Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Fri 19 Jun 2026, 19:00 (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.

No current report posted (off-season or between updates) — confirm on the page.

MSC report →

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.

Measured now — alpine AWS

OBS

Real station observations (BOM, via FTP). Shown beside the forecast — not blended into it. No sensor on the Main Range and no snow-depth field; measured base depth is Snowy Hydro (coming).

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

0.2° feels -21° · 102 NW (122 g) km/h · 99% RH

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

1.5° feels -3° · 13 NNE (28 g) km/h · 100% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

3.0° feels -6° · 37 NW (44 g) km/h · 100% RH

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

4 h ago

5.5° feels 2° · 9 S (? g) km/h · 80% RH

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 1950–2380 m

freezing level 1950–2380 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° 10 WNW 46 0.4k 0.0 2300
07:00 -1° 15 NW 52 0.3k 0.0 2370
08:00 -1° 14 WNW 53 0.3k 0.0 2380
09:00 -1° 13 WNW 49 0.4k 0.0 2290
10:00 -1° 12 NW 56 0.3k 0.0 2320
11:00 -2° 16 WNW 50 0.2k 0.0 2160
12:00 -3° 15 WNW 50 0.2k 0.0 2030
13:00 -3° 13 WNW 52 0.2k 0.0 1970
14:00 -3° 13 NW 44 0.8k 0.0 1950
15:00 -4° 14 WNW 46 0.3k 0.0 1980
16:00 -4° 15 NW 48 0.2k 0.0 2020
17:00 -4° 17 WNW 59 0.2k 0.0 2020
18:00 -5° 23 WNW 74 0.1k 0.0 2010

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1950–2380 m

freezing level 1950–2380 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wind loading (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 18 WNW 51 0.5k 0.0 2300
07:00 -2° 20 NW 53 0.4k 0.0 2370
08:00 -2° 21 WNW 57 0.4k 0.0 2380
09:00 -1° 19 WNW 54 0.4k 0.0 2290
10:00 -1° 15 WNW 53 0.3k 0.0 2320
11:00 -1° 18 WNW 48 0.2k 0.0 2160
12:00 -2° 18 WNW 51 0.4k 0.0 2030
13:00 -3° 17 WNW 50 0.6k 0.0 1970
14:00 -3° 16 WNW 47 1.7k 0.0 1950
15:00 -3° 17 WNW 47 0.3k 0.0 1980
16:00 -4° 23 NW 54 0.3k 0.0 2020
17:00 -6° 31 WNW 72 0.3k 0.0 2020
18:00 -6° 33 WNW 80 0.3k 0.0 2010

▲ visibility — high

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.

▲ wind loading — watch

WNW wind at 32.6 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1980–2400 m

freezing level 1980–2400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 21 NW 52 0.4k 0.0 2330
07:00 -1° 20 WNW 52 0.4k 0.0 2400
08:00 -1° 21 WNW 54 0.4k 0.0 2370
09:00 -1° 20 WNW 55 0.4k 0.0 2280
10:00 -1° 16 NW 58 0.3k 0.0 2300
11:00 -1° 18 WNW 49 0.6k 0.0 2130
12:00 -2° 18 WNW 52 0.5k 0.0 2050
13:00 -2° 18 NW 51 1.4k 0.0 2000
14:00 -2° 17 NW 48 5.0k 0.0 1980
15:00 -3° 19 NW 51 0.5k 0.0 2010
16:00 -4° 25 NW 59 0.3k 0.0 2070
17:00 -5° 32 NW 72 0.3k 0.0 2070
18:00 -5° 31 WNW 77 0.3k 0.0 2050

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Guthega access

freezing 1950–2380 m

freezing level 1950–2380 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 19 WNW 56 0.9k 0.0 2300
07:00 24 WNW 63 1.0k 0.0 2370
08:00 23 WNW 65 0.8k 0.0 2380
09:00 20 WNW 60 1.0k 0.0 2290
10:00 19 WNW 55 0.4k 0.0 2320
11:00 22 WNW 60 0.3k 0.0 2160
12:00 20 WNW 62 0.4k 0.0 2030
13:00 -2° 20 WNW 63 0.3k 0.0 1970
14:00 -1° 18 WNW 57 1.9k 0.0 1950
15:00 -2° 19 WNW 53 0.7k 0.0 1980
16:00 -3° 23 WNW 63 0.4k 0.0 2020
17:00 -4° 32 WNW 81 0.3k 0.0 2020
18:00 -5° 37 WNW 95 0.2k 0.0 2010

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 1980–2400 m

freezing level 1980–2400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 10 NW 58 0.5k 0.0 2330
07:00 -4° 10 NW 55 0.4k 0.0 2400
08:00 -3° 11 NW 57 0.3k 0.0 2370
09:00 -3° 11 NW 58 0.4k 0.0 2280
10:00 -4° 10 NW 63 0.5k 0.0 2300
11:00 -4° 13 NW 58 0.2k 0.0 2130
12:00 -1° -5° 12 NW 58 0.9k 0.0 2050
13:00 -1° -5° 11 NW 55 0.5k 0.0 2000
14:00 -1° -5° 11 NNW 53 1.1k 0.0 1980
15:00 -2° -6° 12 NW 54 1.9k 0.0 2010
16:00 -2° -6° 15 NNW 59 0.2k 0.0 2070
17:00 -2° -6° 16 NW 70 0.2k 0.0 2070
18:00 -2° -7° 20 NW 77 0.2k 0.0 2050

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 180 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.

Perisher access

freezing 1950–2380 m

freezing level 1950–2380 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 19 WNW 56 0.9k 0.0 2300
07:00 24 WNW 63 1.0k 0.0 2370
08:00 23 WNW 65 0.8k 0.0 2380
09:00 20 WNW 60 1.0k 0.0 2290
10:00 19 WNW 55 0.4k 0.0 2320
11:00 22 WNW 60 0.3k 0.0 2160
12:00 20 WNW 62 0.4k 0.0 2030
13:00 -2° 20 WNW 63 0.3k 0.0 1970
14:00 -1° 18 WNW 57 1.9k 0.0 1950
15:00 -2° 19 WNW 53 0.7k 0.0 1980
16:00 -3° 23 WNW 63 0.4k 0.0 2020
17:00 -4° 32 WNW 81 0.3k 0.0 2020
18:00 -5° 37 WNW 95 0.2k 0.0 2010

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Watsons Crags

freezing 1880–2380 m

freezing level 1880–2380 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 10 NW 58 0.5k 0.0 2290
07:00 -2° 10 NW 55 0.4k 0.0 2380
08:00 -2° 11 NW 57 0.3k 0.0 2380
09:00 -2° 11 NW 58 0.4k 0.0 2270
10:00 -2° 10 NW 63 0.5k 0.0 2320
11:00 -2° 13 NW 58 0.2k 0.0 2090
12:00 -3° 12 NW 58 0.9k 0.0 1960
13:00 -3° 11 NW 55 0.5k 0.0 1900
14:00 -3° 11 NNW 53 1.1k 0.0 1880
15:00 -4° 12 NW 54 1.9k 0.0 1940
16:00 -4° 15 NNW 59 0.2k 0.0 1990
17:00 -5° 16 NW 70 0.2k 0.0 1980
18:00 -5° 20 NW 77 0.2k 0.0 1970

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 180 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.

Western Faces

freezing 1980–2400 m

freezing level 1980–2400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° 10 NW 58 0.5k 0.0 2330
07:00 -1° 10 NW 55 0.4k 0.0 2400
08:00 -1° 11 NW 57 0.3k 0.0 2370
09:00 -1° 11 NW 58 0.4k 0.0 2280
10:00 -1° 10 NW 63 0.5k 0.0 2300
11:00 -2° 13 NW 58 0.2k 0.0 2130
12:00 -3° 12 NW 58 0.9k 0.0 2050
13:00 -3° 11 NW 55 0.5k 0.0 2000
14:00 -3° 11 NNW 53 1.1k 0.0 1980
15:00 -4° 12 NW 54 1.9k 0.0 2010
16:00 -4° 15 NNW 59 0.2k 0.0 2070
17:00 -4° 16 NW 70 0.2k 0.0 2070
18:00 -5° 20 NW 77 0.2k 0.0 2050

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 180 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.

Cams

Live where the operator allows embedding (YouTube, Windy). Resort snow-stake reads as base depth.

Perisher snow stake

Live snow-stake — resort base depth at a glance · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Blue Cow

Blue Cow area, live · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Perisher Valley

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

Lake Jindabyne

Valley / approach · Webcam provided by Windy.com

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