Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Fri 09 Oct 2026, 21:31 (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 (39 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (39 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 7.9° at 20:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 46 NNW (65 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 54% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

8.9° ▼2.8°/3h feels 6° · 4 NW (13 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 55% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

11.8° ▼0.8°/3h feels 6° · 26 N (35 g) km/h ▲7/3h · 61% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

7 h ago

18.0° feels 12° · 15 NE (? g) km/h · 9% 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 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 12.7 vs 30.2 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 4° 12 NW 43 1.1k 100 1.9 0.0 2980
07:00 6° 4° 12 WNW 41 0.4k 100 0.8 0.0 3000
08:00 7° 4° 12 WNW 45 0.2k 100 0.2 0.0 3100
09:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 53 0.4k 99 0.3 0.0 3260
10:00 6° 4° 12 WNW 52 0.9k 100 0.9 0.0 3280
11:00 6° 3° 12 WNW 39 1.6k 100 1.8 0.0 3750
12:00 6° 4° 13 WNW 42 0.1k 100 0.9 0.0 3870
13:00 7° 6° 13 WNW 44 1.5k 98 0.6 0.0 3880
14:00 7° 5° 14 WNW 46 0.5k 99 0.8 0.0 3910
15:00 8° 6° 16 WNW 51 1.4k 98 0.7 0.0 3860
16:00 9° 6° 21 WNW 64 11.0k 56 0.4 0.0 3830
17:00 8° 4° 21 WNW 66 15.3k 38 0.3 0.0 3800
18:00 7° 4° 16 WNW 63 13.8k 52 0.2 0.0 3710

▲ 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.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 6→9.2 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 15 vs 30.2 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 4° 11 NW 36 1.0k 100 1.7 0.0 2980
07:00 7° 5° 8 WNW 35 0.4k 100 0.8 0.0 3000
08:00 7° 5° 9 WNW 37 1.4k 100 0.3 0.0 3100
09:00 7° 5° 11 WNW 38 1.1k 100 0.6 0.0 3260
10:00 7° 5° 11 WNW 35 1.8k 100 0.5 0.0 3280
11:00 7° 5° 13 WNW 36 5.8k 100 0.7 0.0 3750
12:00 8° 6° 15 WNW 42 0.8k 100 0.4 0.0 3870
13:00 10° 8° 15 WNW 45 5.8k 87 0.3 0.0 3880
14:00 10° 8° 14 WNW 44 6.7k 77 0.4 0.0 3910
15:00 10° 8° 14 WNW 43 6.4k 90 0.4 0.0 3860
16:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 52 12.8k 59 0.4 0.0 3830
17:00 10° 5° 20 WNW 54 20.1k 47 0.1 0.0 3800
18:00 8° 4° 15 WNW 49 19.6k 49 0.0 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 440 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 6.8→10.1 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2970–3840 m

freezing level 2970–3840 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 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 5° 12 NW 36 1.6k 100 1.4 0.0 2970
07:00 8° 6° 9 NW 36 0.6k 100 0.6 0.0 3040
08:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 40 0.7k 100 0.2 0.0 3100
09:00 8° 5° 13 WNW 39 1.1k 100 0.7 0.0 3230
10:00 8° 5° 16 WNW 43 2.0k 100 0.4 0.0 3290
11:00 8° 6° 16 WNW 45 7.3k 100 0.4 0.0 3740
12:00 9° 6° 17 WNW 47 6.2k 73 0.3 0.0 3780
13:00 11° 8° 18 WNW 50 4.0k 62 0.4 0.0 3790
14:00 11° 8° 17 WNW 50 7.6k 59 0.4 0.0 3840
15:00 11° 9° 17 WNW 50 4.2k 65 0.3 0.0 3790
16:00 12° 8° 22 WNW 61 22.6k 54 0.3 0.0 3760
17:00 11° 6° 21 WNW 62 49.9k 41 0.0 0.0 3710
18:00 9° 6° 17 WNW 58 26.7k 48 0.0 0.0 3650

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 580 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 7.3→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

Guthega access

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 16.6 vs 30.2 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 6° 12 NW 44 3.7k 100 1.6 0.0 2980
07:00 8° 7° 9 WNW 38 2.0k 100 0.8 0.0 3000
08:00 9° 7° 9 WNW 38 0.7k 100 0.6 0.0 3100
09:00 9° 6° 13 W 43 0.9k 100 0.3 0.0 3260
10:00 9° 7° 13 W 43 2.1k 100 0.4 0.0 3280
11:00 9° 6° 14 W 44 5.6k 100 0.8 0.0 3750
12:00 10° 7° 17 W 50 0.5k 100 0.3 0.0 3870
13:00 12° 10° 17 WNW 53 3.9k 100 0.2 0.0 3880
14:00 12° 9° 16 WNW 52 6.4k 93 0.3 0.0 3910
15:00 12° 9° 18 WNW 56 9.4k 98 0.3 0.0 3860
16:00 12° 8° 22 WNW 63 10.6k 55 0.2 0.0 3830
17:00 11° 6° 23 WNW 66 15.2k 48 0.1 0.0 3800
18:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 64 17.4k 45 0.0 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 480 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 8.4→11.7 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 11.7 vs 24.6 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 12 NW 52 2.1k 100 1.7 0.0 2980
07:00 4° 1° 10 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 3000
08:00 4° 1° 11 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3100
09:00 4° 1° 11 NW 55 0.5k 100 0.2 0.0 3260
10:00 4° 1° 11 NW 55 0.7k 100 0.9 0.0 3280
11:00 4° 1° 10 NW 42 3.9k 100 1.5 0.0 3750
12:00 5° 1° 12 NW 45 0.6k 97 0.9 0.0 3870
13:00 6° 3° 12 NW 48 1.3k 95 1.0 0.0 3880
14:00 5° 3° 12 NW 48 4.9k 100 1.2 0.0 3910
15:00 6° 4° 14 NW 50 1.6k 91 0.9 0.0 3860
16:00 8° 4° 19 NW 57 15.6k 43 0.4 0.0 3830
17:00 7° 2° 18 NW 58 24.7k 45 0.2 0.0 3800
18:00 6° 2° 14 NW 56 15.4k 42 0.1 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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 3.9→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

Perisher access

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 16.6 vs 30.2 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 6° 12 NW 44 3.7k 100 1.6 0.0 2980
07:00 8° 7° 9 WNW 38 2.0k 100 0.8 0.0 3000
08:00 9° 7° 9 WNW 38 0.7k 100 0.6 0.0 3100
09:00 9° 6° 13 W 43 0.9k 100 0.3 0.0 3260
10:00 9° 7° 13 W 43 2.1k 100 0.4 0.0 3280
11:00 9° 6° 14 W 44 5.6k 100 0.8 0.0 3750
12:00 10° 7° 17 W 50 0.5k 100 0.3 0.0 3870
13:00 12° 10° 17 WNW 53 3.9k 100 0.2 0.0 3880
14:00 12° 9° 16 WNW 52 6.4k 93 0.3 0.0 3910
15:00 12° 9° 18 WNW 56 9.4k 98 0.3 0.0 3860
16:00 12° 8° 22 WNW 63 10.6k 55 0.2 0.0 3830
17:00 11° 6° 23 WNW 66 15.2k 48 0.1 0.0 3800
18:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 64 17.4k 45 0.0 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 480 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 8.4→11.7 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 95 vs 69% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 12 NW 52 2.1k 100 1.7 0.0 2980
07:00 6° 3° 10 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 3000
08:00 6° 3° 11 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3100
09:00 6° 3° 11 NW 55 0.5k 100 0.2 0.0 3260
10:00 6° 3° 11 NW 55 0.7k 100 0.9 0.0 3280
11:00 6° 3° 10 NW 42 3.9k 100 1.5 0.0 3750
12:00 6° 3° 12 NW 45 0.6k 97 0.9 0.0 3870
13:00 7° 5° 12 NW 48 1.3k 95 1.0 0.0 3880
14:00 7° 4° 12 NW 48 4.9k 100 1.2 0.0 3910
15:00 8° 6° 14 NW 50 1.6k 91 0.9 0.0 3860
16:00 9° 6° 19 NW 57 15.6k 43 0.4 0.0 3830
17:00 8° 4° 18 NW 58 24.7k 45 0.2 0.0 3800
18:00 7° 3° 14 NW 56 15.4k 42 0.1 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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 5.5→9.2 °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

Western Faces

freezing 2980–3910 m

freezing level 2980–3910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 11.7 vs 24.6 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 12 NW 52 2.1k 100 1.7 0.0 2980
07:00 6° 3° 10 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 3000
08:00 6° 4° 11 NW 51 0.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3100
09:00 6° 4° 11 NW 55 0.5k 100 0.2 0.0 3260
10:00 6° 3° 11 NW 55 0.7k 100 0.9 0.0 3280
11:00 6° 3° 10 NW 42 3.9k 100 1.5 0.0 3750
12:00 6° 4° 12 NW 45 0.6k 97 0.9 0.0 3870
13:00 7° 6° 12 NW 48 1.3k 95 1.0 0.0 3880
14:00 7° 5° 12 NW 48 4.9k 100 1.2 0.0 3910
15:00 8° 7° 14 NW 50 1.6k 91 0.9 0.0 3860
16:00 10° 6° 19 NW 57 15.6k 43 0.4 0.0 3830
17:00 9° 5° 18 NW 58 24.7k 45 0.2 0.0 3800
18:00 8° 4° 14 NW 56 15.4k 42 0.1 0.0 3710

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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 5.8→9.5 °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

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.