No July STSA meeting
Many of our committee members will be away this month, so the STSA meeting has been held over till August, the third wednesday of the month at 8pm as usual. If anyone has urgent business let me know by email – george[at]brettingham-moore[dot]net.
Read More →News from STSA May meeting
PWS has completed removal of old mounds of spoil and created a safer, larger take off area at the bottom of Mawson tow. The tow manager reports that tows are ready to run for the 2013 season. Anyone who would still like to earn a concession pass for this season should contact Julian, Ambrose […]
Read More →Slope Work
Report from our roving President, Peter Davis: Work is underway to improve the lower section of the Mt Mawson ski tow. The work is being undertaken for PWS by the same excavator driver who so skillfully removed Sitzmark Lodge earlier this year. The work involves the removal of the two piles of rock and spoil […]
Read More →Summit Cam
Ian has put in an extraordinary amount of time and effort to get the new Summit Cam installed and operational. A big thanks from everyone Ian! The cam provides us with a great view across the mawson plateau to the Rodway Range. As many of you know, the conditions have to be just right […]
Read More →New Ticket Design
Users and volunteers alike will be pleased to know we are moving on from the individual waiver forms. In line with other resorts we have got some new tickets printed that have the “Exclusion of Risk” information printed on each ticket. Forms will not need to be filled out and the queues should flow much […]
Read More →New Road Signs
The Mt Mawson ski fields have a new directional sign in the national park near the visitor centre. We have also received formal approval from the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources to place tourist direction signs at the entrance to Mt Field National Park, at the Westerway junction, at the Bushy Park intersection and […]
Read More →Busy Bee Volunteers
Volunteers from the clubs have been busy over the Summer/Autumn period. Among the tasks that have been completed are: Uni Tow rope replaced, tow motor serviced and tow rope counterweight replaced Repairs to Uni Snow fence Emergency top stop button on Mawson Tow has been replaced New starter motor and batteries for Mawson Tow Greasing […]
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