Mawson Rope is ON!
In a sterling effort a number of STSA volunteers spent today (Friday 27th September) up at the Mt Mawson Ski Field working to replace the damaged rope on the Mt Mawson ski run. It had been planned to leave the replacement to the summer working bees, but the snow on the ski field is so […]
Read More →Great cover on Uni Slope – Spring 2024
Photos taken by Caroline Sutton, 24 September, 2024. Great for a mid-week ski!
Read More →Uni Tow Struts its Stuff
It was a spectacular weekend for skiing at Mt Mawson, and with the Mawson tow out of action with a damaged rope it was an opportunity for the Uni Tow to be used as the main lift. The Uni run is regarded as more of an intermediate run, and it provided excellent conditions for a […]
Read More →Snow Season Extends
It seems the weather man didn’t read the tow roster for the 2024 ski season, as all the best snow has arrived right at the end of the official season! There is a good base of snow on the Mt Mawson Ski Field with more forecast today and tomorrow, before a moderating of conditions […]
Read More →A bonus ski weekend at Mt Mawson
Saturday 7th September dawned fine and clear, and the Lake Dobson road was open after some flooding damage during the week. A good crowd of winter enthusiasts made the trip up to Mt Mawson Ski Field for a bonus day of Tasmanian spring skiing, and were met with surprisingly good conditions. It was a beautiful […]
Read More →Road Reprieve – Mt Mawson Skifield open this weekend
Its been a challenging week at the Mt Field National Park with the Lake Dobson Road having to be closed due to a landslip and washaway. The dedicated workers from Stornaway, State Growth and Parks have however put in a mammoth effort to make the road passable, and as a result we are now able […]
Read More →Great Cover at Mt Mawson Ski Field today
The picture says it all – good fresh snow on a good base.
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Great day skiing at Mt Mawson
A keen crowd of skiers and boarders spent today shredding turns at Australia’s most Southerly ski resort. Volunteers from a number of STSA clubs plus members of the public joined together in a great community effort to dig out the rope from a substantial snowdrift at the top of the Mawson run, and then enjoyed […]
Read More →Skiing Sunday? Mt Mawson ready to go if weather cooperates.
There were plenty of people up at Mt Field National Park enjoying the late season snow today, and a lot of enthusiasm for getting the ski tows at Mt Mawson running despite the windy conditions. STSA volunteers from the Oldina Ski Club and the Mt Mawson Ski Patrol are on the mountain ready to run […]
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