Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sat 03 Oct 2026, 11:01 (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 (33 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (33 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 4.1° at 04:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 15 NNE (20 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 90% RH · 4.2 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

7.8° →0.0°/3h feels 6° · 7 NE (15 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 100% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

12.1° ▲2.8°/3h feels 10° · 11 NNW (20 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 90% RH · 1.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

20 h ago

12.0° feels 12° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 90% RH · 32.0 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 2590–2890 m

freezing level 2590–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 3° 4 NE 19 11.9k 63 0.0 0.0 2870
07:00 7° 5° 6 NE 22 2.6k 41 0.0 0.0 2860
08:00 8° 6° 7 NNW 25 7.0k 66 0.0 0.0 2840
09:00 10° 7° 8 NW 25 70.6k 62 0.0 0.0 2890
10:00 10° 8° 10 WNW 32 7.6k 53 0.1 0.0 2820
11:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 32 3.5k 77 1.5 0.0 2840
12:00 6° 4° 2 NNW 28 6.3k 82 1.0 0.0 2810
13:00 7° 5° 2 NW 18 6.6k 80 0.4 0.0 2710
14:00 7° 5° 7 WNW 25 3.6k 100 0.8 0.0 2670
15:00 6° 3° 7 WNW 25 1.0k 100 2.4 0.0 2710
16:00 5° 3° 6 NW 22 9.7k 99 0.6 0.0 2660
17:00 6° 3° 6 WNW 20 28.9k 88 0.1 0.0 2590
18:00 4° 2° 4 NW 16 1.2k 47 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 980 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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2590–2890 m

freezing level 2590–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 4° 2 NNW 11 22.6k 66 0.0 0.0 2870
07:00 7° 5° 6 N 17 9.1k 90 0.0 0.0 2860
08:00 8° 6° 7 N 22 19.3k 86 0.1 0.0 2840
09:00 10° 8° 7 N 24 71.7k 74 0.0 0.0 2890
10:00 12° 9° 7 NNW 29 17.7k 24 0.0 0.0 2820
11:00 11° 10° 3 NNW 28 4.1k 98 0.3 0.0 2840
12:00 6° 4° 5 NW 21 3.5k 85 3.3 0.0 2810
13:00 7° 6° 2 NNE 19 6.5k 70 0.7 0.0 2710
14:00 9° 8° 4 NW 20 9.5k 100 0.4 0.0 2670
15:00 6° 4° 6 WNW 22 2.4k 95 2.1 0.0 2710
16:00 5° 3° 7 WNW 22 10.2k 73 1.0 0.0 2660
17:00 6° 4° 6 NW 24 49.7k 90 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 4° 3° 2 NW 18 53.2k 10 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 5.4→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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2570–2880 m

freezing level 2570–2880 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 4° 1 NE 8 25.5k 80 0.0 0.0 2880
07:00 7° 5° 6 NNE 14 38.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2850
08:00 9° 7° 5 N 19 21.7k 76 0.0 0.0 2830
09:00 11° 8° 6 NNW 22 71.6k 79 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 13° 10° 7 NW 25 79.2k 10 0.0 0.0 2880
11:00 12° 11° 5 WNW 28 4.9k 96 0.2 0.0 2850
12:00 8° 6° 5 NW 22 4.0k 91 1.4 0.0 2820
13:00 8° 7° 4 NNW 20 8.2k 80 0.7 0.0 2750
14:00 10° 9° 4 WNW 22 6.2k 99 0.3 0.0 2710
15:00 6° 4° 6 WNW 23 2.6k 98 2.8 0.0 2720
16:00 6° 4° 8 NW 22 11.4k 70 1.0 0.0 2680
17:00 7° 4° 8 NW 27 51.9k 93 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 5° 3° 3 W 21 52.6k 14 0.0 0.0 2570

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 5.8→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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Guthega access

freezing 2590–2890 m

freezing level 2590–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 5° 2 NW 11 8.7k 76 0.0 0.0 2870
07:00 8° 6° 3 NNW 14 2.1k 60 0.0 0.0 2860
08:00 9° 7° 5 N 19 1.6k 96 0.1 0.0 2840
09:00 11° 9° 6 N 20 63.8k 78 0.0 0.0 2890
10:00 13° 10° 6 N 27 17.9k 27 0.0 0.0 2820
11:00 12° 12° 4 N 26 4.8k 95 0.2 0.0 2840
12:00 8° 6° 6 WNW 23 3.5k 91 2.7 0.0 2810
13:00 8° 7° 1 N 22 5.2k 66 1.3 0.0 2710
14:00 11° 10° 3 NW 19 10.1k 100 0.4 0.0 2670
15:00 7° 5° 7 WNW 24 1.7k 96 1.9 0.0 2710
16:00 7° 5° 8 W 25 11.7k 80 0.9 0.0 2660
17:00 8° 6° 5 W 26 42.9k 84 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 6° 4° 2 W 19 30.9k 33 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 6.3→10.7 °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 2570–2880 m

freezing level 2570–2880 m · 0.00 m base

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 3 ENE 24 35.1k 60 0.0 0.0 2880
07:00 5° 2° 6 NE 27 50.2k 35 0.0 0.0 2850
08:00 6° 3° 7 NNW 31 63.3k 50 0.0 0.0 2830
09:00 8° 4° 9 NW 33 73.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 9° 5° 11 WNW 35 24.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2880
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 37 4.0k 77 0.4 0.0 2850
12:00 4° 2° 6 NNW 34 5.9k 75 0.9 0.0 2820
13:00 5° 2° 6 NW 26 7.0k 86 0.5 0.0 2750
14:00 4° 1° 9 NW 29 3.7k 85 1.9 0.0 2710
15:00 3° 1° 7 NW 28 2.3k 92 3.3 0.0 2720
16:00 3° 0° 7 NNW 28 17.0k 83 0.3 0.0 2680
17:00 3° 0° 6 NW 25 38.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 2° -1° 4 WNW 21 41.5k 22 0.0 0.0 2570

No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Perisher access

freezing 2590–2890 m

freezing level 2590–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 5° 2 NW 11 8.7k 76 0.0 0.0 2870
07:00 8° 6° 3 NNW 14 2.1k 60 0.0 0.0 2860
08:00 9° 7° 5 N 19 1.6k 96 0.1 0.0 2840
09:00 11° 9° 6 N 20 63.8k 78 0.0 0.0 2890
10:00 13° 10° 6 N 27 17.9k 27 0.0 0.0 2820
11:00 12° 12° 4 N 26 4.8k 95 0.2 0.0 2840
12:00 8° 6° 6 WNW 23 3.5k 91 2.7 0.0 2810
13:00 8° 7° 1 N 22 5.2k 66 1.3 0.0 2710
14:00 11° 10° 3 NW 19 10.1k 100 0.4 0.0 2670
15:00 7° 5° 7 WNW 24 1.7k 96 1.9 0.0 2710
16:00 7° 5° 8 W 25 11.7k 80 0.9 0.0 2660
17:00 8° 6° 5 W 26 42.9k 84 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 6° 4° 2 W 19 30.9k 33 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 6.3→10.7 °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 2610–3000 m

freezing level 2610–3000 m · 0.00 m base

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 3 ENE 24 35.1k 60 0.0 0.0 2890
07:00 6° 4° 6 NE 27 50.2k 35 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 8° 5° 7 NNW 31 63.3k 50 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 10° 6° 9 NW 33 73.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 10° 7° 11 WNW 35 24.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2880
11:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 37 4.0k 77 0.4 0.0 2840
12:00 6° 4° 6 NNW 34 5.9k 75 0.9 0.0 2800
13:00 6° 4° 6 NW 26 7.0k 86 0.5 0.0 2740
14:00 6° 3° 9 NW 29 3.7k 85 1.9 0.0 2670
15:00 5° 3° 7 NW 28 2.3k 92 3.3 0.0 2690
16:00 5° 2° 7 NNW 28 17.0k 83 0.3 0.0 2610
17:00 5° 2° 6 NW 25 38.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 4° 1° 4 WNW 21 41.5k 22 0.0 0.0 2620

No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Western Faces

freezing 2570–2880 m

freezing level 2570–2880 m · 0.00 m base

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 3 ENE 24 35.1k 60 0.0 0.0 2880
07:00 6° 5° 6 NE 27 50.2k 35 0.0 0.0 2850
08:00 8° 6° 7 NNW 31 63.3k 50 0.0 0.0 2830
09:00 10° 6° 9 NW 33 73.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2870
10:00 11° 7° 11 WNW 35 24.6k 34 0.0 0.0 2880
11:00 9° 7° 10 WNW 37 4.0k 77 0.4 0.0 2850
12:00 6° 4° 6 NNW 34 5.9k 75 0.9 0.0 2820
13:00 7° 4° 6 NW 26 7.0k 86 0.5 0.0 2750
14:00 6° 4° 9 NW 29 3.7k 85 1.9 0.0 2710
15:00 5° 3° 7 NW 28 2.3k 92 3.3 0.0 2720
16:00 5° 3° 7 NNW 28 17.0k 83 0.3 0.0 2680
17:00 5° 3° 6 NW 25 38.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 4° 2° 4 WNW 21 41.5k 22 0.0 0.0 2570

No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.

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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