Thredbo Resort Announces Huge Summer of Mountain Bike Events
Mountainwatch | Press Release
Thredbo, November 10: The lifts start spinning for mountain bikers on Saturday 21 November, and Thredbo is heading into its biggest season yet. Thredbo today announces a stacked 2026/27 race calendar, with the Thredbo Gravity Series, Cannonball MTB Festival presented by Boost Mobile, and Boost Mobile Australian Mountain Biking Interschools all returning to Australia’s home of gravity.
“We’re excited to see riders back in the MTB Park and getting their first laps in,” said Tim Windshuttle, MTB Business Manager at Thredbo Resort. “The Gravity Series will get the race season underway in December for the Specialized Sidewinder Showdown. It’s a fast & flowy track and the perfect early season race to set the scene for the season ahead.”
Thredbo Gravity Series Presented by Fox Entries Now Open
Four rounds, four courses and $50,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. The series starts on Sidewinder in December and goes all the way to April, when riders take their chains off for the final round.
Saturday 12 December 2026 | Round 1 | Specialized Sidewinder Showdown
Tight turns and fast straights take riders through the outer reaches of the resort before they race back into the VT base area.
Saturday 30 January 2027 | Round 2 | Oakley Cruiser Crusher
A short course with barely a chance to catch your breath. Riders start at the top of the Cruiser Chairlift and race down Paparazzi and Slayground to the base of the Cruiser area.
Saturday 10 April 2027 | Round 3 | SRAM Supertrail Scramble
Sections of Cannonball Downhill link up with Kosciuszko Flow for a race that rewards anyone who can carry speed from one trail into the next.
Saturday 24 April 2027 | Round 4 | Maxxis Chainless Champs
The chains come off for the series finale. Riders will have to pump for speed through Centre Link and lower Kosciuszko Flow, with the overall title on the line at VT base area.
Entries are now open for all rounds with limited spots available.Register at www.thredbo.com.au/events/thredbo-gravity-series.
Australia’s Biggest Mountain Bike Festival Returns to Thredbo
Some of the biggest names in the sport come to Thredbo for the Cannonball MTB Festival presented by Boost Mobile. From Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 February 2027, riders will compete across six events, with over $120,000 in cash and prizes and the King and Queen of Cannonball crowns up for grabs.
The Oakley Pump Track Challenge goes down on Wednesday night, with the fastest qualifiers pumping rollers and doubling jumps in front of the festival crowd. On Friday afternoon, the invite-only Deity Whip Wars brings some of the country’s best freestyle riders to throw down the biggest whip and best trick on the line.
Then it’s time for the RockShox Australian Open Downhill. Saturday’s finals will see riders take on steep chutes, large rock features and rough lines in one flat-out run for the podium.
Cannonball MTB Festival presented by Boost Mobile Program
Wednesday 10 February | Specialized All-Mountain Enduro and Oakley Pump Track Challenge.
Thursday 11 February | FOX Flow Motion Cup and Maxxis Dual Slalom.
Friday 12 February | Deity Whip Wars and RockShox Australian Open Downhill seeding.
Saturday 13 February | RockShox Australian Open Downhill finals.
Boost Mobile Australian Mountain Biking Interschools Returns in March
From Monday 1 to Friday 5 March 2027, school riders from across Australia will race at Thredbo in four events across five divisions for students in Years 3 to 12. The event typically attracts more than 1,300 competitors, with registration details to be announced soon.
View Thredbo’s full summer events calendar at thredbo.com.au/events.
