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 →Spring Skiing and Boarding
Head up to Mt Field Saturday for what could be the last chance for skiing and boarding this year! Despite the rain this week there should be enough snow to operate the Mawson tow. Saturday looks like a great warm day to be on the mountain especially early for the snow.The volunteers from Mount Mawson […]
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 →Keep snow boards and skis close
With a positive snow forecast for the weekend, Kim Burges Watson and volunteers from the Wellington Ski and Outdoor Club along with the Mount Mawson Ski Patrol are planning to operate the tows this weekend. Stay tuned to the web page and snow cam for updates as snow is forecasted for early Saturday 🙂
Read More →Found- bluetooth earbuds
We had some earbuds handed in to the ticket office this weekend. Comment if they’re yours.
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 […]
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