Uni tow is a Go!
Ski patrol and lift managers report that they’ll run Uni Tow. Continuing issues with the Mawson tow means it can’t be used until we replace the rope with a new one. We have the rope, it’ll be a matter of people power and time available that will determine if it can be resolved over the […]
Read More →The Dobson Road is Open!
Advice from Parks is that the Dobson Road is re-opened. Use extreme caution on that section.
Read More →Dobson Road Remains Closed
The damage on a section of the Dobson Road is significant and the road is still closed. We’ll keep you updated as we receive advice from Parks.
Read More →Road Closure
A landslip part way up Lake Dobson Rd today has closed the road to Lake Dobson. Stornoway/State Growth closed the road because of concerns over stability. Call the National Park road info message for updates: 03 6288 1319
Read More →Looking Promising, possible opening tomorrow (Sunday)
On mountain, the temps were still above zero last night and through to the early hours of this morning, there was a little wet snow falling and settling. Temps have finally dipped below zero this morning, and it’s snowing on and off with very high winds. While the snow cam looks impressive, there’s only a […]
Read More →Yeah Nah Maybe
It’s fantastic to see a decent fall of snow on the Mawson slopes this week, just when we thought winter was all done with – the rain last night, not so much. But hey, we do have a base now! Behind the scenes, we’ve been busy organising ski patrol and tow staff. Everything is in […]
Read More →Alpine Odyssey Film Screening
15 July – Hobart, Dechaineux Theatre Alpine Odyssey, a film by Ivan Hexter, tells the story of my winter 2022 journey along the 700km length of the Australian Alps, a journey I first undertook 27 years ago. The 50-day traverse also had me skiing at each of the dozen mainland Australian snow resorts en route. It was […]
Read More →Snacks and Snowballs
A couple of the STSA crew are on the mountain and planning to open the ticket office for snacks, later tomorrow morning. If you’re tossing a few snowballs around, go and say hi and grab a drink and snack.
Read More →Snow Gear
Looking for snow gear to purchase or hire or perhaps tuning for your skis or snowboard? Martin at Launceston Surf & Surf & Snow can help you out. “On the retail side of things we stock all clothing, snowboards, skis, boots, poles, snow travel bags, waxes, tuning tools, gloves, goggles, helmets, pretty much anything you […]
Read More →Snowsafe
With snow falling around the state and excitement building for some fun in the snow, Ski Patroller Paul Vince forwarded this timely and helpful link: snowsafe.org.au Time and time again we see visitors to Mount Mawson arriving poorly equipped and unaware of the dangers inherent to the mountains. With some basic knowledge and preparation, you […]
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