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in The Snowies

When you stay at our Crackenback accommodation in Thredbo Valley, you're perfectly positioned to explore the best of the Snowy Mountains region. Our luxury alpine retreats offer unparalleled access to Kosciuszko National Park, with the finest dining, shopping, and adventure opportunities right at your doorstep.

Insider recommendations from your Crackenback hosts who've called these mountains home for decades.

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Dining & Drinking

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    Thredbo

    Due to the seasonal nature of Thredbo Village - sometimes it can be hard to find a restaurant that is open or in Winter, not completely booked out. So we recommend always calling and booking ahead if you plan to dine out in Thredbo. Here are our recommendations:

    Candlelight ● Piste ● T-Bar ● Denman Apres Bar ● Berntis

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    Crackenback

    We are just up the road from a few cracker restaurants. The Wild Brumby Distillery is the perfect spot for lunch or late arvo beer & grazing board. Crackenback Farm has great French Farmhouse Style food and now does takeaway as well as prepare at home meals. Perrotta’s Italian + Bar at Lake Crackenback is also a great option for takeaway or eat in!

    Wild Brumby ● Crackenback Farm ● Perotta’s Italian & Bar

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    Jindabyne

    Jindabyne is the biggest town around for a while, so this is the main spot for supplies and to dine out. The ‘old’ town centre (near Banjo Patterson Pub) is a good spot to stop in for brekky (and dinner options for later too). Cafe’s listed first.

    Gotchi ● CBD Coffee ● ESSpresso ● The Market/Rockstock ● Parq ● Birchwood ● Cocina ● La Famiglia ● Maya ● The Brewery ● Holly Go Lightly ● Bar Lula ● The Banjo

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    Dalgety

    The Dalgety Brewing Co (Snowy River Microbrewery) is the perfect scenic drive and dine experience. Stopover in Dalgety for a swim or Platypus spotting. If you don’t have a 4WD take the longer route available from Dalgety to the Brewery (to avoid a water crossing). Once there you can look back on the distant mountains while sipping a beverage and enjoying some lunch. Head back through Berridale and stop in at Shut the Gate and Jindabyne Brewery to make it a round trip!

    Dalgety Brewing Co.

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    Berridale

    Berridale is worth a little pit stop on your drive in or out of the area, pull in to Shut the Gate to pick up some wine and cheese for your next picnic. They also have beautiful interiors and a courtyard ideal for sipping wine and tasting cheese. Meet You Halfway is the perfect pull-over pit-stop for coffee and treats!

    Shut the Gate ● Meet You Halfway

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    Cooma

    Cooma is the main pit stop on your drive from Sydney or Canberra. It has the cheapest petrol options for a few towns (so always worth filling up here before getting to Jindabyne). Cooma has some great cafe’s. Here are our recommendations:

    The Lott Cafe ● Cisne Vietnamese Cafe ● Kettle & Seed  ● Kuma Pies ● Pha’s Thai

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Local Products We Love

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    Snowy Mill Sourdough

    Australia's highest-altitude commercial bakery, creating premium sourdough bread using pure mountain rainwater and the finest natural ingredients. Their wood-fired bakery in Jindabyne crafts artisanal loaves through traditional two-day fermentation, with no commercial yeast or preservatives.

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    Rockstock Deli

    Artisan cured and smoked foods made using age-old techniques in the clean mountain air at 1150 metres above sea level in the Crackenback Valley. They produce dry cured bacon, charcuterie, smoked trout, and salamis using all Australian meat and natural casings with Alpine Ash timber smoke.

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    Snowy Way Brewing Co.

    Authentic mountain-made beer that embodies the adventurous spirit of the Snowy Mountains. Crafted with the finest ingredients and traditional brewing methods in Jindabyne, their brews celebrate the wild and untamed spirit of the high country with a motto of "Let it Overflow."

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    Crackenback Farm Ready Meals

    Authentic French farmhouse cuisine available as ready-made meals [including absolutely delicious family-sized pies]. The Farm has now perfected high quality hearty dishes you can enjoy at your accommodation, from hearty casseroles to their legendary pies that have become local favorites.

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Shopping & Supplies

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    Supermarkets

    There are a few places to get supplies nearby. Woolworths in Jindabyne is the biggest, with smaller local grocers located in Jindabyne’s ‘old shops’, Thredbo Village. There is also an (expensive) but conveniently located store at Lake Crackenback Resort.

    Woolworths ● Friendly Grocer ● Foodworks Thredbo ● Lake Crackenback

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    Ski & Board Stores

    You’re in the mountains so we don’t have surf shops but we do have board stores. Great for outdoor and adventure gear suited to the alpine areas - perfect for if you forgot to pack that warm layer or a hat. ESS Board Store also has a cafe with the best toasties in town and Rhythm usually has the cheapest ski rentals.

    Ess Board Store ● Rhythm Sports ● Jindabyne Sports ● First Tracks ● Cherri Pow

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    Outdoor Gear

    These stores have the high-tech equipment you need to best explore the extreme environments in the mountains. These shops stock year-round technical equipment and gear, in summer these are your spots to grab bike gear and hiking boots.

    Larry Adler ● Gravity ● Wildnerness Sports ● Sacred Ride ● High Country Outfitters

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    Galleries

    Pop in for a stroll around one of the most iconic attractions in the Snowy Mountains. Located in a beautifully restored church in the main street of Cooma, the Charles Davis Photography Gallery features a collection of Charles’ most popular and award winning photographs, as well as the Kunama Book and giftware.

    Charles Davis Gallery

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    Homewares

    If you are looking to add a touch of the alpine to your own home these are the shops to peruse. Both of these stock a great collection of homewares with a touch of The Snowy Mountains.

    Design & Detail ● Feldmark Pottery

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    Op Shops

    Jindabyne Op Shop is only rarely open but always worth a visit if you manage to catch it! Hit up Vinnies or Salvos in Cooma to see if you can find any treasures. There is also a great antique shop with lots of snippets of history located in the centre of Cooma not far from Vinnies.

    Antique Shop ● Vinnies ● Salvos ● Jindy Op Shop