News - Protect Our Winters

Charging up for a green trip to the slopes

2 April 20243 April 2024 by POW Australia

Spending time in nature is an alluring past time that attracts millions of visitors to the snow yearly. For the majority of visitors, that involves escaping the metropolitan areas of Melbourne or Sydney and driving into the sunset towards the ski fields in Alpine Australia. However, one of the most harmful parts of getting out in nature is how we... READ MORE

Introducing the POWcast

19 March 20242 April 2024 by POW Australia

Protect Our Winters Australia is excited to present POWcast, our very own podcast channel where we discuss our love of the mountains and our shared journey to protect them. In these fascinating discussions we chat to the people who bind our mountain culture together, weaving stories of adventure, environment and community into a yarn of passion and purpose. The POWcast... READ MORE

Mountains on Fire: A People-Based Solution to an Existential Problem

11 January 20242 April 2024 by POW Australia

Protect Our Winters Australia is calling on the Victorian State Government to establish a volunteer remote area firefighting force in order to save our mountain forests. This would be a practical approach to tackle climate-driven bushfires, which have become too common for our high country to handle.

POW EOY Wrap 2023

26 November 20232 April 2024 by POW Australia

Well, what a year! It has been full of many highs for Protect Our Winters Australia (POW), and some lows for our beloved Aussie winter.
Starting with the good stuff, it has been a joy to welcome over 25 new volunteers and ambassadors to the POW Australia team.

Update: Save Our Snow Climate Data

25 November 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

For those who have been following POW’s campaign asking Snowy Hydro to return to regular measurements at Spencers Creek, great news!
Thanks to your response to our ‘Save our Snow Climate Data’ Campaign, and a wonderful article by Cosmos, Snowy Hydro has committed to increasing the frequency of their measurements!

How increased CO2 is affecting our mountain environment

15 November 20232 April 2024 by POW Australia

While we may lose ski days to the warming climate, it is the plants and animals living in the High Country that are hit the hardest. As the flora and fauna have evolved to live in a very specific environment, slight changes will have big impacts.

The Australian Alps: What plant is that?

13 November 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

Australia’s Alpine ecosystem is incredibly rare as one of Australia’s smallest bioregions. Here we explore just a few of the plants that call this area home and learn how they survive.

Welcome To Our Alpine Environment

10 November 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

The Australian alpine environment makes up such a small physical space on our continent. A cold and often harsh space has seen species evolve interesting adaptations to allow them to survive and flourish.

The Aussie Snow Gum: An Icon In Trouble

19 August 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

Any visitor to the Australian Alps would be no stranger to the snow gum. Its rainbow bark and twisted trunk are synonymous with the high country itself. “They are the iconic tree of the mountains”, says Cam Walker of Mountain Journal fame and Friends of the Earth.
Tragically, Cam says, because of climate change, the trees are “facing the prospect of ecological collapse”

Our merch collab with @ClimateChangeBowl just dropped

7 August 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

Snowboarder, artist and climate change policy advisor… meet MJ, the person behind POW’s 2023 merch designs. Discover her passion for the natural world, snowboarding and using art as a powerful tool for climate activism.