Decision to run – tonight
A good start to the cover on Mt Mawson. We have club members travelling to the mountain this evening. They will walk up to the ski area and assess the possibility of running this weekend. Once we hear from them, we’ll publish their decision here on the web site. So stay tuned, it may be […]
Read More →Are we on?
Good snowfall today, with more to fall to low elevations over the next 48 hours A decision on opening this weekend will be made tomorrow and will be posted here and on our facebook page.
Read More →Active week ahead!
Good news folks, there’s an active week of weather ahead with snow forecast through to the weekend. Keep an eye on the cam and snow report, maybe this time we’ll get enough cover for a ski?
Read More →More fresh snow this week, but no banana!
Oh our hopes were getting high… but no, there’s not quite enough snowfall to get the tows running this weekend. We are ever hopeful of course, well you just have to be in Tassie don’t you? Hopefully this fall has set up a little base […]
Read More →Snow Arrives
Mt Mawson has received its first winter snowfall, with 20 cm of fresh snow falling since Thursday. The new snow fences have worked well to ensure maximum capture of snow on the lower slopes of the Mawson run. We’ve seen a big increase in hits on this website and it’s clear that everyone is keen […]
Read More →Autumn Colour Near Lake Fenton
Deciduous Beech (Nothofagus gunnii), Australia’s only winter deciduous tree. Photos taken late May (18/05/2014) road side below Lake Fenton. Up top near Robert Tarn it was 90% gone (dropped all leaves) but lower down it still had good colour.
Read More →Rodway Tow ready for action
A big effort was put in on Sunday to get a new rope out to the Rodway Tow to get it ready for operation for the 2014 season – see details under STSA News below. A brand new 500 m rope was successfully installed, as well as new electrics for the safety gate at the top […]
Read More →BOM Long Range Outlook
The Bureau of Meteorology outlook indicates that a wetter than normal season is more likely for the southern two-thirds of WA and the far southeast of Australia (inc. Tas) for the May to July period. The Mt Field-Mt Mawson area has a 55-60% chance of exceeding the median rainfall for the May – July 2014 […]
Read More →Easter at Mt Field
The Easter break at Mt Field has seen lots of visitors to the mountain, enjoying atmospheric misty weather, rain, wind, calm and even a dusting of snow. STSA volunteers could be seen completing the work on the Mawson snow fences, whilst walkers and photographers enjoyed the beauty of the Tarn Shelf and beyond. The fagus […]
Read More →Great Turn Out
Whilst it was grey and drizzly in Hobart, it was a beautiful day at Mt Mawson – sunny, calm and quiet. Conditions were ideal for the first day of our April working bee, and we had a great turn out of volunteers to work on preparing for the 2014 ski season. STSA delivered an extra […]
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