Great start to 2019 Ski Season at Mt Mawson
The 2019 ski season in Southern Tasmania kicked off in great style today with a big crowd enjoying mild sunny conditions and great snow at the Mt Mawson Ski Field. Ski tows were operating by 10:30 to welcome the crowd of winter enthusiasts who had walked up from Lake Dobson car park, which was filled […]
Read More →Ski Season Opening 2019
After some excellent snow earlier this week conditions are looking good to get the 2019 ski season underway at Mt Mawson this weekend 20-21 July. The initial deep snow that caused a number of rescues in the Cradle Mt National Park was compressed and consolidated by some rain (very Tasmanian!) to form a good base, […]
Read More →Night Vision
Keen winter enthusiasts across Southern Tasmania have been watching the images from the Mt Mawson webcam with excitement this week, as a good Southerly flow dumped over half a metre of snow on the Mt Mawson Ski Field. A new initiative this year has been the introduction of infrared capability to enable us to view […]
Read More →Belts Are In
Classic Tasmanian Autumn weather greeted the volunteers who travelled up to Mt Mawson on the weekend of 18-19 May to help out at the STSA May Working Bee. The new Day Shelter facility was a hive of activity as work continued to get everything ready for the coming snow season. Volunteers from the Mount Mawson […]
Read More →Working Bee at Mt Mawson This Weekend
As the weather closes in, and the scent of Winter is in the air the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association is conducting a late season working bee this Saturday and Sunday (18th and 19th May) to try to finalise preparations for the Winter 2019 ski season before the snow arrives. Fortunately the weather forecast for this […]
Read More →Gas Fitter Wanted
As part of fitting out the new Mt Mawson Day shelter for the coming season STSA wishes to install two small gas heaters, and a gas hob to enable to volunteers operating the ticket office to be warm and able to prepare hot drinks. The gas lines have been installed by Parks, but we need […]
Read More →Mt Mawson Ski Patrollers – Help set up the new First Aid Room
The Mount Mawson Ski Patrol fill an essential role to allow skiing and boarding to occur at the Mt Mawson Ski Field in the Mt Field National Park. All patrollers are highly qualified, and complete Australian Ski Patrol Association training to become certified to provide first aid in the challenging mountain environment. The Ski Patrol […]
Read More →We have a rope!
The Mt Mawson Ski Field and the new Mt Mawson Day Shelter was a buzz of activity on Saturday as the STSA volunteers tackled a number of important jobs to get the ski field ready for the approaching winter season. It was a superb weekend weatherwise, and lots of visitors were heading out to the […]
Read More →STSA Working Bee this weekend – volunteers needed!
STSA is running a working bee at the Mt Mawson Ski Field this weekend, and has put out the call for volunteers to come and assist with a number of key tasks needed to get the ski field ready for the coming winter season. The most critical task is splicing and running a brand new […]
Read More →It’s OPEN!
It was an historic day in the history of the Mt Mawson Ski Field at Mt Field National Park yesterday, when the Premier of Tasmania, The Honourable Will Hodgman MHA formally declared open the new Mt Mawson Day Shelter.It was a stunning day on the mountain with clear blue skies, little wind, and small pockets […]
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