Mount Mawson is a mountain and club skifield situated within the Mount Field National Park in southern Tasmania, Australia.
The mountain has an elevation of above sea level,Mount Field National Park Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 17 August 2025. slightly lower than the at Ben Lomond ski-field in northern Tasmania. The summit of Mount Mawson is an isolated peak at the southeastern end of the Rodway Range, and is separated from the other higher peaks of the range to the northwest by the Mawson Plateau, which lies above .
By road, the mountain is located north west of Hobart and from Launceston.
Skiing Much of Tasmania is subject to at least occasional winter snows.
The Mount Mawson ski area was established as a club skifield in 1958 and is run by the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association. It is situated at around above sea level with four ski tows about a 20-minute walk from the car park. Mawson has three lifts: two intermediate rope tows and a third steep incline rope tow accessing steep terrain. A small amount of club accommodation is available and there are some self-catering huts in the national park.
See also
List of highest mountains of Tasmania Skiing in Tasmania
References
External links Wikiski entry Mount Mawson on WIkiski Mount Mawson website * Information on all ski lifts to have operated at Mt Mawsonin the Australian Ski Lift Directory