Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Thu 08 Oct 2026, 03:31 (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 (38 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (38 d ago)

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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 -4.9° at 02:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 0 CALM (6 g) km/h ▼6/3h · 16% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

-4.6° ▼0.2°/3h feels -9° · 6 SW (7 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 49% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

3.5° ▲0.5°/3h feels -1° · 9 WNW (15 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 57% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

13 h ago

12.5° feels 9° · 9 E (? g) km/h · 39% 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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 1 SSE 10 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 3° 0° 1 SE 9 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 8° 4° 3 SW 9 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 10° 6° 4 W 14 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 11° 8° 4 W 18 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 12° 10° 6 W 22 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 13° 11° 7 W 26 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 13° 12° 8 W 28 73.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 13° 12° 8 W 28 73.4k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 12° 11° 9 W 28 73.5k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 12° 10° 8 W 28 73.5k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 11° 8° 7 W 26 69.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 10° 7° 6 W 21 69.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.3→12.7 °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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 14.8 vs 10.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -2° 5 W 12 78.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 3° -1° 4 WSW 12 78.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 8° 4° 4 WSW 11 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 11° 7° 3 SSW 12 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 13° 9° 3 SSE 15 5.8k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 14° 11° 4 SSE 17 3.8k 1 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 14° 13° 4 SSE 19 5.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 15° 14° 4 SSE 19 7.7k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 15° 14° 4 SE 19 10.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 14° 13° 4 SSE 18 11.8k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 14° 12° 4 SSE 18 12.9k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 13° 10° 4 SSE 18 13.9k 1 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 12° 9° 4 SE 17 14.5k 8 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.9→14.8 °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 3650–4130 m

freezing level 3650–4130 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 15.4 vs 10 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 0° 1 WNW 6 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3650
07:00 5° 1° 1 WNW 6 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3670
08:00 9° 6° 2 SSE 6 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3690
09:00 11° 7° 3 SSW 11 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3770
10:00 13° 10° 5 S 18 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3800
11:00 14° 12° 6 S 21 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
12:00 15° 13° 7 S 23 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
13:00 15° 14° 6 S 23 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
14:00 16° 14° 6 S 23 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3910
15:00 15° 14° 6 SSW 22 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 15° 12° 6 SSW 22 78.3k 0 0.0 0.0 4100
17:00 14° 11° 6 SSW 22 74.3k 5 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 12° 10° 5 S 20 70.6k 23 0.0 0.0 4130

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 3.7→15.5 °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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 16 vs 10.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -4° 5 W 14 69.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 1° -2° 5 W 14 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 7° 4° 4 WSW 12 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 11° 8° 2 S 12 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 13° 10° 3 ESE 16 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 15° 12° 3 ESE 18 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 16° 14° 3 ESE 18 45.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 16° 15° 3 ESE 18 45.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 16° 15° 4 ESE 18 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 16° 15° 3 SE 18 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 15° 14° 3 SE 16 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 14° 12° 4 SE 15 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 13° 10° 5 ESE 14 77.7k 1 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 0.1→16 °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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.3 vs 6.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 1° -3° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 2° -2° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 5° 2° 2 SSE 13 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 7° 3° 4 W 15 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 9° 5° 5 W 20 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 10° 7° 6 W 23 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 10° 8° 7 W 26 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 10° 9° 8 W 28 72.8k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 10° 9° 8 W 28 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 10° 9° 8 W 27 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 10° 8° 7 W 26 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 9° 6° 7 W 23 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 8° 5° 6 W 20 66.0k 3 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 0.8→10.4 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 16 vs 10.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -4° 5 W 14 69.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 1° -2° 5 W 14 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 7° 4° 4 WSW 12 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 11° 8° 2 S 12 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 13° 10° 3 ESE 16 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 15° 12° 3 ESE 18 77.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 16° 14° 3 ESE 18 45.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 16° 15° 3 ESE 18 45.5k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 16° 15° 4 ESE 18 77.6k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 16° 15° 3 SE 18 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 15° 14° 3 SE 16 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 14° 12° 4 SE 15 77.7k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 13° 10° 5 ESE 14 77.7k 1 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 0.1→16 °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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.9 vs 7.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 3° 0° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 7° 4° 2 SSE 13 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 9° 5° 4 W 15 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 10° 7° 5 W 20 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 11° 9° 6 W 23 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 12° 10° 7 W 26 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 12° 11° 8 W 28 72.8k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 12° 11° 8 W 28 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 12° 10° 8 W 27 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 11° 9° 7 W 26 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 10° 8° 7 W 23 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 9° 6° 6 W 20 66.0k 3 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.4→12 °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 3680–4120 m

freezing level 3680–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.2 vs 8.6 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° -1° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3680
07:00 4° 0° 1 ESE 14 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3700
08:00 7° 4° 2 SSE 13 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3830
09:00 9° 5° 4 W 15 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
10:00 11° 7° 5 W 20 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 3810
11:00 12° 9° 6 W 23 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
12:00 12° 11° 7 W 26 77.3k 0 0.0 0.0 3820
13:00 12° 11° 8 W 28 72.8k 0 0.0 0.0 3840
14:00 12° 11° 8 W 28 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 3930
15:00 12° 11° 8 W 27 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 4030
16:00 12° 10° 7 W 26 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4090
17:00 11° 8° 7 W 23 69.1k 0 0.0 0.0 4120
18:00 9° 7° 6 W 20 66.0k 3 0.0 0.0 4120

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.7→12.3 °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

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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