A keen crowd of skiers and boarders spent today shredding turns at Australia’s most Southerly ski resort. Volunteers from a number of STSA clubs plus members of the public joined together in a great community effort to dig out the rope from a substantial snowdrift at the top of the Mawson run, and then enjoyed remarkably good weather and snow conditions to mark a welcome spring skiing day for Mt Mawson Skifield.
Mawson Day shelter looking good
Lead Ski Patroller Andrew Davey heads up the tow to do a safety check of the slope before opening
Where’s the tow line? Clearly digging has occurred here..
Ahh there it is! The Mawson tunnel
Despite flooding in the Derwent Valley skiers and boarders continued to arrive at Mawson all day.
Mt Mawson run – Sunday 1st September 2024
A threatening sky, but the weather remained much better than forecast.
Overall a very successful day for all who made the trek up into the snow – a very Tasmanian and somewhat unique way to celebrate the start of spring.
There is a great deal of enthusiasm to keep the skiing tradition alive at Mt Mawson, and with a further big dump of snow forecast this evening there is talk of a midweek operation. This depends of course on the availability of skilled volunteers who escape from work during the week! Keep an eye on this website for any updates.
Oh Wow!! Guys I am so envious, having visited in 2019 in September, there was some remaining snow, but nothing like this!! What a spectacular sight, my Granddaughter would loved to see this. Only less than a week ago, you looked like there was no chance of a winter occurring, then this happens, almost a metre of snow on the ground?? Enjoy, as we here in North Queensland swelter to 30 degrees and above??
Absolutely wonderful guys!! Wish I was there basking in the winter / spring wonderland you have before you. Weeks ago, nothing, now more snow than you can imagine??
Hi Peter, how can we find out whether the ski lift is going to run, is there a notification?
Hi Mike,
The best way to find out when the ski lifts are to run at Mt Mawson is to subscribe to the Mt Mawson blog by email (there is a spot you can enter your details on the RHS of the webpage) and join more than 1,850 people who receive updates direct to their inbox, cheers, Peter
The road up has been blocked off (Sunday 1st) due to heavy rain. Such a bummer !
That is often a challenge for the Mt Mawson Ski Field – really good snow often comes with really bad weather, which means that having the Lake Dobson Road open and clear is definitely a priority.