Great Turnout for Training Days
Over the weekend we held two well attended training day sessions in preparation for the snow season. On Saturday over 25 people attended the Mount Mawson Ski Patrol training day, overseen by Andrew Davey. This provided our trained ski patrollers and first aiders a chance to review and discuss operations for the upcoming season. Our […]
Read More →Treasurer Needed for STSA
With early snow falling at Mt Mawson this weekend, thoughts turn to the coming ski season. The Mt Mawson Ski Field is run entirely by volunteers from the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association (STSA), and there is a small committee which oversees the ski field operations and finances. One of the key roles on the […]
Read More →March Working Bee in Sunshine
In excellent weather the working bee was held over Saturday 21st and Sunday the 22nd of March. On Saturday Craig and Rudy transported cement, akya storage components, gas and associated tools up the mountain for the two main jobs of installing a new tow pole and building an akya storage hut. Karen and Peter were […]
Read More →Productive February Working Bee
They say “many hands make light work” and so it was when approximately 20 volunteers turned up at Mt Mawson ski field today to help prepare the ski field for the coming winter. It was a very social event too, with a number of regular volunteers joined by a new group of young helpers, including […]
Read More →STSA Working Bee this Sunday 22nd February
This summer’s work programme at the Mt Mawson Ski Field kicks off this Sunday 22nd February 2026. As is always the case there are plenty of tasks to do to prepare the ski field for the coming Winter season, with the volume and complexity of work being matched to the skill sets and numbers […]
Read More →Late snow season and long serving treasurer
We had a late snow season this year and more snow is falling, but we expect to remain closed till next year. The Southern Tasmanian Ski Association (STSA) would like to thank our dedicated volunteers, the public, Parks and Stornoway (snow clearing) for making this year a success for skiing and boarding at Mt Field. […]
Read More →Final Pre-Season Working Bee & Training
The STSA Committee met this week and finalised plans for what needs to be done prior to the 2025 Ski Season. The next working bee is scheduled to take place on Saturday 3rd May, and will be followed by a Tow Operators Training Day on Sunday 4th May. Great progress has been made over the Summer […]
Read More →STSA Working Bee this Sunday 23rd February
The second Summer working bee for the Mt Mawson Ski Field will be held this Sunday, 23rd February 2025. Whilst the weather hasn’t been very summery (it snowed both days last weekend!) there are plenty of tasks to do to prepare the ski field for the upcoming winter season. Craig Larsson has put […]
Read More →Tow Training This Weekend
As the winter chill sets in it is time to make sure that our volunteers are all ready and trained to operate the Mt Mawson Ski Field once the snow arrives. The Southern Tasmanian Ski Association (STSA) is therefore running a training session this Saturday 25th May for all STSA Clubs and anyone who […]
Read More →STSA Working Bee deferred to Sunday 24th March
Now that there is a bit of an Autumn chill in the air, enthusiasm is building for the coming ski season at the Mt Mawson Ski Field. The STSA Committee met this evening to undertake planning for this weekend’s working bee, but it was realised a number of the STSA stalwart volunteers are not […]
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