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{{Short description|Ski resort in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
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==Climate==
Charlotte Pass has a [[
Annual rain fall averages 2329.6 mm,<ref name="kpc">{{cite web |title=Kosciuszko National Park – Climate |publisher=[[New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change]] |date=22 April 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0018?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0018&Type=S |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423041552/http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0018?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0018&Type=S |archive-date=23 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with about half falling as snow between May and September, although conditions result in
Snow has been recorded at all times of the year, some persisting on the ground for
|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/marine/sydney_hobart/execsum.html |accessdate=2008-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Significant Weather – December 2004 |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]], Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/public/sigwxsum/pdf/sigw1204.pdf|accessdate=2008-08-25}}</ref> While snowfalls at unexpected times can add interest to the area, they are typically associated with very severe weather events, which can also cause havoc with disastrous consequences. For example, weather patterns bringing snow on [[Boxing Day]] and the following day in 1998 caused loss of life in the [[Sydney to Hobart yacht race]] that year.<ref name="stohexec"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary Report on Meteorological Aspects of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]], Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/marine/sydney_hobart/prelrept.html
|accessdate=2008-08-25}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Charlotte Pass (Kosciuszko Chalet) (1991–2015, extremes 1930–2015); {{cvt|1755|m|}} AMSL; 36.43° S, 148.33° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|precipitation colour = green
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan record high C = 29.7
|Feb record high C = 28.0
|Mar record high C = 24.5
|Apr record high C = 19.8
|May record high C = 16.2
|Jun record high C = 12.3
|Jul record high C = 9.0
|Aug record high C = 11.1
|Sep record high C = 15.6
|Oct record high C = 20.5
|Nov record high C = 28.3
|Dec record high C = 28.9
|year record high C =
| Jan high C = 18.6
| Feb high C = 17.7
| Mar high C = 14.8
| Apr high C = 10.9
| May high C = 7.3
| Jun high C = 3.9
| Jul high C = 2.2
| Aug high C = 3.1
| Sep high C = 5.4
| Oct high C = 10.2
| Nov high C = 13.7
| Dec high C = 15.8
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 12.3
|Feb mean C = 11.6
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 5.1
|May mean C = 2.4
|Jun mean C = -0.1
|Jul mean C = -2.0
|Aug mean C = -1.2
|Sep mean C = 1.5
|Oct mean C = 5.0
|Nov mean C = 8.1
|Dec mean C = 9.7
|year mean C =
| Jan low C = 5.9
| Feb low C = 5.4
| Mar low C = 2.5
| Apr low C = -0.8
| May low C = -2.5
| Jun low C = -4.1
| Jul low C = -6.2
| Aug low C = -5.5
| Sep low C = -2.5
| Oct low C = -0.3
| Nov low C = 2.5
| Dec low C = 3.6
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -5.6
|Feb record low C = -5.5
|Mar record low C = -6.7
|Apr record low C = -13.0
|May record low C = -13.4
|Jun record low C = -23.0
|Jul record low C = -19.6
|Aug record low C = -20.6
|Sep record low C = -16.7
|Oct record low C = -12.0
|Nov record low C = -9.4
|Dec record low C = -7.0
|year record low C =
| Jan precipitation mm = 111.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 130.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 119.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 95.8
| May precipitation mm = 138.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 120.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 96.4
| Aug precipitation mm = 114.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 147.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 99.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 171.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 144.8
|year precipitation mm = 1494.4
|Jan precipitation days = 10.3
|Feb precipitation days = 10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 10.1
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 12.8
|Jul precipitation days = 12.2
|Aug precipitation days = 13.5
|Sep precipitation days = 11.6
|Oct precipitation days = 11.0
|Nov precipitation days = 11.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.0
|year precipitation days =
|source = [[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=071003&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal
|title = Climate Statistics for Charlotte Pass (Kosciuszko Chalet)
|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
|access-date = 4 June 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Charlotte Pass (Kosciuszko Chalet, 1930–2015); 1,755 m AMSL; 36.43° S, 148.33° E
|metric first = Yes
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|Dec precipitation days = 9.0
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|source 1 = [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_071003_All.shtml Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Charlotte Pass (Kosciuszko Chalet)]
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The area has been long been used as a base for environmental research, for example for [[plankton]] studies in the nearby post glacial lake [[Blue Lake (New South Wales)|Blue Lake]] in 1937 using a flat bottomed boat,<ref>{{cite web |title=WISENET Journal, Number 44, July 1997, Dr Isobel Bennett, AO – An oral history interview by Diana Wyndham |publisher=Women in Science Enquiry Network Inc. |date=January 1997 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://www.wisenet-australia.org/ISSUE44/isobelb.html}}</ref> and more recently, for example in 1997 as a heliport for studies of the [[Mountain Pygmy Possum|mountain pygmy possum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Re-assessment of ''burramys parvus'' population size and distribution of habitat in Kosciuszko National Park: 1997 Progress Report. |publisher=[[Australian Institute of Alpine Studies]] |date=2 May 1998 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://www.aias.org.au/newsletters/newslet2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719025609/http://www.aias.org.au/newsletters/newslet2.html |archive-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Of major faunal significance is the endangered [[mountain pygmy possum]] (''Burramys parvus''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Mountain Pygmy-possum – Priority actions |publisher=[[New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change]] |date=1 September 2005 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/pas_profile.aspx?id=10114 |archive-date=14 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814020828/http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/pas_profile.aspx?id=10114 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which from 1894<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Exposure – Mountain Pygmy Possum |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/storm/exposure/possum.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725140630/http://www.abc.net.au/storm/exposure/possum.htm |archive-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> until 1966 was only known from the fossil record,<ref name=Jagungal/> and the threatened [[broad-toothed mouse]]. These small [[marsupials]] are adapted to mountain life, however most other Australian animals find it hard to survive the cold climate and heavy snow. Animals that do manage to survive in the area and are occasionally seen include [[eastern grey kangaroo]]s, [[Common wombat|wombats]], [[platypus]], [[crows]], [[Australian magpie|magpies]], [[crimson rosella]]s, [[flame robin]]s, and introduced animals such as [[European rabbit|rabbits]], [[red fox|foxes]] and [[red deer]].
==Recreation==
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It is the oldest and highest ski resort in Australia.<ref name="cpsra"/>
The resort contains five ski lifts, one triple [[chairlift]], one [[T-bar lift|T-bar]], two [[platter lift]]s and a beginner's moving carpet (which replaced a rope tow in 2008), accessing 50 hectares of skiable terrain.<ref name="cpsra"/> These lifts are commonly referred to as the Kosciuszko Triple Chair, the Pulpit T-bar, the Basin Poma, Guthrie's High Speed Poma and the Kosciusko Carpet (colloquially known as the 'Kosci Carpet'). The highest lifted elevation is 1,964 m; the base elevation 1,755 m; giving a downhill skier's vertical of 210 m.<ref name="cpsra"/> The resort currently only lifts to part of its leased area. A small terrain park was first constructed in 2008. The resort has a few mobile snow guns to top up high traffic areas and help open difficult terrain areas earlier in the season. A list of all ski lifts to have operated at Charlotte Pass can be found at the [http://www.australianmountains.com/australianskilifts/#5 Australian Ski Lift Directory].
The resort is also very popular with cross-country skiers, as the village provides immediate access to Australia's highest peaks.<ref>{{cite web|title=11 Years of the CCCSC Kosciuszko Tour – 1993 to 2003 |publisher=Canberra Cross-Country Ski Club |date=2004-08-20 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |url=http://www.cccsc.asn.au/Text/History/KTinfo20.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424091227/http://www.cccsc.asn.au/Text/History/KTinfo20.html |archivedate=24 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In winter, the area is snow-bound and can only be accessed by snowmobile from the [[Perisher Valley]] [[Skitube Alpine Railway]] terminal, which lies 8 kilometres to the north east, also via Jindabyne. Charlotte Pass Village Pty Ltd operates a fleet of vehicles to ferry people into and out of the village during winter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-10 |title=Charlotte Pass Oversnow - A Truely Unique Experience |url=https://charlottepass.com.au/discover/getting-here/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
The area has not always been regarded as being easily accessible to all people. In the mid 20th century, the Chalet at Charlotte Pass was referred to as a ''breeding ground for snobocracy'' by local politician [[John Wesley Seiffert]] who by public criticism obtained a reduced bus fare to the area, thus opening the snowfields to a wider range of people.<ref>{{cite
==Management and Services==
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