THE GREAT ANNUAL SKI SWAP
Talaria Ski Club (Ben Lomond) will be holding it’s annual ski swap on Sunday the 9th June at Site 2 – Waterworks Reserve starting at 11am. We usually take a couple of snags to throw on the BBQ but that is of course an optional extra 😉 If you haven’t been to one […]
Read More →Summit Cam
Ian has put in an extraordinary amount of time and effort to get the new Summit Cam installed and operational. A big thanks from everyone Ian! The cam provides us with a great view across the mawson plateau to the Rodway Range. As many of you know, the conditions have to be just right […]
Read More →Windy and Wild Anzac day Weekend
Yes it was a windy and wild Anzac day weekend up at Mt Mawson. I was surprised at the number of visitors around despite the inclement conditions. We had driving rain, high winds and low temperatures up on top and then we finished up with snow showers on Sunday – you know, a typical weekend […]
Read More →Looking good, but it’s a “No” call for Saturday
Snowfall yesterday has improved the cover considerably on mountain. Unfortunately the Tow Manager for this weekend has decided that it’s still too marginal to run safely tomorrow. We hope to have someone on the mountain to inspect the cover properly on Saturday, so this assessment may change.
Read More →Snow person reappears
Hooray! the snow person has reappeared. It’s good omen for Mount Mawson, but we still need one big dump to get us rolling. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Cloudy. Showers and the chance of thunderstorms. Snowfalls developing to 400 metres. Winds westerly 50 to 70 km/h. Monday 6 August Cloudy. Scattered showers with possible […]
Read More →Chance of snowfall this weekend
The B.O.M. is forecasting snowfall from Friday through to Sunday this weekend. Looking further ahead, there is a projected fall of snow on the mainland resorts commencing around Saturday 4th August. Whether that makes it to us or not is unknown at this point, but keep an eye on the reports next week and your […]
Read More →Busy Bee Volunteers
Volunteers from the clubs have been busy over the Summer/Autumn period. Among the tasks that have been completed are: Uni Tow rope replaced, tow motor serviced and tow rope counterweight replaced Repairs to Uni Snow fence Emergency top stop button on Mawson Tow has been replaced New starter motor and batteries for Mawson Tow Greasing […]
Read More →Not much snow left now
I was hoping that we might get a follow up snow fall after the last one. So there’s not a lot left up there, but it should still be in the holes and crevices which will help greatly if we do get more before it all melts.
Read More →Fresh Snowfall – are we in for an early season?
Snowfalls in Southern Tasmania over the past few days suggest a glimmer of hope for an early season start at Mt Mawson. But before we get too excited, remember that we can often get these kinds of “teasers” in June, only to find that they melt in a week or so. I hope that’s not […]
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