Jindabyne
Situated
at
the
base
of
the
Snowy
Mountains
Jindabyne
is
the
main
shopping
and
accommodation
centre
for
the
ski
resorts
of
Thredbo
and
Perisher-Blue.
Although
there
is
accommodation
at
the
ski
resorts
many
people
choose
to
stay
in
Jindabyne
as
it
is
much
cheaper,
has
a
variety
of
attractions
both
day
and
night
and
is
only
40
minutes
away
from
either
resort.
The
town
is
situated
on
a
picturesque
lake
which
was
man
made
after
a
dam
was
built
flooding
the
valley
in
1967.
In
the
summer
months
the
lake
is
a
hive
of
activity
with
sailing,
windsurfing,
waterskiing
and
fantastic
trout
and
salmon
fishing.
Jindabyne
has
grown
steadily
over
the
years
and
now
boasts
many
great
shops
and
restaurants,
3
hotels
and
a
variety
of
nightclubs.
Ski
and
snowboard
hire
is
also
available
at
reasonable
prices
and
transport
to
the
ski
fields
runs
every
day
during
the
winter.
Berridale
This
small
town
situated
halfway
between
Cooma
and
Jindabyne
is
approximately
one
hours
drive
to
the
snowfields.
Berridale
has
very
reasonable
priced
accommodation
and
ski
hire
available
with
a
few
places
to
eat
out
and
a
delightful
country
pub.
Cooma
Cooma
is
the
gateway
to
the
Snowy
Mountains
and
with
a
population
of
over
10
000
is
the
largest
town
in
the
area.
As
well
as
being
the
centre
of
the
farming
area
of
the
Monaro
plains
it
is
also
the
administrative
centre
of
the
Snowy
Mountains
hydro-electric
scheme.
There
are
many
buildings
of
historical
interest
with
Lambie
St
being
proclaimed
as
an
historic
precinct.
The
Royal
Hotel
is
the
oldest
hotel
still
in
business,
opening
in
1858,
the
Lord
Raglan
which
was
built
four
years
earlier
was
the
districts
first
inn
and
is
now
an
art
gallery.
Cooma
airport
is
10
minutes
south
of
the
town
and
has
regular
flights
to
and
from
Sydney.
Kiandra
Kiandra
was
a
boom
goldmining
town
in
the
19th
century
with
an
estimated
15
000
prospectors
in
1859
and
in
1860
yielded
67
000
oz
of
gold,
the
most
of
any
Australian
field.
Being
the
highest
goldfield
in
Australia
(1414m),
winter
conditions
were
harsh
and
most
miners
found
the
going
too
rough
with
only
200
men
left
when
the
alluvial
gold
petered
around
1861.
A
few
gravestones,
a
dam
and
some
ruins
are
all
that
is
left
of
Kiandra
now.
