Up, Running and Basking in the Sun
Lovely conditions here this morning. The temp is still low and the snow is in great condition and riding very nicely, thank you very much! Dedicated tow operators were on the slopes at 8am. We had to dig out a trench on the top drift to allow riders to ride the tow safely and comfortably. […]
Read More →Open This Weekend
It’s a late one, but we finally have enough snow to spin up the tow for the first time this season. The crew on the mountain are reporting a good cover . They’re currently working their way up the slope with shovels in hand to dig out some drifts. Hope to see you all up […]
Read More →Carpe Skiem
We have had a good dump of snow over the past few days and the Mount Mawson web cam looks very promising for this weekend. We are planning to open this weekend subject to our usual on-site snow conditions and safety checks. Our volunteer tow operators are from the Oldina Ski Club joined by the […]
Read More →Almost carpe skiem
The snow has been falling, and the Mount Mawson Ski Club and Ski Patrol were on standby last weekend to run the tows. Eight people stayed on the mountain Friday night but unfortunately there was not enough snow to operate. With a base of snow and more forecasted this week the Oldina Ski Club is […]
Read More →Almost enough, Ski field On Hold
What a welcome sight on Sunday with snow on the ground and a sunny day. Many (including myself) were taking advantage of the snow at Mount Mawson for snow play. Unfortunately, not enough to run the tows yet! Our dedicated tow operators and ski patrollers are on stand-by but we can always do with more […]
Read More →Vote 1 Snow 2025
It was a great election day working bee. On Saturday a large contingent of volunteers tackled the tasks of refuelling the Mawson and University tows and repairing the snow fences. Ski patrol leaders (Andrew and Paul) were busy and held training to recertify ski patrol volunteers. With Craig and Rod from HW club taking the […]
Read More →Preparing for Fagus and Snow
Two mini working bees have been done over the past month. The first on the 23rd March provided an opportunity to deliver a load of snow fence timber and the crew of Rod, Steve and Julian spent the day repairing the Mawson fence. Another crew headed to Rodways to both check and repair the […]
Read More →Great turn out!
Undeterred by the forecast of rain, an enthusiastic team of more than 20 volunteers turned out at Mt Mawson Ski Field on Sunday 23rd February to help out at the STSA Working Bee. The rain held off, and soon teams were scattered all over the slopes undertaking various tasks. Volunteers at Mt Mawson Ski Field […]
Read More →The end of the line (rope)!
After a great finale to the 2024 ski season the STSA volunteers were back in action at Mt Mawson Ski Field on Saturday 14 December for a post season clean up working bee. The main task was removing the old Mawson rope from the mountain – this is the rope that broke and had to […]
Read More →Mawson Rope is ON!
In a sterling effort a number of STSA volunteers spent today (Friday 27th September) up at the Mt Mawson Ski Field working to replace the damaged rope on the Mt Mawson ski run. It had been planned to leave the replacement to the summer working bees, but the snow on the ski field is so […]
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