Next STSA Meeting is November 18th
Tonight is the third Wednesday of the month, and the traditional meeting time for the STSA Committee. The committee have decided, however, to postpone this meeting, so that the next committee meeting will be held at 8 pm on Wednesday 18th November, at the Hobart Baptist Hall in Elizabeth Street, North Hobart. The November meeting […]
Read More →Last Chance Sunday
STSA Volunteers ran the Mawson tow today in sunny, warm and still conditions. There is still good skiing and boarding on the top half of the mountain. The MAWSON TOW WILL BE OPERATING TOMORROW (Sunday 20th September), so come on up to Mt Field National Park and enjoy the snow for what is likely to […]
Read More →Sunshine and Icy-poles
A warm sunny weekend, and icypoles delivered by a generous member of the public, set the scene for a fun weekend of skiing, boarding and snow play at Mt Mawson on 12-13 September. While the temperature in Hobart reached a warm spring high of 24 C, lots of families made the trip up the Lake […]
Read More →Spring skiing this weekend
Its forecast to be 23C in Hobart this weekend, but why head to the beach when you can go snow skiing? (A uniquely Tasmanian choice!) The STSA volunteers are on the mountain and the Mawson Ski Tow is running. There is still a great snow cover & classic Tassie spring skiing!
Read More →Triple Treat
It was a big weekend at Mt Mawson with all three ski tows operating on Sunday. After a further 30 cm of fresh snow fell on Friday night and Saturday, the weather cleared to a blue sky stunner on Sunday. The Lake Dobson Road was open and clear to the carpark, and there was a […]
Read More →Great cover continues for Season 2015
It was another great weekend of skiing and boarding at Mt Mawson this weekend, with excellent snow cover and both Uni and Mawson tows operating on both days. Saturday was a bit cloudy and drizzly, but on Sunday the temperatures dropped, the sun peeked through and the snow conditions were excellent. We even had a […]
Read More →Mt Mawson Ski Field Operating This Weekend
STSA Volunteers from the Wellington Outdoor and Ski Club have headed to Mt Mawson to operate the tows this weekend (22-23 August). There is still excellent cover on the slopes, with only slight impact from some light rain on Friday. Temperatures are forecast to drop again, with a top-up of light snow forecast for Saturday […]
Read More →Stunning Opening to Ski Season 2015
It was a very successful opening weekend at Mt Mawson Ski Field, with still sunny conditions and plenty of fresh deep snow after the winter storms of the previous week. The Lake Dobson road was pretty challenging, with snow and ice meaning that the road was only open to 4WDs fitted with chains. Nonetheless a […]
Read More →Ski Season Opening
The Southern Tasmanian Ski Association has confirmed that the 2015 Ski Season at Mt Mawson Ski Field will kick off this Saturday 8th August. Volunteers from the Oldina Ski Club will be heading up the mountain on Friday to commence the task of digging out the tows in preparation for the arrival of what […]
Read More →Wild weather for this weekend
After a period of settled weather the forecast is for fresh snow this weekend, with blizzard conditions on Sunday. It will be spectacular up at Lake Dobson with fresh snow on all the trees, but with 90 km/hr winds forecast for Sunday it wont be at all pleasant in exposed areas up on the mountain. […]
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