Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.

Generated Mon 12 Oct 2026, 23:01 (local)

Official avalanche hazard — human-required

This dashboard never computes or restates an avalanche danger rating. Read the Mountain Safety Collective report before entering backcountry terrain.

Main Range report 2026-08-31 (42 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (42 d ago)

MSC report →

Measured now — alpine AWS

OBS

BOM station observations, never blended with the forecast. Arrows: change vs the same station ~3 h ago (measured, no model). No sensor sits on the Main Range itself. Station names link to BOM's own obs pages.

Overnight at Perisher Valley: min 7.3° at 22:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 35 NW (50 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 90% RH · 14.6 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

7.5° ▼1.9°/3h feels 3° · 19 WNW (37 g) km/h ▼1/3h · 84% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

10.0° ▼0.7°/3h feels 6° · 24 WNW (32 g) km/h →0/3h · 100% RH · 14.8 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

8 h ago

15.8° feels 15° · 2 E (? g) km/h · 62% RH · 0.8 mm since 9am

Base depth — Spencers Creek snow course (1830 m)

Canonical AU base-depth record (manual, ~weekly). No machine-readable value — open the chart. Measured below the ridge; there is no depth sensor on the Main Range itself.

chart →

Live wind map

animated · wind

Map by Windy.com · drag/zoom to explore; the marker sits on the Main Range.

Blue Lake

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 12 WNW 35 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 3° 0° 12 WNW 36 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 3° 0° 9 WNW 35 0.3k 98 0.1 0.0 2940
09:00 4° 1° 7 WNW 31 0.9k 91 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 6° 3° 8 WNW 30 68.8k 93 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 4° 11 WNW 34 72.7k 92 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 8° 6° 11 WNW 35 72.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 9° 6° 12 W 35 72.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 9° 6° 12 WNW 35 72.7k 96 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 8° 4° 13 WNW 35 68.8k 98 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 7° 3° 12 WNW 35 68.8k 97 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 7° 3° 13 WNW 31 68.8k 93 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 6° 2° 11 WNW 31 65.6k 77 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 120 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 3.2→8.6 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 9 WNW 30 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 4° 1° 9 WNW 28 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 4° 1° 8 WNW 27 0.4k 76 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 5° 2° 7 WNW 27 63.7k 80 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 8° 5° 6 WNW 26 74.0k 84 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 9° 6° 7 W 27 77.7k 80 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 10° 8° 10 W 35 77.7k 97 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 10° 8° 11 W 37 77.7k 94 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 11° 8° 10 W 38 77.7k 93 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 9° 5° 10 W 36 74.0k 95 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 8° 5° 8 W 36 74.0k 97 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 8° 4° 8 W 30 74.0k 92 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 6° 3° 7 SW 28 70.1k 93 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 260 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 3.9→10.6 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2330–3040 m

freezing level 2330–3040 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.2 vs 7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 2° 10 WNW 32 0.4k 98 0.0 0.0 3040
07:00 5° 2° 10 NW 31 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 2960
08:00 5° 2° 9 NW 29 0.6k 77 0.0 0.0 2860
09:00 6° 3° 8 NW 29 63.3k 84 0.0 0.0 2830
10:00 9° 5° 7 WNW 28 77.6k 78 0.0 0.0 2850
11:00 10° 7° 10 W 33 77.5k 79 0.0 0.0 2830
12:00 11° 8° 13 W 40 77.6k 98 0.0 0.0 2650
13:00 11° 8° 13 W 40 73.7k 92 0.0 0.0 2510
14:00 12° 9° 12 W 39 68.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2410
15:00 10° 6° 12 WNW 37 73.6k 98 0.0 0.0 2350
16:00 9° 5° 8 W 36 69.8k 99 0.0 0.0 2380
17:00 8° 4° 8 WSW 28 69.8k 95 0.0 0.0 2340
18:00 5° 2° 8 SSW 25 8.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2330

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 4.8→11.5 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Guthega access

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.1 vs 8.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 9 W 31 0.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 5° 3° 9 W 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 5° 3° 9 W 30 0.4k 84 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 6° 3° 7 WNW 29 1.7k 80 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 9° 6° 7 WNW 28 72.9k 85 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 11° 8° 8 WNW 31 76.9k 83 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 12° 9° 8 WNW 32 76.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 12° 10° 9 W 34 76.9k 95 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 12° 10° 10 W 35 77.0k 94 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 12° 8° 10 W 34 77.0k 92 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 11° 7° 8 W 34 77.0k 93 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 10° 6° 5 W 30 72.9k 88 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 8° 6° 3 WSW 23 72.8k 78 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 5.3→12.3 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 2740 vs 2510 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 1° -2° 10 NW 40 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 1° -2° 10 NW 39 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 1° -2° 9 NW 37 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 2° -1° 8 NW 35 3.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 4° 1° 8 NW 34 72.1k 90 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 5° 2° 10 WNW 36 24.5k 91 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 6° 3° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 6° 4° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 6° 4° 13 WNW 37 68.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 6° 1° 14 NW 39 68.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 5° 0° 13 NW 39 68.1k 96 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 5° 0° 13 NW 38 68.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 4° 0° 9 WNW 37 25.8k 85 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.2→6.4 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Perisher access

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.1 vs 8.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 9 W 31 0.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 5° 3° 9 W 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 5° 3° 9 W 30 0.4k 84 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 6° 3° 7 WNW 29 1.7k 80 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 9° 6° 7 WNW 28 72.9k 85 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 11° 8° 8 WNW 31 76.9k 83 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 12° 9° 8 WNW 32 76.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 12° 10° 9 W 34 76.9k 95 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 12° 10° 10 W 35 77.0k 94 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 12° 8° 10 W 34 77.0k 92 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 11° 7° 8 W 34 77.0k 93 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 10° 6° 5 W 30 72.9k 88 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 8° 6° 3 WSW 23 72.8k 78 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 5.3→12.3 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Watsons Crags

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 10 NW 40 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 3° 0° 10 NW 39 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 3° 0° 9 NW 37 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 4° 0° 8 NW 35 3.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 6° 2° 8 NW 34 72.1k 90 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 36 24.5k 91 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 8° 5° 13 WNW 37 68.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 7° 3° 14 NW 39 68.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 7° 2° 13 NW 39 68.1k 96 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 6° 2° 13 NW 38 68.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 5° 2° 9 WNW 37 25.8k 85 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.8→8 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Western Faces

freezing 2390–3090 m

freezing level 2390–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 2740 vs 2510 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 10 NW 40 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3090
07:00 3° 0° 10 NW 39 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
08:00 3° 0° 9 NW 37 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2940
09:00 4° 1° 8 NW 35 3.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 6° 3° 8 NW 34 72.1k 90 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 36 24.5k 91 0.0 0.0 2880
12:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 8° 6° 11 WNW 37 72.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2740
14:00 8° 6° 13 WNW 37 68.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 7° 3° 14 NW 39 68.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2400
16:00 7° 3° 13 NW 39 68.1k 96 0.0 0.0 2390
17:00 7° 2° 13 NW 38 68.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2440
18:00 6° 2° 9 WNW 37 25.8k 85 0.0 0.0 2410

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 3.1→8.3 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Cams

Perisher Valley

Community webcam (valley) · Webcam provided by Windy.com

Trailhead access

Road and park status change fast in the alpine — open these before you drive. Chain-fit and snow closures apply to Kosciuszko Rd and the Alpine Way in winter.

Road status: Transport for NSW Live Traffic (CC BY 4.0) · fetched 0 min ago

Daily reads — the humans who watch this mountain

human-authored sources — names, links and post dates only, never their content

Before you go

The morning read ends with the safety net, not just the weather. Chains must be carried in Kosciuszko NP in winter (4WD/AWD exempt); Kosciuszko Rd is closed Perisher→Charlotte Pass (oversnow only). The full pre-trip checklist lives in the repo (docs/FIELD-NOTES.md).

Source health

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When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.