A bushwalker is missing in the Tasmanian wilderness, with emergency services personnel preparing to carry out a search in heavy snow.

Key points: Mr Bowman was carrying an emergency radio beacon, which has not been activated

Mr Bowman was carrying an emergency radio beacon, which has not been activated His next of kin raised the alarm after he failed to return from his walk on Saturday

His next of kin raised the alarm after he failed to return from his walk on Saturday Police have been involved in several other rescues because of deteriorating conditions

On Sunday afternoon Tasmania Police said 57-year-old Michael Bowman, who they described as an "experienced bushwalker", had failed to return to the Lake St Clair visitor centre on Saturday.

Mr Bowman, who is from Mt Waverley in Victoria, had "indicated an intention to walk in the Mt Cuvier region", police said.

He is understood to be carrying an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), which police said had not been activated.

His next of kin notified police when he did not make contact.

A search operation involving police and SES ground parties will commence at first light on Monday.

Police say Mr Bowman is an experienced bushwalker. ( Supplied: Tasmania Police )

There are a number of trails in the area, which is popular with walkers and sightseers.

Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania cautions walkers that tracks are "subject to severe weather conditions all year round, weather may change quickly, tracks are difficult to navigate when covered in snow and may be impassable".

The average temperature in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park area this month has been 0.5 degrees Celsius.

Police described Mr Bowman as being "approximately 180 centimetres tall, of medium build, carrying a grey pack and wearing a red/orange jacket and dark coloured pants. He is thought to be using a yellow/mustard coloured tent".

Any person who may have seen a man fitting that description in the Cradle Mt/Lake St Clair National Park is asked to contact Tasmania Police on 131 444.

Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperstas.com.au.