Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Thu 18 Jun 2026, 00:00 (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.

No current report posted (off-season or between updates) — confirm on the page.

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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.

Measured now — alpine AWS

OBS

Real station observations (BOM, via FTP). Shown beside the forecast — not blended into it. No sensor on the Main Range and no snow-depth field; measured base depth is Snowy Hydro (coming).

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

5.3° feels -10° · 70 NW (83 g) km/h · 84% RH

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

6.6° feels -2° · 39 W (50 g) km/h · 95% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

7.8° feels 3° · 22 NW (26 g) km/h · 100% RH

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

9 h ago

11.2° feels 7° · 13 SW (? g) km/h · 58% RH

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 2680–3640 m

freezing level 2680–3640 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wet loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 6 NW 27 51.7k 0.0 3570
07:00 7 NW 28 44.4k 0.0 3570
08:00 9 NW 30 49.5k 0.0 3390
09:00 10 NW 34 46.2k 0.0 3420
10:00 13 NW 41 2.7k 0.0 3480
11:00 17 NW 52 1.4k 0.0 3600
12:00 19 NW 59 1.0k 0.0 3640
13:00 24 NW 73 1.7k 0.0 3590
14:00 19 NW 75 3.3k 0.0 2700
15:00 20 WNW 71 4.6k 0.0 2680
16:00 24 NW 79 0.2k 0.0 3010
17:00 -1° 26 NW 87 0.1k 0.0 2800
18:00 -1° 26 NW 88 0.1k 0.0 2830

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 120 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

warming 2.9→6.4 °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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2680–3640 m

freezing level 2680–3640 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wet loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 14 WNW 36 0.4k 0.0 3570
07:00 13 WNW 35 0.3k 0.0 3570
08:00 14 WNW 34 0.3k 0.0 3390
09:00 14 WNW 36 0.6k 0.0 3420
10:00 15 WNW 39 1.5k 0.0 3480
11:00 18 NW 44 15.9k 0.0 3600
12:00 20 WNW 50 6.4k 0.0 3640
13:00 21 NW 54 6.5k 0.0 3590
14:00 17 NW 54 4.7k 0.0 2700
15:00 18 NW 55 1.8k 0.0 2680
16:00 30 NW 72 0.2k 0.0 3010
17:00 -2° 37 NW 87 0.2k 0.0 2800
18:00 -2° 41 NW 94 0.2k 0.0 2830

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 200 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

warming 3.6→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.

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2720–3670 m

freezing level 2720–3670 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wet loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 16 NW 41 2.0k 0.0 3590
07:00 15 NW 40 0.4k 0.0 3590
08:00 16 NW 40 0.4k 0.0 3410
09:00 15 NW 41 1.1k 0.0 3430
10:00 17 NW 46 4.6k 0.0 3470
11:00 18 NW 49 17.1k 0.0 3630
12:00 18 NW 52 8.8k 0.0 3670
13:00 17 NW 52 7.6k 0.0 3630
14:00 15 NW 49 4.1k 0.0 3540
15:00 16 NW 47 0.4k 0.0 2720
16:00 27 NW 65 0.2k 0.0 3120
17:00 -1° 34 NW 77 0.3k 0.0 2850
18:00 -2° 41 NW 87 0.3k 0.0 2820

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 200 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

warming 4.3→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.

Guthega access

freezing 2680–3640 m

freezing level 2680–3640 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wet loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 12 W 36 45.5k 0.0 3570
07:00 12 W 35 42.8k 0.0 3570
08:00 13 W 36 0.9k 0.0 3390
09:00 13 W 38 50.0k 0.0 3420
10:00 15 WNW 42 8.2k 0.0 3480
11:00 20 WNW 56 3.4k 0.0 3600
12:00 24 WNW 66 2.6k 0.0 3640
13:00 25 NW 70 13.8k 0.0 3590
14:00 22 NW 70 7.3k 0.0 2700
15:00 21 NW 64 8.5k 0.0 2680
16:00 29 NW 76 0.4k 0.0 3010
17:00 36 NW 95 0.2k 0.0 2800
18:00 38 WNW 99 0.2k 0.0 2830

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 220 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

warming 4.9→8.8 °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.

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2720–3670 m

freezing level 2720–3670 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

2228 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 9 NNW 44 50.0k 0.0 3590
07:00 -2° 10 NNW 45 43.8k 0.0 3590
08:00 -2° 11 NNW 47 42.3k 0.0 3410
09:00 -2° 12 NNW 50 46.4k 0.0 3430
10:00 -1° 14 NNW 54 14.5k 0.0 3470
11:00 -1° 15 NW 58 3.9k 0.0 3630
12:00 -1° 17 NW 63 1.7k 0.0 3670
13:00 -1° 20 NW 70 1.5k 0.0 3630
14:00 -2° 16 NW 72 2.5k 0.0 3540
15:00 -2° 20 NW 81 4.3k 0.0 2720
16:00 -3° 23 NW 89 0.2k 0.0 3120
17:00 -3° 25 NW 98 0.2k 0.0 2850
18:00 -4° 26 NW 103 0.1k 0.0 2820

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Perisher access

freezing 2680–3640 m

freezing level 2680–3640 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wet loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 12 W 36 45.5k 0.0 3570
07:00 12 W 35 42.8k 0.0 3570
08:00 13 W 36 0.9k 0.0 3390
09:00 13 W 38 50.0k 0.0 3420
10:00 15 WNW 42 8.2k 0.0 3480
11:00 20 WNW 56 3.4k 0.0 3600
12:00 24 WNW 66 2.6k 0.0 3640
13:00 25 NW 70 13.8k 0.0 3590
14:00 22 NW 70 7.3k 0.0 2700
15:00 21 NW 64 8.5k 0.0 2680
16:00 29 NW 76 0.4k 0.0 3010
17:00 36 NW 95 0.2k 0.0 2800
18:00 38 WNW 99 0.2k 0.0 2830

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 220 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

warming 4.9→8.8 °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.

Watsons Crags

freezing 2650–3550 m

freezing level 2650–3550 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 9 NNW 44 50.0k 0.0 3520
07:00 10 NNW 45 43.8k 0.0 3510
08:00 11 NNW 47 42.3k 0.0 3340
09:00 12 NNW 50 46.4k 0.0 3420
10:00 14 NNW 54 14.5k 0.0 3450
11:00 15 NW 58 3.9k 0.0 3550
12:00 17 NW 63 1.7k 0.0 3550
13:00 20 NW 70 1.5k 0.0 3380
14:00 16 NW 72 2.5k 0.0 2710
15:00 20 NW 81 4.3k 0.0 2650
16:00 -1° 23 NW 89 0.2k 0.0 2960
17:00 -2° 25 NW 98 0.2k 0.0 2790
18:00 -2° 26 NW 103 0.1k 0.0 2790

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Western Faces

freezing 2720–3670 m

freezing level 2720–3670 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

2050 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 9 NNW 44 50.0k 0.0 3590
07:00 10 NNW 45 43.8k 0.0 3590
08:00 11 NNW 47 42.3k 0.0 3410
09:00 12 NNW 50 46.4k 0.0 3430
10:00 14 NNW 54 14.5k 0.0 3470
11:00 15 NW 58 3.9k 0.0 3630
12:00 17 NW 63 1.7k 0.0 3670
13:00 20 NW 70 1.5k 0.0 3630
14:00 16 NW 72 2.5k 0.0 3540
15:00 20 NW 81 4.3k 0.0 2720
16:00 -1° 23 NW 89 0.2k 0.0 3120
17:00 -1° 25 NW 98 0.2k 0.0 2850
18:00 -1° 26 NW 103 0.1k 0.0 2820

▲ visibility — high

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.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Cams

Live where the operator allows embedding (YouTube, Windy). Resort snow-stake reads as base depth.

Perisher snow stake

Live snow-stake — resort base depth at a glance · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Blue Cow

Blue Cow area, live · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Perisher Valley

Community webcam (valley) · Webcam provided by Windy.com

Lake Jindabyne

Valley / approach · Webcam provided by Windy.com

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