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Working bee confirmed for Sunday 10th May

By   /  May 6, 2026  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS  /  1 Comment

  It looks like the current little cold blast will have passed through by the weekend, with Sunday looking the better day weather wise. Accordingly the next STSA working bee has been scheduled for this Sunday 10th May. As advised previously the main focus will be on constructing a new shelter tunnel for the akja […]

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Next Working Bee set for weekend of 9-10 May

By   /  April 23, 2026  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS  /  No Comments

There are a few jobs left for the final Mt Mawson working bee before winter – motor hut tidy up, akja igloo construction, double pulley to be trialled (modification of design of the Rodway double pulley) and a new safety button to be taken up and installed. With the increased cost of fuel we are […]

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Treasurer Needed for STSA

By   /  April 11, 2026  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS, SOUTHERN TASMANIAN SKI ASSOCIATION NEWS  /  No Comments

  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 […]

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STSA Working Bee this Sunday 22nd March 2026

By   /  March 18, 2026  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS  /  No Comments

  The STSA Committee met this week and approved purchase of materials and logistics for this weekend’s working bee at Mt Mawson Ski Field. Several Committee members intend to be on the mountain on Saturday doing preparatory work, but the actual working bee kicks off at 10 am on Sunday. The main task will be […]

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Productive February Working Bee

By   /  February 22, 2026  /  SOUTHERN TASMANIAN SKI ASSOCIATION NEWS  /  No Comments

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 […]

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STSA Working Bee this Sunday 22nd February

By   /  February 18, 2026  /  SOUTHERN TASMANIAN SKI ASSOCIATION NEWS  /  No Comments

  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 […]

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White Christmas in Tasmania

By   /  December 25, 2025  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS  /  1 Comment

  Christmas morning 2025 has dawned cold and snowy at Mt Field National Park. There is a beautiful covering of fresh powder snow, and members of Oldina Ski Club have been able to celebrate a true white Christmas on the mountain. The Ski field and the jeep trail access are all snow covered – a […]

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Your chance to become a qualified Ski Patroller

By   /  November 25, 2025  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS, SKI PATROL NEWS  /  No Comments

Mt Mawson Ski Patrol is keenly interested in gaining new members.  Ski patrolling involves rendering first aid in the skifield.  This is mainly via skis or snow board.  Membership involves committing to our patrol roster three weekends each year for three years, and attending an on-hill training day.  If there is no skiable snow at […]

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Mt Mawson Ski Patrol in Action

By   /  October 17, 2025  /  SKI PATROL NEWS  /  No Comments

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 […]

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Awesome Mawson!!

By   /  October 12, 2025  /  MOUNTAIN NEWS  /  1 Comment

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 […]

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