Now in its ninth year, the charity event raises funds for the Steve Walter Foundation. The money helps Childhood Cancer Research - a request that Steve Walter made before he died of the disease in 2000 at 19 years of age.

This year’s event will make its way to Thredbo by 4pm on Saturday, November 7 with riders passing through checkpoints to accumulate stamps.

The total ride covers a 330 kilometre route through the Snowy Mountains but competitors can ride as little as 60 kilometres to get to the checkpoints.

This year the Jindabyne Visitor’s Centre at the National Parks and Wildlife Centre will be a major checkpoint. Other checkpoints will also be at Adaminaby, Dalgety, Berridale, Cooma, Bombala, Khancoban, Charlotte Pass and Thredbo.

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) manager business and tourism Steve Redden said the Visitor’s Centre would become the venue for show casing the region.

A new initiative this year sees NPWS and Snowy Ride organiser work together this weekend to highlight the plight of the highly endangered Coroboree Frog. Yellow bucket donations will be accepted at the Snowy Region Visitor Centre checkpoint in aid of the campaign to save the Coroboree Frog.

“Once again this year we’d like to see the locals join in and become part of the occasion, said Mr Redden.

There will be refreshments and a barbecue at Sublime Café located at the Visitor’s Centre all day.

For many riders it creates the opportunity to come and visit the Snowy Mountains for the first time and many choose to base a holiday around the event.