Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Tue 06 Oct 2026, 04:01 (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 (36 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (36 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 4.6° at 03:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 37 NW (50 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 92% RH · 4.6 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

4.6° ▼0.6°/3h feels 0° · 15 W (28 g) km/h →0/3h · 83% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

6.4° ▼0.2°/3h feels 2° · 19 WNW (32 g) km/h ▲6/3h · 100% RH · 2.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

13 h ago

12.0° feels 9° · 9 SW (? g) km/h · 57% 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 2290–2580 m

freezing level 2290–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 35 vs 73%, wind 17.3 vs 30.9 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 1° -2° 4 NW 19 2.5k 44 0.0 0.0 2300
07:00 1° -2° 4 NW 20 2.0k 24 0.0 0.0 2320
08:00 3° 0° 8 WNW 27 3.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 5° 2° 9 WNW 30 60.4k 45 0.0 0.0 2520
10:00 6° 3° 11 WNW 36 29.7k 66 0.0 0.0 2290
11:00 7° 3° 15 WNW 43 7.9k 91 0.1 0.0 2310
12:00 6° 2° 17 WNW 50 5.9k 99 0.2 0.0 2330
13:00 7° 4° 17 WNW 52 10.7k 35 0.2 0.0 2310
14:00 8° 4° 20 WNW 55 25.8k 45 0.0 0.0 2330
15:00 7° 3° 24 WNW 71 10.9k 89 0.1 0.0 2310
16:00 6° 1° 21 W 70 10.1k 81 0.3 0.0 2340
17:00 6° 1° 20 W 63 7.1k 99 0.3 0.0 2370
18:00 4° 0° 15 W 54 6.0k 99 0.6 0.0 2430

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1→7.7 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2290–2580 m

freezing level 2290–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 17.5 vs 30.9 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -2° 10 WNW 26 4.8k 72 0.0 0.0 2300
07:00 2° -2° 11 WNW 28 9.9k 16 0.0 0.0 2320
08:00 4° 0° 12 WNW 31 9.4k 29 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 6° 2° 14 WNW 35 22.2k 19 0.0 0.0 2520
10:00 8° 4° 14 WNW 39 68.7k 30 0.0 0.0 2290
11:00 8° 4° 16 WNW 41 37.6k 69 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 8° 4° 18 WNW 45 15.4k 73 0.0 0.0 2330
13:00 8° 5° 18 WNW 46 15.2k 69 0.0 0.0 2310
14:00 8° 5° 21 WNW 61 31.1k 52 0.0 0.0 2330
15:00 8° 3° 24 W 67 14.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 6° 2° 21 W 66 12.8k 100 0.2 0.0 2340
17:00 6° 2° 20 W 59 8.4k 100 0.2 0.0 2370
18:00 5° 2° 12 W 55 9.8k 100 0.2 0.0 2430

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.5→8.5 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2320–2950 m

freezing level 2320–2950 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 50 vs 79% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 12 NW 30 2.4k 22 0.0 0.0 2330
07:00 2° -1° 13 NW 32 40.9k 9 0.0 0.0 2360
08:00 5° 1° 14 NW 36 22.2k 17 0.0 0.0 2500
09:00 7° 3° 15 WNW 41 28.7k 15 0.0 0.0 2420
10:00 8° 4° 17 WNW 47 56.9k 38 0.0 0.0 2340
11:00 9° 5° 18 WNW 49 36.3k 55 0.0 0.0 2360
12:00 9° 5° 19 WNW 53 12.8k 63 0.0 0.0 2950
13:00 9° 6° 19 WNW 55 15.0k 50 0.0 0.0 2360
14:00 10° 5° 24 WNW 63 38.4k 57 0.0 0.0 2320
15:00 9° 4° 24 WNW 65 15.2k 96 0.1 0.0 2330
16:00 7° 2° 22 WNW 63 19.5k 74 0.1 0.0 2380
17:00 8° 3° 22 WNW 58 12.4k 77 0.2 0.0 2410
18:00 7° 3° 16 WNW 56 12.7k 96 0.1 0.0 2440

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.3→9.6 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2290–2580 m

freezing level 2290–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 9.7 vs 6.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 11 W 31 10.5k 90 0.0 0.0 2300
07:00 3° -1° 12 W 32 6.2k 89 0.0 0.0 2320
08:00 5° 2° 12 W 36 10.1k 64 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 40 54.5k 43 0.0 0.0 2520
10:00 9° 5° 16 WNW 46 67.5k 46 0.0 0.0 2290
11:00 10° 6° 18 W 55 31.1k 86 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 9° 5° 22 W 62 15.0k 81 0.0 0.0 2330
13:00 10° 5° 22 W 65 20.5k 59 0.0 0.0 2310
14:00 10° 6° 23 W 65 44.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2330
15:00 10° 5° 26 W 70 15.2k 99 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 8° 3° 22 W 70 10.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2340
17:00 8° 4° 19 W 60 8.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2370
18:00 6° 3° 12 W 53 7.9k 100 0.3 0.0 2430

▲ wind loading — watch severity

W wind at 25.5 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.8→10 °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 2320–2950 m

freezing level 2320–2950 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 14.4 vs 25.1 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -5° 4 NNE 21 34.0k 27 0.0 0.0 2330
07:00 -2° -5° 4 N 23 4.0k 17 0.0 0.0 2360
08:00 1° -2° 7 NW 28 6.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2500
09:00 3° 0° 8 NW 31 9.0k 34 0.0 0.0 2420
10:00 4° 0° 10 NW 38 23.7k 61 0.0 0.0 2340
11:00 5° 1° 13 WNW 44 11.6k 84 0.1 0.0 2360
12:00 4° 1° 13 NW 46 6.1k 75 0.1 0.0 2950
13:00 5° 2° 14 NW 50 8.1k 54 0.2 0.0 2360
14:00 6° 2° 18 WNW 56 20.7k 68 0.1 0.0 2320
15:00 5° 1° 20 WNW 59 11.9k 88 0.2 0.0 2330
16:00 4° -1° 18 WNW 59 13.6k 83 0.3 0.0 2380
17:00 4° -1° 17 WNW 57 8.1k 96 0.2 0.0 2410
18:00 3° -1° 12 WNW 53 8.6k 92 0.4 0.0 2440

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -1.8→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

Perisher access

freezing 2290–2580 m

freezing level 2290–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 9.7 vs 6.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 11 W 31 10.5k 90 0.0 0.0 2300
07:00 3° -1° 12 W 32 6.2k 89 0.0 0.0 2320
08:00 5° 2° 12 W 36 10.1k 64 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 40 54.5k 43 0.0 0.0 2520
10:00 9° 5° 16 WNW 46 67.5k 46 0.0 0.0 2290
11:00 10° 6° 18 W 55 31.1k 86 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 9° 5° 22 W 62 15.0k 81 0.0 0.0 2330
13:00 10° 5° 22 W 65 20.5k 59 0.0 0.0 2310
14:00 10° 6° 23 W 65 44.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2330
15:00 10° 5° 26 W 70 15.2k 99 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 8° 3° 22 W 70 10.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2340
17:00 8° 4° 19 W 60 8.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2370
18:00 6° 3° 12 W 53 7.9k 100 0.3 0.0 2430

▲ wind loading — watch severity

W wind at 25.5 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.8→10 °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 2250–2510 m

freezing level 2250–2510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 4 NNE 21 34.0k 27 0.0 0.0 2360
07:00 0° -3° 4 N 23 4.0k 17 0.0 0.0 2410
08:00 3° 0° 7 NW 28 6.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2510
09:00 4° 1° 8 NW 31 9.0k 34 0.0 0.0 2430
10:00 6° 2° 10 NW 38 23.7k 61 0.0 0.0 2360
11:00 6° 3° 13 WNW 44 11.6k 84 0.1 0.0 2380
12:00 6° 2° 13 NW 46 6.1k 75 0.1 0.0 2390
13:00 7° 4° 14 NW 50 8.1k 54 0.2 0.0 2350
14:00 7° 4° 18 WNW 56 20.7k 68 0.1 0.0 2260
15:00 7° 2° 20 WNW 59 11.9k 88 0.2 0.0 2250
16:00 5° 1° 18 WNW 59 13.6k 83 0.3 0.0 2350
17:00 5° 1° 17 WNW 57 8.1k 96 0.2 0.0 2370
18:00 4° 1° 12 WNW 53 8.6k 92 0.4 0.0 2360

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -0.2→7.3 °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 2320–2950 m

freezing level 2320–2950 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 14.4 vs 25.1 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 4 NNE 21 34.0k 27 0.0 0.0 2330
07:00 0° -2° 4 N 23 4.0k 17 0.0 0.0 2360
08:00 3° 0° 7 NW 28 6.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2500
09:00 5° 2° 8 NW 31 9.0k 34 0.0 0.0 2420
10:00 6° 2° 10 NW 38 23.7k 61 0.0 0.0 2340
11:00 6° 3° 13 WNW 44 11.6k 84 0.1 0.0 2360
12:00 6° 3° 13 NW 46 6.1k 75 0.1 0.0 2950
13:00 7° 4° 14 NW 50 8.1k 54 0.2 0.0 2360
14:00 8° 4° 18 WNW 56 20.7k 68 0.1 0.0 2320
15:00 7° 3° 20 WNW 59 11.9k 88 0.2 0.0 2330
16:00 6° 1° 18 WNW 59 13.6k 83 0.3 0.0 2380
17:00 6° 1° 17 WNW 57 8.1k 96 0.2 0.0 2410
18:00 5° 1° 12 WNW 53 8.6k 92 0.4 0.0 2440

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 0.1→7.6 °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

2 source(s) stale or unavailable

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