Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Wed 12 Aug 2026, 21:00 (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 (today)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-12 (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 -1.2° at 19:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-1.1° ▼0.6°/3h feels -10° · 37 W (48 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 100% RH · 5.2 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

0.5° ▼0.4°/3h feels -5° · 19 W (37 g) km/h ▼1/3h · 100% RH · 10.2 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

1.7° ▼0.5°/3h feels -7° · 35 W (52 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 100% RH · 8.6 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

6 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 -2° -6° 8 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1680
07:00 -2° -6° 7 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1680
08:00 -2° -6° 6 WNW 27 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° -5° 6 WNW 26 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° -4° 6 W 26 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -2° 5 W 26 60.9k 100 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 -2° 5 W 24 73.2k 62 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 -1° 4 W 23 55.2k 54 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 -1° 5 W 21 50.9k 37 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 -1° 4 W 20 57.6k 41 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 -2° 4 WNW 17 59.6k 100 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -3° 4 WNW 14 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -2° -5° 1 NW 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 60 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: 0.6 °C at 11:00 then -0.5 °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 27 vs 65%, temp 3.8 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° 11 W 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -2° -6° 10 W 30 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -2° -6° 9 W 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -1° -4° 9 W 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -2° 7 W 27 0.2k 99 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 5 WSW 25 0.8k 30 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 5 WSW 23 82.0k 27 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 5 W 23 82.0k 20 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 5 WSW 22 82.0k 13 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 21 81.9k 5 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 3 WNW 18 81.9k 1 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -2° 4 WNW 15 8.5k 22 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -2° -6° 8 WNW 18 0.2k 78 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: 1.1 °C at 10:00 then -2.2 °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 -2.1→4.2 °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° 12 WNW 33 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -2° -6° 11 WNW 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -1° -5° 10 WNW 29 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -4° 9 W 28 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -2° 7 W 27 0.9k 59 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 6 W 24 4.6k 38 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 7 W 25 78.5k 50 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 5 W 24 78.5k 46 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 6 W 23 78.4k 66 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 5 WNW 23 78.4k 26 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 4 WNW 20 78.3k 3 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -2° 5 WNW 17 71.3k 4 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -2° -5° 9 NW 21 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ 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: 1.8 °C at 10:00 then -1.5 °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 -1.8→3.9 °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

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 19 vs 65%, temp 5.5 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° 9 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -4° 8 WNW 28 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -4° 8 WNW 28 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° 8 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° 7 W 28 0.1k 65 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 4 W 26 0.5k 38 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 4 W 22 1.2k 19 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 4 W 21 2.2k 16 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 4 W 21 3.7k 8 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 19 5.6k 3 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 3 WNW 19 7.8k 20 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 3.6k 45 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -1° -4° 7 WNW 18 0.2k 70 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ 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 °C at 09:00 then -1.1 °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 -0.5→6.1 °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 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 agree (best-match + ICON)

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 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -5° -9° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -5° -8° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -4° -8° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -4° -7° 4 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 29 44.6k 97 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 -1° -4° 3 W 28 24.3k 86 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 -1° -4° 2 WNW 25 76.3k 72 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 -1° -4° 3 W 20 69.0k 51 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 -1° -4° 2 WNW 20 69.6k 24 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 -1° -4° 3 WNW 16 67.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -3° -6° 4 NW 14 6.5k 45 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -4° -8° 5 N 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 60 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 19 vs 65%, temp 5.5 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° 9 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
07:00 -4° 8 WNW 28 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1680
08:00 -4° 8 WNW 28 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
09:00 -2° 8 WNW 28 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -1° 7 W 28 0.1k 65 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 4 W 26 0.5k 38 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 4 W 22 1.2k 19 0.0 0.0 1840
13:00 4 W 21 2.2k 16 0.0 0.0 2840
14:00 4 W 21 3.7k 8 0.0 0.0 2820
15:00 4 W 19 5.6k 3 0.0 0.0 3000
16:00 3 WNW 19 7.8k 20 0.0 0.0 3050
17:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 3.6k 45 0.0 0.0 3070
18:00 -1° -4° 7 WNW 18 0.2k 70 0.0 0.0 3060

▲ 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 °C at 09:00 then -1.1 °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 -0.5→6.1 °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 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, icy surface (melt-freeze) (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 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1600
07:00 -4° -7° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1630
08:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1630
09:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1610
10:00 -2° -5° 4 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1640
11:00 -3° 3 WNW 29 44.6k 97 0.0 0.0 1680
12:00 -3° 3 W 28 24.3k 86 0.0 0.0 1720
13:00 -2° 2 WNW 25 76.3k 72 0.0 0.0 2780
14:00 -2° 3 W 20 69.0k 51 0.0 0.0 2950
15:00 -2° 2 WNW 20 69.6k 24 0.0 0.0 2980
16:00 -3° 3 WNW 16 67.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3020
17:00 -1° -4° 4 NW 14 6.5k 45 0.0 0.0 3020
18:00 -3° -6° 5 N 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3030

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 60 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: 0.6 °C at 14:00 then -1.2 °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

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 agree (best-match + ICON)

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 34 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
07:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 32 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
08:00 -3° -6° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
09:00 -2° -6° 5 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1720
10:00 -2° -5° 4 WNW 31 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 1750
11:00 -3° 3 WNW 29 44.6k 97 0.0 0.0 1820
12:00 -2° 3 W 28 24.3k 86 0.0 0.0 1880
13:00 -2° 2 WNW 25 76.3k 72 0.0 0.0 1900
14:00 -2° 3 W 20 69.0k 51 0.0 0.0 1930
15:00 -2° 2 WNW 20 69.6k 24 0.0 0.0 1920
16:00 -2° 3 WNW 16 67.6k 6 0.0 0.0 3030
17:00 -1° -4° 4 NW 14 6.5k 45 0.0 0.0 3060
18:00 -3° -6° 5 N 12 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 3050

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 60 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 12:00 then -0.9 °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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