Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Thu 13 Aug 2026, 01:00 (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 2026-08-12 (1 d ago)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-13 (today)

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 Thredbo Top Station: min -2.3° at 22:20

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-2.3° ▼0.3°/3h feels -13° · 44 W (56 g) km/h ▲20/3h · 99% RH · 5.4 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

-0.1° →0.0°/3h feels -8° · 30 WSW (56 g) km/h ▲10/3h · 93% RH · 10.4 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

0.7° ▼0.5°/3h feels -6° · 24 W (39 g) km/h ▼8/3h · 100% RH · 9.6 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

10 h ago

3.6° feels 0° · 13 SW (? g) km/h · 89% RH · 2.0 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 1680–3070 m

freezing level 1680–3070 m · 0.26 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 7 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -2° -6° 6 WNW 29 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -2° -6° 6 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° -5° 6 WNW 27 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° -5° 6 WNW 26 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -3° 5 W 26 56.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 -2° 5 W 24 77.5k 87 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 -2° 5 W 22 41.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 -2° 4 W 21 42.9k 92 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 -2° 5 WNW 19 34.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 -2° 5 WNW 18 28.0k 100 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -1° -4° 4 WNW 14 0.1k 98 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -3° -5° 1 NE 11 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.3 °C at 12:00 then -1.1 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

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 1680–3070 m

freezing level 1680–3070 m · 0.22 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 33 vs 65%, temp 3.6 vs 0.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 10 W 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -2° -6° 10 W 29 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -2° -6° 9 W 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -4° 8 W 27 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -2° 6 W 27 0.2k 65 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 5 W 25 0.8k 32 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 5 W 23 82.1k 33 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 5 W 22 82.1k 27 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 4 W 22 82.0k 14 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 20 50.7k 5 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 4 WNW 18 34.3k 16 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -3° 5 WNW 16 1.0k 67 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -2° -6° 7 WNW 18 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 100 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.3 °C at 10:00 then -2.1 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -2.4→3.7 °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 1700–3060 m

freezing level 1700–3060 m · 0.12 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 11 WNW 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -2° -6° 11 WNW 30 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -1° -5° 10 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -3° 8 W 27 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° 6 W 26 0.5k 58 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 6 W 24 6.0k 40 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 6 W 24 78.5k 49 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 7 WNW 25 78.5k 70 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 6 WNW 24 78.5k 49 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 5 WNW 23 78.4k 11 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 5 WNW 20 38.5k 12 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -2° 6 WNW 18 9.6k 45 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -1° -5° 10 NW 23 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 140 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.9 °C at 10:00 then -0.9 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -1.9→3.3 °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

Guthega access

freezing 1680–3070 m

freezing level 1680–3070 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 23 vs 65%, temp 5.3 vs 1.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 8 WNW 30 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -1° -4° 8 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -4° 8 WNW 27 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° 8 WNW 27 0.1k 99 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° 6 WNW 27 0.2k 55 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 4 WNW 25 0.5k 40 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 4 WNW 21 1.5k 23 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 4 W 20 3.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 4 W 20 5.7k 20 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 20 9.2k 27 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 4 WNW 19 12.0k 45 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -1° 4 WNW 18 0.7k 50 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -1° -5° 6 W 18 0.2k 66 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1 °C at 09:00 then -1.4 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -0.6→5.7 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 1700–3060 m

freezing level 1700–3060 m · 0.11 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 90 vs 63% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -8° 6 WNW 35 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -5° -8° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -5° -8° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -4° -8° 4 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -4° -7° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -2° -6° 4 WNW 31 13.5k 100 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 28 5.9k 90 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 25 13.8k 98 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 21 14.9k 80 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 -1° -4° 3 WNW 18 11.1k 65 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 -2° -5° 4 WNW 17 15.1k 95 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -3° -6° 5 NW 14 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -5° -8° 3 NNE 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

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 1680–3070 m

freezing level 1680–3070 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 23 vs 65%, temp 5.3 vs 1.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 8 WNW 30 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -1° -4° 8 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -4° 8 WNW 27 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° 8 WNW 27 0.1k 99 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° 6 WNW 27 0.2k 55 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 4 WNW 25 0.5k 40 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 4 WNW 21 1.5k 23 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 4 W 20 3.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 4 W 20 5.7k 20 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 20 9.2k 27 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 4 WNW 19 12.0k 45 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -1° 4 WNW 18 0.7k 50 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -1° -5° 6 W 18 0.2k 66 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1 °C at 09:00 then -1.4 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -0.6→5.7 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 1600–3030 m

freezing level 1600–3030 m · 0.11 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -7° 6 WNW 35 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1600
07:00 -3° -7° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1630
08:00 -3° -7° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1630
09:00 -3° -6° 4 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1610
10:00 -2° -5° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1640
11:00 -1° -4° 4 WNW 31 13.5k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
12:00 -3° 3 WNW 28 5.9k 90 0.0 0.0 1720
13:00 -3° 3 WNW 25 13.8k 98 0.0 0.0 2780
14:00 -3° 3 WNW 21 14.9k 80 0.0 0.0 2950
15:00 -3° 3 WNW 18 11.1k 65 0.0 0.0 2980
16:00 -3° 4 WNW 17 15.1k 95 0.0 0.0 3020
17:00 -1° -4° 5 NW 14 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3020
18:00 -3° -6° 3 NNE 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3030

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

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 1700–3060 m

freezing level 1700–3060 m · 0.11 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 90 vs 63% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 6 WNW 35 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -2° -6° 4 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -2° -5° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -3° 4 WNW 31 13.5k 100 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 -3° 3 WNW 28 5.9k 90 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 -3° 3 WNW 25 13.8k 98 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 -2° 3 WNW 21 14.9k 80 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 -2° 3 WNW 18 11.1k 65 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 -2° 4 WNW 17 15.1k 95 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -1° -4° 5 NW 14 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -3° -6° 3 NNE 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.5 °C at 15:00 then -1.1 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

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).

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