Saturday 4 September 2010

MSC Branches


North Island
Northland Auckland Waikato Tauranga Eastern Bay of Plenty Rotorua Taranaki Taumarunui Wanganui Gisborne Hawkes Bay Horowhenua Manawatu Wairarapa Wellington

Click on a branch for
more information

27 Branches
throughout
New Zealand

South Island

Nelson
Marlborough
Buller
West Coast
Canterbury
Ashburton
South Canterbury
North Otago
Wanaka
Wakatipu / Queenstown
Dunedin
Southland

MSC Vollunteer Award

Volly-Award
As part of the Outdoor Excellence Awards 2010 nominations for the MSC Volunteer Award are now open. Closing date is the 4th of September. For more infomation click here

Welcome to the Mountain Safety Council

MSC is a national organisation promoting safety in outdoor activities. We facilitate the setting of standards, offer training, distribute resources and advocate publicly so that more people can discover and enjoy New Zealand's outdoors safely.

Avalanche Awareness 2010

ALASKA-AVALANCHE

Winter is here and MSC is gearing up for a bumper season by providing our world class Avalanche Awareness and Backcountry Safety Courses.

Search for courses visiting the Training page and search by category for "AVALANCHE". You can download our 2010 Avalanche Awareness and Backcountry Pamphlet from the online store.

By the way, Mountain Safety Council also run avalanche.net.nz which offers daily updates on avalanche risk around the country. So whether heading to the slopes or tramping in alpine conditions, check there first.
www.avalanche.net.nz

Recreation Expo 24 September

The Mountain Safety Council is attending "Recreation" The NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo held in Canterbury on the 24-26th of September.

Click here to download a 2-4-1 voucher!

More info here.

Weather

	Get up-to-date weather forecasts for your next trip. www.avalanche.net.nz www.metservice.co.nz Ski Field reports National Park reports

News

Events Calendar: Upcoming MSC associated events

Media Release: MSC welcomes DOL's report on Adventure Tourism Safety

Public Notice: Information for Climbers in the Waipapa Dam area.

Outdoor Safety Code

Outdoor-Safety-Code-Poster

The Outdoor Safety Code: The essential rules before you head outdoors. Get the full version here.

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