The Hotel Kosciuszko was opened by the New South Wales Government in 1909 at what is now Sponars Chalet, near Smiggin Holes. The first Kosciuszko Chalet was built at
Charlotte Pass in 1930, giving relatively comfortable access to Australia's highest terrain. The growing number of ski enthusiasts heading to Charlotte Pass led to the establishment of a cafe at
Smiggin Holes around 1939, where horse-drawn sleighs would deliver skiers to be begin the arduous ski to the Kosciusko Chalet. The Construction of
Guthega Dam brought skiers to the isolated Guthega district and a rope tow was installed there in 1957. The last establishment of a major skifield in New South Wales came with the development of
Mount Blue Cow in the 1980s. In 1987 the
Skitube opened to deliver skiers from
Bullocks Flat, on the
Alpine Way, to Perisher Valley and to Blue Cow, which also opened in 1987. The operators of Blue Cow purchased Guthega in 1991, and the new combined resort later merged with Perisher-Smiggins to become the largest ski resort in the
Southern Hemisphere. ==Media==