Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sat 10 Oct 2026, 13:01 (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 (40 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (40 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 7.2° at 07:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 56 NW (83 g) km/h ▲17/3h · 86% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

9.4° ▲1.1°/3h feels 4° · 24 W (54 g) km/h ▼11/3h · 81% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

11.1° ▲1.4°/3h feels 5° · 33 WNW (48 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 92% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

4 h ago

12.5° →0.0°/4h feels 9° · 13 WSW (? g) km/h →0/4h · 71% RH · 5.0 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 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 46 vs 84% (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 WNW 39 0.7k 100 2.5 0.0 3110
07:00 6° 4° 12 NW 43 0.4k 98 0.9 0.0 3100
08:00 7° 4° 12 WNW 44 1.1k 61 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 43 14.5k 43 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 8° 5° 15 WNW 48 4.6k 66 0.5 0.0 3380
11:00 7° 3° 14 WNW 48 5.3k 100 0.8 0.0 3390
12:00 8° 6° 15 WNW 48 5.6k 70 0.7 0.0 3950
13:00 9° 7° 19 WNW 56 8.9k 46 0.5 0.0 3920
14:00 10° 7° 19 WNW 59 7.0k 34 0.5 0.0 3980
15:00 10° 7° 21 WNW 64 9.0k 34 0.5 0.0 3960
16:00 9° 5° 22 WNW 67 32.2k 51 0.2 0.0 3910
17:00 8° 4° 19 WNW 65 29.2k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
18:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 58 27.5k 62 0.1 0.0 3860

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 420 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 6.2→9.9 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 44 vs 84% (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° 14 WNW 40 0.6k 100 1.6 0.0 3110
07:00 7° 4° 11 NW 39 1.0k 100 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 7° 5° 11 W 37 2.0k 48 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 9° 6° 12 WNW 37 39.2k 21 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 10° 6° 18 WNW 50 5.9k 68 0.1 0.0 3380
11:00 9° 6° 18 WNW 50 7.9k 63 0.4 0.0 3390
12:00 11° 8° 18 WNW 49 9.6k 43 0.3 0.0 3950
13:00 11° 8° 20 WNW 56 9.0k 44 0.2 0.0 3920
14:00 11° 9° 19 WNW 61 7.5k 37 0.2 0.0 3980
15:00 11° 7° 20 WNW 52 11.5k 37 0.3 0.0 3960
16:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 55 44.8k 60 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 10° 5° 18 WNW 51 68.3k 59 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 8° 4° 14 WNW 43 64.8k 60 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 640 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 6.6→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 3100–3960 m

freezing level 3100–3960 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 57 vs 86% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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° 4° 14 NW 41 0.9k 100 1.7 0.0 3100
07:00 7° 5° 13 NW 40 3.7k 100 0.7 0.0 3100
08:00 8° 6° 13 WNW 39 7.3k 33 0.0 0.0 3100
09:00 10° 7° 15 NW 42 36.2k 27 0.0 0.0 3310
10:00 11° 7° 20 WNW 54 7.2k 69 0.1 0.0 3440
11:00 10° 7° 21 WNW 58 8.7k 39 0.3 0.0 3420
12:00 12° 9° 20 WNW 58 13.5k 46 0.2 0.0 3630
13:00 12° 10° 20 WNW 57 7.7k 57 0.2 0.0 3910
14:00 12° 9° 20 WNW 57 6.9k 42 0.3 0.0 3960
15:00 12° 8° 22 WNW 60 15.3k 38 0.3 0.0 3910
16:00 12° 8° 21 WNW 62 68.0k 48 0.0 0.0 3850
17:00 10° 6° 18 NW 55 62.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3800
18:00 9° 5° 16 NW 49 64.5k 38 0.0 0.0 3750

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 880 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→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

Guthega access

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 36 vs 84%, temp 12.5 vs 9.1 °C (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° 5° 15 WNW 46 2.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3110
07:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 44 1.9k 97 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 8° 6° 11 W 38 3.3k 40 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 10° 8° 13 W 41 28.1k 20 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 11° 7° 22 WNW 63 6.9k 86 0.1 0.0 3380
11:00 10° 6° 20 W 64 7.9k 100 0.3 0.0 3390
12:00 12° 9° 20 W 61 8.1k 57 0.3 0.0 3950
13:00 12° 10° 22 WNW 64 10.2k 36 0.2 0.0 3920
14:00 13° 10° 22 WNW 66 8.4k 31 0.2 0.0 3980
15:00 13° 9° 22 WNW 63 9.3k 36 0.2 0.0 3960
16:00 12° 7° 24 WNW 67 48.0k 70 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 11° 6° 23 WNW 67 67.2k 63 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 10° 6° 19 WNW 63 67.1k 64 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 8→12.9 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 11 NW 48 0.9k 100 2.0 0.0 3110
07:00 4° 1° 12 NNW 56 0.7k 98 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 5° 2° 11 NW 56 4.2k 35 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 6° 2° 11 NW 51 42.6k 46 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 6° 3° 13 NW 52 4.3k 50 0.5 0.0 3380
11:00 5° 2° 13 NW 52 5.9k 66 0.8 0.0 3390
12:00 7° 5° 14 NW 53 7.2k 50 0.7 0.0 3950
13:00 7° 5° 17 NW 59 7.5k 73 0.6 0.0 3920
14:00 8° 5° 16 NW 60 6.2k 43 0.6 0.0 3980
15:00 8° 4° 19 NW 58 12.9k 36 0.5 0.0 3960
16:00 8° 3° 18 NW 60 44.3k 47 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 6° 2° 16 NW 58 26.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 5° 1° 13 NW 51 30.4k 52 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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 3.7→7.8 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 36 vs 84%, temp 12.5 vs 9.1 °C (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° 5° 15 WNW 46 2.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3110
07:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 44 1.9k 97 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 8° 6° 11 W 38 3.3k 40 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 10° 8° 13 W 41 28.1k 20 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 11° 7° 22 WNW 63 6.9k 86 0.1 0.0 3380
11:00 10° 6° 20 W 64 7.9k 100 0.3 0.0 3390
12:00 12° 9° 20 W 61 8.1k 57 0.3 0.0 3950
13:00 12° 10° 22 WNW 64 10.2k 36 0.2 0.0 3920
14:00 13° 10° 22 WNW 66 8.4k 31 0.2 0.0 3980
15:00 13° 9° 22 WNW 63 9.3k 36 0.2 0.0 3960
16:00 12° 7° 24 WNW 67 48.0k 70 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 11° 6° 23 WNW 67 67.2k 63 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 10° 6° 19 WNW 63 67.1k 64 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 8→12.9 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 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 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 3° 11 NW 48 0.9k 100 2.0 0.0 3110
07:00 6° 3° 12 NNW 56 0.7k 98 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 6° 3° 11 NW 56 4.2k 35 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 7° 4° 11 NW 51 42.6k 46 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 8° 4° 13 NW 52 4.3k 50 0.5 0.0 3380
11:00 7° 4° 13 NW 52 5.9k 66 0.8 0.0 3390
12:00 8° 7° 14 NW 53 7.2k 50 0.7 0.0 3950
13:00 9° 7° 17 NW 59 7.5k 73 0.6 0.0 3920
14:00 9° 7° 16 NW 60 6.2k 43 0.6 0.0 3980
15:00 9° 6° 19 NW 58 12.9k 36 0.5 0.0 3960
16:00 9° 5° 18 NW 60 44.3k 47 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 8° 4° 16 NW 58 26.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 7° 3° 13 NW 51 30.4k 52 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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 5.3→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

Western Faces

freezing 3100–3980 m

freezing level 3100–3980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 11 NW 48 0.9k 100 2.0 0.0 3110
07:00 6° 3° 12 NNW 56 0.7k 98 0.8 0.0 3100
08:00 6° 4° 11 NW 56 4.2k 35 0.0 0.0 3110
09:00 8° 5° 11 NW 51 42.6k 46 0.0 0.0 3350
10:00 8° 5° 13 NW 52 4.3k 50 0.5 0.0 3380
11:00 7° 4° 13 NW 52 5.9k 66 0.8 0.0 3390
12:00 9° 7° 14 NW 53 7.2k 50 0.7 0.0 3950
13:00 9° 7° 17 NW 59 7.5k 73 0.6 0.0 3920
14:00 10° 8° 16 NW 60 6.2k 43 0.6 0.0 3980
15:00 10° 6° 19 NW 58 12.9k 36 0.5 0.0 3960
16:00 9° 6° 18 NW 60 44.3k 47 0.1 0.0 3910
17:00 8° 4° 16 NW 58 26.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3870
18:00 7° 4° 13 NW 51 30.4k 52 0.0 0.0 3860

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 680 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 5.6→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

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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