Our Mission
POW Australia helps our outdoor community protect the integrity of Australia’s unique alpine environment and lifestyle from climate change.
Protect Our Winters Australia is a passionate community of outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. We believe our fragile alpine ecosystem and our love for adventure amongst it, demands our participation in the fight to save it and everything it represents.
Join us to create a future where Australia’s alpine environment and the communities and businesses that depend on it still exist.
Sign Our Alpine Future Statement
We’re calling for a future where our communities are resilient and thriving, and where our environment is snowy, healthy and protected.
But we can’t do it alone – sign our statement to add your name to the collective call to Protect Our Alpine Future – a future where change is designed with and by alpine communities.
Make your voice heard – every signature counts!
Climate and the Winter Olympics with Jackson Harvey and Miff Rennie – POWcast Episode 8
With the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics fresh in the public’s memory, many within the snowsports community are grappling with what the future of their sports may look like under climate change. With locations set to become less viable to host winter sports events, many snowsports athletes have turned to climate action to protect what they love. Episode 8 of the...
Australian Winter Olympic Success At Risk Due To Climate Change Impacts
The impacts of climate change hang heavily over the viability of Australia’s future Winter Olympics chances, and raise urgent questions about how we celebrate Winter sports culture and achievement. 3 February 2026 Media Release AUSTRALIAN WINTER OLYMPIC SUCCESS AT RISK DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS The impacts of climate change hang heavily over the viability of Australia’s future Winter...
Alpine Odyssey Aotearoa About To Kick Off
This winter POW Australia Ambassador Huw Kingston is off on Alpine Odyssey Aotearoa. The 90-day journey, starting on 25 June, will see Huw and long-time Kiwi mate Laurence Mote take on a 4000km journey from the tip of the North Island, beginning 25 June, to the bottom of the South, skiing at all 24 ski fields in the country – many of which are increasingly impacted by a changing climate.
