Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Mon 12 Oct 2026, 09:31 (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 (42 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (42 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 6.8° at 02:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 50 NNW (63 g) km/h ▼15/3h · 66% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

12.3° ▲1.3°/3h feels 4° · 33 W (69 g) km/h ▲14/3h · 52% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

13.3° ▼0.3°/3h feels 7° · 24 WNW (35 g) km/h ▼8/3h · 52% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

19 h ago

15.8° feels 12° · 13 NNE (? g) km/h · 37% 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 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 11 NW 46 73.0k 9 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 9° 4° 18 NW 59 73.0k 81 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 10° 5° 22 WNW 70 72.9k 38 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 11° 6° 17 NW 73 72.9k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 10° 6° 20 NW 73 7.2k 98 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 11° 6° 21 WNW 72 72.9k 96 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 11° 7° 23 NW 82 12.9k 95 0.4 0.0 3540
13:00 13° 9° 24 WNW 81 65.9k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
14:00 11° 8° 24 NW 89 4.3k 100 0.6 0.0 3360
15:00 10° 8° 16 WNW 82 2.5k 100 1.5 0.0 3360
16:00 8° 6° 14 WNW 56 1.1k 100 2.6 0.0 3310
17:00 8° 5° 12 W 53 1.2k 100 4.5 0.0 3240
18:00 8° 6° 12 W 49 0.3k 100 3.6 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 340 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→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 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 15 WNW 43 70.5k 5 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 9° 4° 20 WNW 57 74.3k 48 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 11° 5° 25 WNW 71 74.3k 47 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 11° 5° 26 WNW 73 74.3k 96 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 11° 4° 32 WNW 85 6.3k 93 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 12° 6° 32 WNW 85 74.3k 94 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 11° 5° 35 WNW 95 5.8k 72 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 13° 8° 36 WNW 98 27.5k 98 0.1 0.0 3470
14:00 13° 7° 34 WNW 96 5.3k 98 0.1 0.0 3360
15:00 12° 8° 24 WNW 90 3.6k 100 0.5 0.0 3360
16:00 9° 6° 18 WNW 61 2.4k 100 1.3 0.0 3310
17:00 9° 6° 16 WNW 50 0.5k 100 1.8 0.0 3240
18:00 9° 6° 14 WNW 46 0.4k 100 1.1 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 400 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→13 °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 3160–3580 m

freezing level 3160–3580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 13.8 vs 10.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 3° 15 NW 43 70.2k 5 0.0 0.0 3270
07:00 10° 5° 21 NW 56 74.0k 41 0.0 0.0 3280
08:00 12° 6° 26 NW 68 73.9k 31 0.0 0.0 3430
09:00 12° 6° 26 WNW 68 74.0k 93 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 12° 6° 30 NW 76 13.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3580
11:00 13° 7° 30 NW 78 74.0k 88 0.0 0.0 3570
12:00 13° 7° 34 NW 88 9.5k 69 0.2 0.0 3540
13:00 14° 9° 34 NW 90 38.9k 96 0.1 0.0 3430
14:00 14° 9° 34 NW 90 6.0k 91 0.0 0.0 3420
15:00 13° 9° 25 WNW 88 3.4k 100 0.4 0.0 3370
16:00 10° 7° 20 NW 66 3.2k 99 1.2 0.0 3350
17:00 10° 7° 18 WNW 55 1.5k 100 1.7 0.0 3250
18:00 10° 7° 16 WNW 50 0.4k 100 0.7 0.0 3160

▲ 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 7.7→13.9 °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 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 14.6 vs 11.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 3° 14 W 44 69.4k 2 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 11° 6° 20 WNW 57 73.3k 35 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 13° 7° 25 WNW 72 77.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 13° 7° 30 WNW 81 73.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 13° 6° 34 WNW 89 9.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 14° 7° 32 WNW 88 73.3k 89 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 13° 7° 36 WNW 99 9.0k 81 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 15° 9° 37 WNW 100 66.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3470
14:00 14° 8° 35 WNW 98 5.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3360
15:00 13° 9° 28 WNW 93 3.9k 100 0.4 0.0 3360
16:00 11° 8° 20 WNW 77 3.3k 100 1.3 0.0 3310
17:00 10° 8° 18 WNW 58 0.8k 100 1.9 0.0 3240
18:00 10° 8° 15 WNW 51 0.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 760 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 36.5 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 7.2→14.6 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 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 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 0° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 6° 1° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 8° 2° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 9° 4° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 8° 3° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 9° 4° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 9° 5° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 10° 6° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3470
14:00 10° 6° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3360
15:00 8° 5° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3360
16:00 6° 2° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3310
17:00 6° 4° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3240
18:00 6° 4° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 300 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 4.1→10.2 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 14.6 vs 11.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 3° 14 W 44 69.4k 2 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 11° 6° 20 WNW 57 73.3k 35 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 13° 7° 25 WNW 72 77.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 13° 7° 30 WNW 81 73.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 13° 6° 34 WNW 89 9.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 14° 7° 32 WNW 88 73.3k 89 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 13° 7° 36 WNW 99 9.0k 81 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 15° 9° 37 WNW 100 66.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3470
14:00 14° 8° 35 WNW 98 5.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3360
15:00 13° 9° 28 WNW 93 3.9k 100 0.4 0.0 3360
16:00 11° 8° 20 WNW 77 3.3k 100 1.3 0.0 3310
17:00 10° 8° 18 WNW 58 0.8k 100 1.9 0.0 3240
18:00 10° 8° 15 WNW 51 0.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 760 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 36.5 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 7.2→14.6 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 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 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 8° 3° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 9° 4° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 10° 6° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 10° 5° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 11° 6° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 10° 6° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 12° 8° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3470
14:00 11° 8° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3360
15:00 10° 7° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3360
16:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3310
17:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3240
18:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 300 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 5.7→11.8 °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

Western Faces

freezing 3120–3560 m

freezing level 3120–3560 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 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3280
07:00 8° 3° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 10° 4° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 10° 6° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
10:00 10° 6° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3560
11:00 11° 6° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3560
12:00 11° 7° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3540
13:00 12° 8° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3470
14:00 12° 8° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3360
15:00 10° 8° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3360
16:00 8° 5° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3310
17:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3240
18:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3120

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 300 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→12.1 °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

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.