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Mountain Safety Collective - AGM 2020

Watch the AGM recording above or read the annual report here.

Friday 10.16.20
Posted by Owen Lansbury
 

Compliments to the Backcountry Community, From MSC EX-pres Simon Murray (VP).

I grew up in the mountains. In so much as they formed the person I became. In my development I unwittingly garnered a peer group and mentors that shared my enthusiasm and helped nurture my understandin

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categories: Musings
Wednesday 09.30.20
Posted by Simon Murray
 

A wet outlook for Winter 2020

There has been a lot of speculation on whether ski resorts, or parks for that matter, will be open for the 2020 ski season. One thing we haven't talked about much is what the snow season itself might be like… Well, one thing is for certain, it won't be like the last 3 seasons we've had in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In fact it might a bit more like 2016.

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categories: Forecasts
Friday 05.01.20
Posted by Simon Murray
 

Ski tour info for the Bogong High Plains

These tours are suggestions, and they give a good indication of what terrain exists and any hazards to expect, camp spots (the good, the bad and the ugly), and also area descriptions to the popular ski/ride bowls in the vicinity of the tours.

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tags: Bogong High Plains
categories: Guides
Friday 04.03.20
Posted by Simon Murray
 

Five strategies guaranteed to improve your recovery times

In this article, I wanted to provide for you, a couple of tried and true strategies you can use to improve your recovery. Either in leading up to a trip, or in between days on the slopes.

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tags: Fitness
categories: Guides, Musings
Monday 03.30.20
Posted by Simon Murray
 

2019 season wrap and operational review

There is a whole bunch of stuff that takes place behind the scenes at MSC. Part of that is advocating for a platform that provides World Standard alpine hazard reporting. Over the years since we started there has been a push pull in Victoria with Emergency Management Victoria. They’ve tried diligently to provide a meaningful warning program much like our own home spun version via the EMV app.

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categories: News
Monday 09.30.19
Posted by Simon Murray
 

The really long way round…

What reads below as a very Victorian-centric tale, it points to a shared bi-state outcome for us all. And it’s not without a fair degree of pause and reflection in the face of seemingly never ending deflection and dead ends that I’m ready to unload this perspective like a D3 wind slab. Hold tight.

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categories: Musings
Tuesday 07.30.19
Posted by Simon Murray
 
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