Great Turnout for Training Days
Over the weekend we held two well attended training day sessions in preparation for the snow season. On Saturday over 25 people attended the Mount Mawson Ski Patrol training day, overseen by Andrew Davey. This provided our trained ski patrollers and first aiders a chance to review and discuss operations for the upcoming season. Our […]
Read More →Mothers Day working bee
Our “Mothers Day” working bee was held in perfect weather conditions with blue skies and light winds. The right combination to get the Craig Larsson “Akja hut” built and transported to the top of the mountain. Paul, Julian and Craig assembled the hut at the base of the Mawson Tow and then six of us […]
Read More →March Working Bee in Sunshine
In excellent weather the working bee was held over Saturday 21st and Sunday the 22nd of March. On Saturday Craig and Rudy transported cement, akya storage components, gas and associated tools up the mountain for the two main jobs of installing a new tow pole and building an akya storage hut. Karen and Peter were […]
Read More →Not enough to go this weekend
Our experienced tow manager and lead ski patroller have just updated that we have lost too much snow in important parts of the tow run and even with the predicted snow would not be safe to operate. Thanks to all our volunteers who were on stand-by for this late in the season operating potential! If […]
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 →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 →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 →Stay tuned snow is on its way
We have lost a bit of snow this week and a group are heading to the mountain today to assess the conditions and repair the Mawson tow rope. University tow is operational and with more snow forecasted we are hoping to open again this season. Stay tuned and keep those skis and boards handy just […]
Read More →Ready, Set, Snow
With snow on the ground there was a great turn out Saturday for the tow and ticket office manager training. This yearly event starts the count down for what we all hope will be a good season. A critical part of preparing for the season is updated training for both old and new tow and […]
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