MSC Membership Drive 2026

Mountain Safety Collective (MSC) relies on our public membership program to sustain our professional backcountry conditions reports and related initiatives for Australian backcountry users. As a not-for-profit association, every new and renewing MSC member fee helps keep observation and forecasting teams in the Victoria and New South Wales mountains, so thank you for your support!

In 2026, our generous supporters provided over $25,000 in prizes drawn in June, July and August and helped drive our membership base to an all time high. Want to be in the running for 2027? Sign up as a member now »

August Prize Draw Winners

The following MSC Members have been selected as the winners of the August prize draw. We will be reaching out directly through the week to finalise the details.

• Arc'teryx Rush Jacket RRP$1,300: Oliver Clayton

• Liebe Skii Raffle RRP$3,900: Bryce Hocking

• Mammut Barryvox Transceiver RRP$900 (x2): Peter Cane, Ben Cunningham

• POC Devour Glacial Sunglasses RRP$430: Henry Davis

• Mammut Alugator Pro Light Shovel RRP$250: David Duke

• Wild Magazine annual subscription RRP$55: Matthew Halsall

July Prize Draw Winners

• Arc'teryx Rush Jacket RRP$1,300: Nick Vlahandreas

• Salomon Shift Bindings RRP$1,149: Andrew Taylor

• POC Devour Glacial Sunglasses RRP$430: Kevin Vanny

• Wild Magazine annual subscription RRP$55: Rebecca Crawley

June Prize Draw Winners

• Arc'teryx Rush Jacket RRP$1,300: Emily McCarron

• Atomic Backland 109 Skis RRP$1,429: Phil Gao

• Burton Family Tree Time Thief 2027 splitboard RRP$1,099: Trevor Faust

• POC Devour Glacial Sunglasses RRP$430: Joshua Crichton

• Wild Magazine annual subscription RRP$55: Caroline Turner

And the following MSC Members have won the raffle draw for backcountry tours and courses from our Alpine Guiding Partners:

• Alpine Access Australia - AST1 Avalanche Skills Course: David Tweedie

• Avalanche Training Australia - Avalanche Awareness Course: Melissa Knight

• Australian School of Mountaineering - Mountaineering 1 Introductory Skills Course: William Sidwell

• Survive First Aid - Alpine Wilderness First Aid Course: Oliver Hendriks

• Blizzard Academy - Alpine Navigation Course: Ethan Neville

• Blizzard Academy - Ski Mountaineering 1 Course: Anthony Borgese

• Thredbo - Intro to Backcountry Tour (x2 ppl): Lou Carrington

• Thredbo - Explore & Expand Tour (x2 ppl): Eve Conroy

• The Climbing Company - Ski Mountaineering Course: Kathryn Soares

• Australian Backcountry Festival - Event Registration (x2ppl): Matthew Samson

MSC Membership Prize Draw Terms & Conditions

• Mountain Safety Collective Inc is a Victorian incorporated association and the prize giveaways comply with Victorian state legislation.

• To be eligible for prizes, participants need to be existing or new MSC members when the prize draw is conducted.

• Winners are selected at random from the MSC membership database and eligible to win one prize during the prize draw period. Winners will be notified via email and their names will be published on this page. If a prize is not claimed or the winner is uncontactable within seven days, a new winner will be drawn at random and re-announced. Please double check that your MSC member email details are correct by logging in to your account.

• Prizes will be distributed within 4 weeks of being drawn and winners must be active 2026 MSC Members for prizes to be awarded.

• Prizes are not exchangeable for an alternative prize or cash value, but can be re-gifted at a winner’s discretion.

• Any backcountry tours or course prizes must be redeemed during 2026.

• MSC committee members, employees, paid contractors and brand ambassadors of prize supporters are not eligible to win prizes.

• Correspondence regarding the membership drive must be received via the MSC contact form.