Mountain Safety Collective held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 21 October 2026. Below you’ll find a recording of the AGM, the slide deck with meeting minutes to be published here when they’re available.
MSC Committee Candidates 2026-2028
The following candidates are standing in the MSC Committee election for a two year term running from 2026-2028. If you’d like to vote for them, please join the Annual General Meeting or nominate a proxy on Wednesday 21 October 2026. MSC Members will have received an email invitation to register for the AGM.
Liebe Skii X MSC
Designed and built in Melbourne by Liebe Skii in collaboration with Mountain Safety Collective, the Liebe X MSC project aims to create a purpose-built ski or splitboard platform for Australian backcountry terrain and conditions.
MSC reports are now available via the Skida backcountry mobile app
MSC Annual General Meeting 2025
Mountain Safety Collective held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 22 October 2025. Below you’ll find a recording of the AGM, the slide deck with meeting minutes to be published here when they’re available.
From Snowflake to Runoff: Connecting hydrology research to avalanche forecasting
On certain slopes in the winter backcountry, you might come across a long, open crack in the snow that runs across the feature. These are called glide cracks. They form when the entire snowpack slowly glides downslope over the ground beneath it.
Aligning your mindset with the MSC Backcountry Conditions Reports
As part of 2025’s Alpine Education Series, MSC’s Program Director Craig Sheppard authored this talk on adopting strategic mindsets in the backcountry. The talk was then delivered by different MSC representatives at each venue.
Getting Started with Snow Camping in Australia
This video was prepared as a workshop for the Victorian Backcountry Festival in 2024 by Thredbo Backcountry Tours and provides an overview of how to get started with snow camping in Australia.
Sharing your public snowpack observations with Mountain Safety Collective
During the snow season, MSC publishes daily Backcountry Conditions Reports that you can help contribute to by providing your own public observations. MSC’s field observation team can’t be everywhere, so public observations help provide a bigger picture of conditions and enhance the accuracy of the daily reports.
The video below provides an overview of what type of information to look for and how to submit it via the online form.
MSC Annual General Meeting 2024
Mountain Safety Collective held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 23 October 2024 with a record 154 registrations from members.