Just not enough!
Plenty of Tasmanians have been doing snow dances to get the ski season underway, and with Covid closing all ski fields on mainland Australia and in New Zealand we were all hoping that Mt Mawson might have the unique distinction of being the ski resort open in Australasia this weekend. Unfortunately this season the weather […]
Read More →Our Turn!
After the mainland resorts hogging all the snow this season, will it finally be our turn! This week will see a break in the patterns that have been sending all the snow to our northern neighbors. Snow is forecast over several days this week and it has the potential to set up a good base […]
Read More →Rodway Run
A very stable period of high pressure systems centred over Tasmania has lead to some beautiful sunny days, and some very low temperatures. No precipitation to get our ski season underway, but great weather for being on the mountain. Accordingly an enthusiastic band of STSA volunteers headed up to Mt Mawson on Sunday 11th July […]
Read More →Joined Up
Significant progress was made today towards getting the Mt Mawson Ski Field ready for the coming winter, with the completion of the outstanding splice to complete the new rope on the University Tow. A dedicated team took advantage of the beautiful Autumn weather to travel to Mt Field to splice the Uni rope, as well […]
Read More →Learning the Ropes
Beautiful autumn weather provided perfect conditions for the second day of STSA’s March working bee at Mt Mawson. A good turn out of enthusiastic volunteers meant that good progress was made on replacing the damaged Uni rope tow – thanks to all those who answered the call out for assistance. Master splicer Julian Oakes lead […]
Read More →Uni Tow Challenges
Whilst NSW battles floods it was a perfect Autumn day up at Mt Mawson Ski Field today (Saturday 20th March, 2021). A small band of willing helpers turned out for the first day of STSA’s March working bee, and they were still hard at work as the sun set over the Rodway range. Rod Stolorz […]
Read More →Working Bee this weekend
The Southern Tasmanian Ski Association will be conducting a working bee at the Mt Mawson Ski Field this weekend, Saturday 20th March and Sunday 21st March. We are keen to ensure that the tows are all ready to go for the coming winter season, and so the plan is to run the tow motors and […]
Read More →A Great Day on the Mountain
Sunday 21 February was cool and drizzly in Hobart, but it was a different story up at Mt Field. The carpark was full, the march flies and tourists were out in force, and it was a warm, sunny day – perfect for an STSA working bee. Firstly a big shout out to the large group […]
Read More →Working bee this Sunday
The STSA Committee held its first meeting for 2021 last night (Wednesday 17th February) at the St Andrews Church Hall in Hobart. It was great to be back in the room together (COVID -safe of course!) Thanks to Liz Koolhof for preparing the necessary documentation. After a no-go last season the Committee are looking forward […]
Read More →STSA looking forward to 2021
The summer season at Mt Mawson has kicked off in fine style with working bees and meetings held on the mountain to prepare the ski field for the 2021 season. On the 13th of November Peter Davis and Peter Burnett headed up the mountain to undertake a review of the STSA’s remote solar power system. […]
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