs extra, for kids 5 and over and at least 110 cm tall.
Long Arm, at 800 m, is the longest run, and Township is a blue. Regulars say confident intermediates may tire of it within a day.
The black runs come off the Race Course T-Bar: Race Course, Pig Gully, Plum Pine and Gallah's Gully. Race Course is the steepest pitch on the hill.
Cross-country trails leave from the day car park. Kiandra, 7 km down the road, is where gold miners skied on fence palings in 1861, and its old lifts, including Australia's first T-bar, moved to Selwyn in 1978.
Gentle runs beside the base building, and ski lessons from age 4.
A big toboggan park with its own lift, though the resort has no childcare.
Enough for a day before the runs start to repeat.
A short set of black runs off one T-bar.
A peak 2027 adult day pass is $139 online, and the Black Friday sale sells two for $140.
Our ratings for a family trip, out of 5.
Selwyn runs its own ski school and toboggan park, and one operator brings day trips in from the Riverina.
Group lessons of 1.5 hours for adults and 2 hours for kids, from first time to advanced on skis. Private lessons cover every age and level. You need a lift pass and a helmet.
Their website →A pass of its own, separate from the lifts, with the toboggan included and no ski boots allowed. Snow tubing is an upgrade, and booking online saves up to 20%.
Their website →Snow bus day trips to Selwyn, with ski hire and chain hire from the shop in Wagga Wagga.
Their website →Choices are few, and plenty of families pack lunch. The Selwyn Centre feeds you on the mountain, and Adaminaby has the nearest pub dinner.
Hot and cold breakfasts and lunches, plus grab-and-go food.
Barista coffee around the corner from the bistro, and a drink for whoever isn't driving.
Pub dinners from 5 to 8:30pm: rump and scotch steaks, parmas, curry and kids meals, with regional wines.
A bar and bistro on the highway through town.
Breakfast and brunch on Russell Street, open since 2012.
Hours change through the year, so check before you drive.
Local tips
Advice from people who drive to Selwyn, checked against the resort's own rules.
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Answers checked October 2026. Prices and rules change each season, so confirm with the operator before you go.
Contact UsAll four hire shops in this guide take bookings on their own websites. Hire shops generally book online through rental booking tools such as EquipDash. goPLAYoutside needs 24 hours' notice and your sizes, and an online booking costs $5 less than walking in.
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