Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Wed 14 Oct 2026, 23:31 (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 (44 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (44 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 -3.5° at 22:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 7 N (11 g) km/h →0/3h · 90% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

-2.6° ▼2.1°/3h feels -5° · 2 SW (7 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 93% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

1.7° ▼3.5°/3h feels -9° · 46 ESE (56 g) km/h ▲7/3h · 82% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

15 h ago

1.8° feels -2° · 7 ENE (? g) km/h · 56% RH · 0.1 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 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.8 vs 7.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 6 E 18 0.8k 27 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 -1° -4° 7 E 18 1.1k 32 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 3° -1° 6 ENE 21 2.7k 27 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 5° 1° 4 NE 21 27.8k 13 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 7° 4° 3 NE 20 76.0k 8 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 7° 2 N 19 76.0k 39 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 10° 9° 1 NNW 18 76.0k 16 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 11° 11° 1 N 17 76.0k 45 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 11° 11° 3 NNE 20 76.1k 81 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 11° 9° 6 NE 28 76.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 10° 7° 8 E 34 76.1k 99 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 8° 4° 9 E 35 76.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 7° 3° 7 E 35 76.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 840 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 -2.3→11.1 °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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 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 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 4 NNE 11 0.5k 69 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 -1° -5° 6 NNE 12 0.4k 53 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 1° -2° 6 ENE 18 1.2k 56 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 3° -1° 7 ENE 23 19.2k 33 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 5° 1° 7 ENE 23 72.8k 15 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 7° 5° 7 ENE 25 72.8k 42 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 8° 7° 8 E 27 72.8k 27 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 9° 8° 10 E 30 72.9k 34 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 9° 8° 11 E 32 72.9k 77 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 9° 6° 13 E 33 76.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 8° 4° 12 E 34 76.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 7° 3° 11 E 31 76.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 6° 2° 7 ENE 27 72.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ 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→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2330–2950 m

freezing level 2330–2950 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 6 NE 14 1.1k 54 0.0 0.0 2950
07:00 -1° -5° 7 NE 14 0.6k 46 0.0 0.0 2940
08:00 2° -1° 7 ENE 19 2.6k 45 0.0 0.0 2930
09:00 4° 1° 7 ENE 23 18.4k 22 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 6° 3° 6 E 24 72.5k 10 0.0 0.0 2900
11:00 8° 6° 5 E 24 72.5k 30 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 10° 8° 7 ESE 26 72.5k 48 0.0 0.0 2330
13:00 10° 9° 10 E 32 72.5k 30 0.0 0.0 2420
14:00 10° 9° 11 E 35 76.7k 69 0.0 0.0 2480
15:00 10° 8° 12 E 37 76.7k 95 0.0 0.0 2490
16:00 10° 6° 12 E 37 76.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2490
17:00 9° 4° 11 E 36 76.7k 99 0.0 0.0 2430
18:00 8° 3° 10 E 32 72.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2360

▲ 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 -2.6→10.5 °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 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 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 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -4° 2 NNW 5 0.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 0° -3° 4 NNE 9 0.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 1° -2° 5 ENE 14 0.5k 74 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 4° 0° 7 ENE 20 8.1k 35 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 6° 2° 8 E 24 28.8k 15 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 5° 9 E 27 71.6k 41 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 9° 8° 10 E 31 71.7k 30 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 10° 8° 11 E 33 71.7k 45 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 11° 9° 12 E 35 76.0k 83 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 10° 7° 14 E 39 76.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 10° 6° 14 E 39 76.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 9° 4° 13 E 37 76.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 7° 3° 7 E 30 76.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ 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 -1→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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 42 vs 13%, temp 8.7 vs 5.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -9° 7 E 22 1.2k 23 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 -4° -8° 8 E 22 0.8k 30 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 1° -3° 6 ENE 21 7.1k 23 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 3° 0° 3 NNE 19 71.0k 6 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 5° 2° 2 NNW 17 71.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 6° 5° 3 WNW 16 71.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 8° 7° 4 W 18 75.7k 19 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 9° 8° 3 WSW 18 75.7k 42 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 10° 9° 2 WNW 17 75.7k 77 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 10° 8° 3 NE 19 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 8° 6° 4 ENE 23 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 7° 3° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 6° 2° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 820 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 -5.2→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 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 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 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -4° 2 NNW 5 0.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 0° -3° 4 NNE 9 0.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 1° -2° 5 ENE 14 0.5k 74 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 4° 0° 7 ENE 20 8.1k 35 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 6° 2° 8 E 24 28.8k 15 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 5° 9 E 27 71.6k 41 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 9° 8° 10 E 31 71.7k 30 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 10° 8° 11 E 33 71.7k 45 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 11° 9° 12 E 35 76.0k 83 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 10° 7° 14 E 39 76.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 10° 6° 14 E 39 76.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 9° 4° 13 E 37 76.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 7° 3° 7 E 30 76.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ 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 -1→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

Watsons Crags

freezing 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 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 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 7 E 22 1.2k 23 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 -2° -6° 8 E 22 0.8k 30 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 2° -1° 6 ENE 21 7.1k 23 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 5° 1° 3 NNE 19 71.0k 6 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 6° 4° 2 NNW 17 71.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 6° 3 WNW 16 71.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 9° 8° 4 W 18 75.7k 19 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 10° 10° 3 WSW 18 75.7k 42 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 11° 11° 2 WNW 17 75.7k 77 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 11° 10° 3 NE 19 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 10° 7° 4 ENE 23 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 9° 5° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 7° 4° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 820 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 -3.6→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 1630–2970 m

freezing level 1630–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 42 vs 13%, temp 10.6 vs 7.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -7° 7 E 22 1.2k 23 0.0 0.0 2970
07:00 -2° -6° 8 E 22 0.8k 30 0.0 0.0 2970
08:00 3° -1° 6 ENE 21 7.1k 23 0.0 0.0 2950
09:00 5° 2° 3 NNE 19 71.0k 6 0.0 0.0 2910
10:00 7° 4° 2 NNW 17 71.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2890
11:00 8° 7° 3 WNW 16 71.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2840
12:00 10° 9° 4 W 18 75.7k 19 0.0 0.0 1630
13:00 11° 10° 3 WSW 18 75.7k 42 0.0 0.0 2380
14:00 11° 11° 2 WNW 17 75.7k 77 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 12° 10° 3 NE 19 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2450
16:00 10° 8° 4 ENE 23 75.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 9° 5° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
18:00 8° 4° 5 ENE 24 75.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2350

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 820 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 -3.3→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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When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.