Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sun 04 Oct 2026, 20:01 (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 (34 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (34 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 2.9° at 19:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 26 NW (33 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 94% RH · 0.6 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

2.9° ▼4.0°/3h feels 1° · 2 W (4 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 94% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

7.0° ▼1.8°/3h feels 6° · 0 CALM (0 g) km/h →0/3h · 88% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

11 h ago

6.5° feels 5° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 85% RH · 3.0 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 2470–2780 m

freezing level 2470–2780 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 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 4 NW 18 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 3° 0° 4 NNW 16 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2480
08:00 4° 1° 6 NW 17 1.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 5° 2° 7 WNW 20 4.4k 74 0.0 0.0 2500
10:00 6° 3° 11 WNW 30 9.9k 84 0.2 0.0 2500
11:00 6° 3° 10 WNW 31 8.6k 77 0.6 0.0 2570
12:00 6° 4° 9 WNW 30 7.5k 93 0.6 0.0 2550
13:00 5° 2° 7 WNW 27 5.3k 92 1.3 0.0 2580
14:00 5° 3° 6 WNW 22 4.8k 100 0.4 0.0 2510
15:00 5° 3° 4 WNW 21 0.8k 99 0.6 0.0 2550
16:00 7° 4° 6 WNW 22 17.7k 73 0.1 0.0 2590
17:00 6° 4° 7 WNW 21 11.6k 97 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 5° 3° 3 WNW 19 19.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2470

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 360 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 2.6→6.7 °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 2470–2780 m

freezing level 2470–2780 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 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 9 WNW 23 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 2° -1° 9 WNW 22 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2480
08:00 4° 1° 9 WNW 23 19.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 5° 2° 8 WNW 24 20.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2500
10:00 8° 5° 9 WNW 27 19.5k 91 0.1 0.0 2500
11:00 8° 5° 9 WNW 28 13.9k 80 0.1 0.0 2570
12:00 9° 6° 7 WNW 28 16.4k 93 0.1 0.0 2550
13:00 8° 5° 8 WNW 26 8.1k 99 0.1 0.0 2580
14:00 7° 4° 7 WNW 26 13.4k 100 0.2 0.0 2510
15:00 7° 4° 8 WNW 26 7.3k 100 0.2 0.0 2550
16:00 8° 5° 6 WNW 25 40.3k 80 0.1 0.0 2590
17:00 8° 5° 5 WNW 22 20.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 6° 4° 4 NW 19 17.5k 100 0.1 0.0 2470

▲ 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 2.5→8.7 °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 2470–2620 m

freezing level 2470–2620 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 9.1 vs 5.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 10 NW 26 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2470
07:00 3° 0° 11 NW 26 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 4° 2° 10 NW 26 2.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 6° 3° 10 NW 27 28.2k 63 0.0 0.0 2540
10:00 8° 6° 11 WNW 32 33.0k 90 0.0 0.0 2520
11:00 9° 5° 12 WNW 35 20.0k 74 0.1 0.0 2510
12:00 9° 6° 10 WNW 35 20.0k 79 0.1 0.0 2590
13:00 9° 6° 11 WNW 34 9.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2620
14:00 8° 5° 11 NW 34 14.8k 85 0.2 0.0 2570
15:00 8° 5° 11 NW 34 11.0k 100 0.1 0.0 2590
16:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 31 24.0k 93 0.1 0.0 2570
17:00 8° 5° 8 NW 27 19.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 7° 4° 7 NW 23 12.5k 100 0.1 0.0 2560

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 240 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 2.9→9.4 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2470–2780 m

freezing level 2470–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 8 W 25 0.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 4° 2° 8 W 24 0.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2480
08:00 5° 3° 8 W 25 8.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 7° 4° 8 WNW 25 9.4k 80 0.1 0.0 2500
10:00 9° 6° 10 W 32 15.4k 92 0.1 0.0 2500
11:00 10° 7° 10 WNW 32 10.9k 77 0.1 0.0 2570
12:00 10° 7° 8 W 32 12.8k 98 0.1 0.0 2550
13:00 9° 6° 8 WNW 29 7.1k 95 0.2 0.0 2580
14:00 8° 6° 9 W 30 7.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2510
15:00 8° 5° 8 W 30 5.7k 91 0.3 0.0 2550
16:00 10° 7° 7 WNW 28 35.1k 78 0.0 0.0 2590
17:00 10° 7° 5 W 25 19.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 8° 6° 4 WNW 20 16.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2470

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 560 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 4.2→9.9 °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 2470–2620 m

freezing level 2470–2620 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 5 NNE 23 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2470
07:00 0° -3° 5 NNE 21 20.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 1° -2° 6 N 22 26.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 2° -1° 8 NW 25 13.5k 66 0.0 0.0 2540
10:00 4° 1° 10 NW 30 13.5k 80 0.1 0.0 2520
11:00 4° 1° 10 NW 32 10.2k 71 0.3 0.0 2510
12:00 5° 1° 9 NW 31 8.8k 83 0.5 0.0 2590
13:00 3° 0° 9 NW 32 4.8k 98 0.5 0.0 2620
14:00 3° 0° 6 NNW 29 7.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2570
15:00 3° 0° 6 NNW 24 5.2k 95 0.4 0.0 2590
16:00 4° 1° 8 NW 24 20.1k 91 0.1 0.0 2570
17:00 4° 1° 7 NW 24 20.4k 97 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 3° 0° 3 NW 20 11.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2560

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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 — watch severity

warming 0.1→4.8 °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

Perisher access

freezing 2470–2780 m

freezing level 2470–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 8 W 25 0.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 4° 2° 8 W 24 0.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2480
08:00 5° 3° 8 W 25 8.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 7° 4° 8 WNW 25 9.4k 80 0.1 0.0 2500
10:00 9° 6° 10 W 32 15.4k 92 0.1 0.0 2500
11:00 10° 7° 10 WNW 32 10.9k 77 0.1 0.0 2570
12:00 10° 7° 8 W 32 12.8k 98 0.1 0.0 2550
13:00 9° 6° 8 WNW 29 7.1k 95 0.2 0.0 2580
14:00 8° 6° 9 W 30 7.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2510
15:00 8° 5° 8 W 30 5.7k 91 0.3 0.0 2550
16:00 10° 7° 7 WNW 28 35.1k 78 0.0 0.0 2590
17:00 10° 7° 5 W 25 19.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 8° 6° 4 WNW 20 16.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2470

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 560 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 4.2→9.9 °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 2470–2710 m

freezing level 2470–2710 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 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 5 NNE 23 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 2° -1° 5 NNE 21 20.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2470
08:00 3° 0° 6 N 22 26.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2710
09:00 4° 1° 8 NW 25 13.5k 66 0.0 0.0 2470
10:00 6° 3° 10 NW 30 13.5k 80 0.1 0.0 2490
11:00 6° 3° 10 NW 32 10.2k 71 0.3 0.0 2570
12:00 6° 3° 9 NW 31 8.8k 83 0.5 0.0 2580
13:00 4° 1° 9 NW 32 4.8k 98 0.5 0.0 2600
14:00 5° 2° 6 NNW 29 7.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2550
15:00 5° 2° 6 NNW 24 5.2k 95 0.4 0.0 2560
16:00 6° 3° 8 NW 24 20.1k 91 0.1 0.0 2580
17:00 6° 3° 7 NW 24 20.4k 97 0.0 0.0 2470
18:00 4° 2° 3 NW 20 11.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2530

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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 1.7→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

Western Faces

freezing 2470–2620 m

freezing level 2470–2620 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° 0° 5 NNE 23 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2470
07:00 2° 0° 5 NNE 21 20.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 3° 1° 6 N 22 26.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 4° 2° 8 NW 25 13.5k 66 0.0 0.0 2540
10:00 6° 3° 10 NW 30 13.5k 80 0.1 0.0 2520
11:00 6° 3° 10 NW 32 10.2k 71 0.3 0.0 2510
12:00 7° 4° 9 NW 31 8.8k 83 0.5 0.0 2590
13:00 5° 2° 9 NW 32 4.8k 98 0.5 0.0 2620
14:00 5° 2° 6 NNW 29 7.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2570
15:00 5° 3° 6 NNW 24 5.2k 95 0.4 0.0 2590
16:00 6° 3° 8 NW 24 20.1k 91 0.1 0.0 2570
17:00 6° 3° 7 NW 24 20.4k 97 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 5° 2° 3 NW 20 11.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2560

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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→6.7 °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.