Mt Mawson Ski Patrol in Action
Last weekend (11-12 October) there was extensive snow coverage and cold conditions in the Mt Field National Park, and so the Mt Mawson Ski Patrol (MMSP) took the opportunity to undertake a realistic training scenario on the slopes of Mt Mawson Ski Field. Ski Patroller Phoebe Nash has sent through this debrief of what went […]
Read More →Awesome Mawson!!
There was only one skifield open in Australia today, and it was the Mt Mawson Ski Field in the Mt Field National Park, Tasmania. And what a day it was! It stayed cold and mostly sunny all day, with excellent snow conditions. There was quite a bit of fresh powder snow overnight, and of course […]
Read More →Australia’s only open skifield!
Snow conditions were excellent for skiing and boarding at Mt Mawson skifield today (Saturday 11 October). The sun peeked out occasionally, and snow continued to fall throughout the day adding fresh powder on top of a good base. As usual it took a good effort for the volunteers from the Oldina Ski Club to get […]
Read More →More snow at Mt Mawson 🙂
One benefit of the wild weather we have been experiencing in Southern Tasmania is that there is fresh snow at Mt Mawson (again!) We don’t always expect to be running the ski tows at this time of year, but if there is the opportunity (and it is safe to do so) we might as well […]
Read More →Fresh snow🙂No queues😊
Volunteers from the STSA were up at Mt Mawson skifield early this morning to tackle the big task of digging out the top of the Mawson ski field following fresh snowfalls this week. It was windy & snowy but a great team workout got the tow path ready by just after 10 […]
Read More →Don’t worry about the footy – the ski tows are running!
Winter has not quite departed Southern Tasmania, and the BOM is forecasting more snow this weekend. Volunteers from the Alpine Club of Southern Tasmania, Hobart Walking Club and other STSA clubs are heading up to Mt Mawson Ski field for the weekend, and the plan is to operate the ski tows on both Saturday […]
Read More →Open Sunday :)
It looks like late ski seasons are becoming the norm in Southern Tasmania. Whilst the weather was pretty wild today (Saturday) a lot of skiers and boarders were up at Mt Mawson enjoying fresh snow on the jeep trail (out of the wind!) and on the lower slopes of the skifield. Volunteers from the […]
Read More →A Day to Remember
The 2025 ski season finally kicked off in style on Saturday 6th September with excellent snow, and a beautiful blue bird day. As is always the way getting the tows dug out and ready to run after a big snowfall is a big task for the volunteers, but the crew from Oldina Ski Club plus […]
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 →Great turn out!
Undeterred by the forecast of rain, an enthusiastic team of more than 20 volunteers turned out at Mt Mawson Ski Field on Sunday 23rd February to help out at the STSA Working Bee. The rain held off, and soon teams were scattered all over the slopes undertaking various tasks. Volunteers at Mt Mawson Ski Field […]
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