Mountain Sports Collective has released the definitive skiing and riding guide to Mt Bogong. This is a first edition which will be refined through feedback from users.
It is available for $15 from MSC.
MSC say:
“This is the first edition of the Bogong Ski Touring and Mountaineering Guide / Map and it’s pretty spot on with thanks to everyone who had input into this project. The main objective is to set in place some terrain ratings and associated area names that up until now have made for a ‘mixed bag’ of reference terms. For you the user this is an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the mountain like never before. The Guide consists of two sides of an A3 fully laminated and folded map page with topos on one side and the corresponding map on the back. The legend is an extra seperate page to save space on the map for the all important detail of the mountain”.
This is a first edition and users are encouraged to let us know about suggested changes, including the names of the runs. ‘If there’s is a conflicting point of view over what run / bowl / ridge or face is named here, now is the time to collaborate and get it all straight for the second edition.’
NB: If you’re a 2017 Founding Member, then you will receive a map as a part of that membership deal and do not need to purchase one.
Please note: these maps are being printed at present and will be mailed once they are received, so it may take a week or two to get to you.
You can order it here.
Mountain Journal 
July 10, 2018 at 6:18 pm
Umm, if you are a ‘journal’ isnt this post an ‘advertisement’, and should be posted as such? Wild would post it as such, or at least have some pretense of journalistic even-handedness. If you are not really a ‘journal’ I’ll be out, sorry….
[Hi Mick. Thanks for the comment. The brief of MJ is to report on ‘environment, news and culture’ from the Australian Alps and I try to cover anything that might be of interest to the outdoor/ mountain community. So I do end up promoting the activity of many businesses who seem relevant to outdoor/ mountain interests (eg the recent posts on avy courses offered by 3 different businesses, splitboard tours, and training in cross country technique, etc etc). Unlike Wild, MJ is a non commercial volunteer operation so I don’t seek or accept payment for posting items. So I’m not sure if they need to be listed as being advertisements. Does this resolve your concern? Happy to chat if it doesn’t, or you have additional questions. regards, Cam]
July 10, 2018 at 9:21 pm
Sorry it doesn’t resolve my concerns. Where you get the money to run your journal is irrelevant, it’s the fact that you run ads disguised as articles. A commercial newspaper or tv or radio station would be criticised for that. If you really are a news ‘journal’ (in my mind thats the same as a newspaper), you must be seen as unbiassed and factual. Or you could have run the article as a review of the Bogong map and top guide, with some analysis of where its good and bad. Your article reads as pure puff from MSC, with no input from you…..
[OK thanks for the clarification. The reality is that often I cut and paste news items without adding analysis simply because I don’t have time to spend on writing content. I do, however, show that I have lifted text by using quotation marks, as I have done with this article, pointing out that ‘MSC say …’. So I think the average reader can see I’m quoting MSC as a source rather than trying to hide an ‘ad’ as ‘content’. But point taken, and I will consider it for future articles. I’ll certainly do a review of the map when I get a copy. You are always most welcome to send in content/ reviews or stories if you feel like it, just check the ABOUT section for details on how to do that, regards Cam].
August 2, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Mick gave me a bit of grief for this post. I have my copy of the map now and I can confirm ITS BLOODY AWESOME and if it doesn’t make you want to go and climb Bogong now, then you had better sell your skis or board.