Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Wed 07 Oct 2026, 10:01 (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 (37 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (37 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 -5.3° at 04:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 15 SSE (30 g) km/h →0/3h · 25% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

7.9° ▲11.3°/3h feels 3° · 7 S (19 g) km/h →0/3h · 17% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

3.6° ▲4.9°/3h feels -4° · 26 ESE (33 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 66% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

19 h ago

10.4° feels 5° · 22 WSW (? g) km/h · 61% RH · 0.0 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.

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Live wind map

animated · wind

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

Blue Lake

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.2 vs 7.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -7° 9 ESE 31 1.6k 25 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -4° -9° 11 ESE 35 2.1k 8 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 -1° -6° 12 ESE 37 6.3k 12 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 4° 0° 8 SE 36 73.4k 16 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 7° 3° 6 SE 32 77.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 9° 7° 4 SSE 28 77.6k 4 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 10° 9° 2 S 23 77.6k 2 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 11° 10° 2 WSW 19 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 12° 10° 4 W 17 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 11° 10° 5 W 20 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 11° 9° 5 W 20 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 10° 7° 3 WSW 17 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 9° 6° 2 SSE 15 73.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4.5→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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 5 S 24 1.9k 24 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -5° -9° 6 S 24 3.3k 17 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 -1° -5° 8 SSE 27 9.6k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 2° -2° 8 SE 29 72.6k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 5° 1° 9 SE 31 78.4k 13 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 7° 4° 9 SE 31 78.3k 9 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 9° 6° 9 SE 31 78.3k 8 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 10° 8° 8 ESE 29 78.3k 7 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 10° 9° 7 ESE 27 78.3k 3 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 11° 9° 7 ESE 25 78.4k 1 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 10° 8° 7 ESE 24 74.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 9° 5° 8 ESE 23 74.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 7° 4° 8 ESE 22 70.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.2→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 3210–3360 m

freezing level 3210–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 6 SE 22 50.9k 21 0.0 0.0 3350
07:00 -5° -8° 5 ESE 22 9.5k 21 0.0 0.0 3360
08:00 -1° -5° 7 ESE 24 8.1k 27 0.0 0.0 3360
09:00 2° -2° 8 SE 28 28.6k 24 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 4° 0° 10 SE 32 74.0k 16 0.0 0.0 3340
11:00 7° 4° 10 SE 33 78.2k 14 0.0 0.0 3330
12:00 8° 6° 9 SE 33 78.2k 9 0.0 0.0 3280
13:00 10° 8° 8 SE 31 78.1k 6 0.0 0.0 3240
14:00 11° 9° 8 SE 29 78.1k 3 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 11° 9° 8 SE 28 78.2k 2 0.0 0.0 3210
16:00 11° 8° 8 SE 28 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3210
17:00 10° 6° 9 SE 27 74.0k 0 0.0 0.0 3210
18:00 8° 4° 9 ESE 26 70.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3210

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4.6→11.3 °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 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 5 SSW 22 41.2k 10 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -4° -7° 7 SSW 23 49.8k 8 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 0° -4° 9 SSE 28 11.7k 14 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 4° 0° 8 SE 30 73.3k 15 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 7° 2° 9 SE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 8° 5° 10 SE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 10° 7° 10 SE 33 77.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 11° 9° 9 ESE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 11° 10° 8 ESE 30 77.6k 5 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 12° 10° 8 ESE 28 77.6k 1 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 11° 9° 8 ESE 27 73.3k 1 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 10° 7° 8 ESE 25 69.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 5° 8 ESE 23 66.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -3.6→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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind chill (exposure), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 9.2 vs 4.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -11° 11 ESE 49 2.3k 24 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -7° -12° 13 ESE 52 7.9k 10 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 -3° -8° 13 ESE 52 26.6k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 1° -4° 11 SE 50 72.8k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 4° 0° 9 SE 47 77.3k 9 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 7° 4° 6 SE 41 77.3k 4 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 8° 6° 3 S 31 77.3k 3 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 9° 8° 3 SW 22 77.3k 1 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 10° 8° 5 WSW 21 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 10° 8° 6 W 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 9° 6° 5 WSW 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 8° 4° 5 SSW 21 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 7° 3° 5 SSE 22 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wind chill (exposure) — watch severity

apparent temperature -12.3 °C — exposure risk (AU alpine's #1 killer per your notes). Full layers, cover skin, plan short exposed sections and bail options.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -7.2→9.7 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 5 SSW 22 41.2k 10 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -4° -7° 7 SSW 23 49.8k 8 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 0° -4° 9 SSE 28 11.7k 14 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 4° 0° 8 SE 30 73.3k 15 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 7° 2° 9 SE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 8° 5° 10 SE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 10° 7° 10 SE 33 77.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 11° 9° 9 ESE 32 77.6k 9 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 11° 10° 8 ESE 30 77.6k 5 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 12° 10° 8 ESE 28 77.6k 1 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 11° 9° 8 ESE 27 73.3k 1 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 10° 7° 8 ESE 25 69.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 5° 8 ESE 23 66.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -3.6→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

Watsons Crags

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.8 vs 7.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -9° 11 ESE 49 2.3k 24 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -6° -11° 13 ESE 52 7.9k 10 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 -2° -6° 13 ESE 52 26.6k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 3° -2° 11 SE 50 72.8k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 6° 1° 9 SE 47 77.3k 9 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 8° 5° 6 SE 41 77.3k 4 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 10° 8° 3 S 31 77.3k 3 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 11° 10° 3 SW 22 77.3k 1 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 11° 10° 5 WSW 21 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 11° 9° 6 W 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 11° 8° 5 WSW 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 10° 6° 5 SSW 21 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 5° 5 SSE 22 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.6→11.3 °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

Western Faces

freezing 3220–3400 m

freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.1 vs 6.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -9° 11 ESE 49 2.3k 24 0.0 0.0 3400
07:00 -5° -10° 13 ESE 52 7.9k 10 0.0 0.0 3390
08:00 -1° -6° 13 ESE 52 26.6k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
09:00 3° -2° 11 SE 50 72.8k 20 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 6° 2° 9 SE 47 77.3k 9 0.0 0.0 3370
11:00 8° 6° 6 SE 41 77.3k 4 0.0 0.0 3360
12:00 10° 8° 3 S 31 77.3k 3 0.0 0.0 3310
13:00 11° 10° 3 SW 22 77.3k 1 0.0 0.0 3250
14:00 12° 10° 5 WSW 21 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
15:00 12° 10° 6 W 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
16:00 11° 8° 5 WSW 22 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3220
17:00 10° 7° 5 SSW 21 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 5° 5 SSE 22 77.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3230

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.3→11.6 °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

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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