Welcome to the
MOUNTAIN SAFETY COLLECTIVE

We are a not-for-profit user group organisation for human powered mountain sports in Australia.

Mountain Safety Collective meet, work and travel on the traditional lands of the Dhudhuroa, Jaitmathang, Taungurung, Gunaikurnai, and Ngarigo people. We pay respect to Elders, past and present, and acknowledge the pivotal role that Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within the Australian community.

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2021 Backcountry Conditions Report Directory (Starts June 2021)

Check out these ten handy recommendations for the
Australian backcountry

Download ‘em and keep them handy.

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Join MSC

Become a member and help us, help you and the crew make better decisions in the backcountry.

Each membership includes a free map, sticker and patch pack, exclusive access to the training academy, member’s perks and most importantly, the warm fuzzy glow of community spirit!

Pick your state of residence, or the state where you get ‘out the back’ the most. The choice is yours!

JOIN NSW

JOIN VIC

Members: 2020 Australian Backcountry Maps & Guides

AVALANCHE TRAINING CENTRE (ATC)
CROWDFUND CAMPAIGN

We are crowdfunding ATCs. So you can double down on your avalanche search and recovery skills. It's a 'real time' treasure hunt. In a real avalanche, time is a killer. Here you can progress and hone your beacon smarts. Let's get real good at this, together.

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CONDITIONS REPORT TUTORIAL

This is a quick little interpretation page for those who are new to the reporting standards of this site. An important read for first timers.

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Salut MSC Family, our AGM is fast approaching and to get your input for next year and to tell you what MSC as achieved this year , please register!!!
The link is in the bio!

All MSC members are invited to join MSC’s online Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 12 October for an overview of our activities in 2022 and discussion for the year ahead. Link in bio. https://mountainsafetycollective.org/agm-2022#!event/regis

Our friend @huwkingston is close to the end of his epic 700km Alpine Odyssey through the Australian Alps. Help get his fundraising for the Our Yarning project to its goal before he finishes! Link in bio. https://www.huwkingston.com/alpine-odyssey/fun

Skins off! Sunscreen on… touring season starts now. The @victorian_backcountry companion has some fresh updates including #feathertop and the Fainters, with Bogong and Hotham dropping shortly. Pack your bags and come visit the Vic Alps from wh

Last weekend MSC held the
1. Avalanche Rescue Competition as part of the vicbackcountryfestival. The competition is a 3 person Team event with 3 disciplines. The tactile probing required the teams to guess what was buried in the 5 squares. A list of

Big day on the Razorback with @vicbackcountryfestival #capitalbrewing

@vicbackcountryfestival is in real life at last again!!! Tribal displays.

Snow getting a bit funky?
Visibility average?
The ATC is looking good after a new “paintjob”.
Practice your skills.
Mammut Australia / New Zealand
Hotham Alpine Resort
Parks Victoria
ATC Avalanche Training Center

With the cloud finally lifting, we’re starting to see the effects last week’s rain had on big cornices in the alpine. Kosci Cornice is a big example spotted on Monday. #avalanche #kosciuszkonationalpark #mtkosciuszko #skitouring #backcoun

One of our members is doing a winter solo traverse of the alpine walking track from Walhalla to Tharwa. you can follow Heidi on #aawtwintertraverse and send lots of encouragement! She is closely followed by Huw Kingston (another member!) with a sligh

In support of the Melbourne business that made this years neckgaiters we want to encourage you to post some pics and tag Headskinz #headskinz prize for best/funniest pic/clip to be announced.

Ever wondered what the MSC crew get up to all day all week. Well apart from Observers getting up very early to write reports, the membership crew stuffing and sending envelopes off ….we have been trialling autonomous remote observation cameras

https://www.mountainwatch.com/Snow-news/mountain-safety-collective-backcountry-conditions-report-friday-july-15/

What a difference 5cm can make to the enjoyment of snowfrothers. Great day out in the upper Dargo environs with Kyle Boys Arc'teryx Australia / New Zealand Mammut Australia / New Zealand Parks Victoria Mt Hotham

Great News !
The Mount Hotham Avalanche Training Center is up and ready for you to practice your beacon and probe skills. Thanks to @Kelly Van Den Berg for the time and muscle. We want to see some pics and posted results. Remember to have someone at

When @r.kenno and Jake Iskov posted photos of the huge avalanches in NSW last week, people were calling then the biggest in living memory. We take a look at what probably happened with the snowpack and what to keep in mind for the future. Link in bio

Out with Craig Sheppard, Alex Mason, Luka Panik and Andrew Mandroo in the Orchard area. Snowdepth at 1775 on Chiron 105cm. Great day, great views and perfect snow.

Off the back of the sold out Alpine Education Series, all registration fees have been matched by MSC to co-fund just under $10K towards Australia’s first Avalanche Operations Level 1 course with @arcteryxausnz and @alpineaccessaust. Link in bio

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Welcome to the MOUNTAIN SAFETY COLLECTIVE