Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Wed 14 Oct 2026, 07:31 (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 (44 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (44 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 -6.5° at 05:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 7 SSW (15 g) km/h ▲1/3h · 39% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

-4.3° ▲1.1°/3h feels -7° · 0 CALM (2 g) km/h ▼6/3h · 82% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

0.8° ▼0.4°/3h feels -6° · 22 ESE (33 g) km/h ▲3/3h · 53% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

2 d ago

15.8° feels 15° · 2 E (? g) km/h · 62% RH · 0.8 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 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8.8 vs 5.7 °C, freezing level 1590 vs 2180 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 7 ESE 19 0.5k 47 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -2° -6° 8 ESE 21 0.6k 30 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 0° -4° 6 ESE 22 5.8k 22 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 2° -2° 4 ESE 20 10.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 4° 1° 2 E 19 34.6k 9 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 6° 5° 1 NNE 17 72.1k 4 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 8° 7° 3 NW 22 72.1k 1 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 9° 8° 6 WNW 29 72.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 9° 8° 7 W 31 76.4k 0 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 9° 8° 6 W 31 76.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 9° 6° 4 SW 27 76.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 8° 5° 4 SSE 22 76.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 6° 3° 6 ESE 18 72.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 500 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 -1.9→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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 1590 vs 2180 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 4 SSW 16 1.6k 84 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -4° -7° 4 S 17 0.5k 65 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 -2° -6° 4 SSE 18 1.3k 46 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 0° -4° 5 SE 21 18.4k 41 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 2° -2° 6 SE 23 44.2k 24 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 4° 1° 6 SE 24 73.3k 19 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 6° 4° 7 ESE 24 73.3k 7 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 7° 6° 7 ESE 24 73.3k 1 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 8° 6° 7 ESE 24 73.3k 1 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 7° 6° 8 ESE 26 73.3k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 7° 4° 10 ESE 27 73.3k 2 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 6° 2° 10 ESE 27 69.3k 2 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 4° 0° 9 ESE 26 69.3k 1 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 520 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 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2330–2950 m

freezing level 2330–2950 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 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 4 SSE 16 0.3k 99 0.0 0.0 2670
07:00 -4° -8° 6 SE 18 0.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2730
08:00 -3° -6° 6 SE 21 1.2k 80 0.0 0.0 2850
09:00 -1° -4° 7 SE 23 4.7k 45 0.0 0.0 2930
10:00 2° -2° 8 SE 26 65.9k 26 0.0 0.0 2950
11:00 4° 1° 8 SE 27 72.9k 19 0.0 0.0 2920
12:00 6° 4° 8 SE 28 72.9k 13 0.0 0.0 2750
13:00 7° 5° 10 SE 30 72.9k 8 0.0 0.0 2700
14:00 7° 6° 10 SE 31 72.9k 2 0.0 0.0 2660
15:00 7° 5° 10 SE 31 72.9k 0 0.0 0.0 2330
16:00 7° 4° 11 SE 31 72.9k 1 0.0 0.0 2670
17:00 6° 2° 10 SE 29 68.9k 1 0.0 0.0 2690
18:00 4° 0° 9 SE 28 65.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2690

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 240 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 -4.2→7.3 °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

Guthega access

freezing 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 1590 vs 2180 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -4° 3 S 14 0.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -1° -5° 3 SSW 13 0.4k 59 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 0° -3° 2 SE 14 0.6k 29 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 2° -2° 5 SE 19 3.2k 24 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 4° 0° 6 ESE 23 17.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 6° 3° 7 ESE 24 36.9k 20 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 7° 6° 7 ESE 24 72.2k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 9° 8° 7 ESE 24 72.2k 1 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 9° 8° 7 ESE 25 72.2k 6 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 9° 7° 9 ESE 29 72.2k 5 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 8° 5° 11 ESE 29 72.2k 13 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 7° 3° 11 ESE 29 68.1k 10 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 6° 2° 10 ESE 28 68.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ 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 -1.4→9.1 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 6.1 vs 2.5 °C, freezing level 1590 vs 2700 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 10 ESE 31 5.0k 40 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -6° -10° 10 ESE 32 1.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 -4° -8° 9 ESE 32 60.7k 35 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 -1° -6° 7 ESE 31 19.6k 27 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 1° -3° 6 SE 28 71.5k 10 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 3° 1° 4 SE 26 76.1k 6 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 5° 4° 3 S 23 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 6° 5° 4 SW 25 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 7° 5° 5 SW 29 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 6° 5° 6 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 6° 3° 6 S 31 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 5° 1° 6 SSE 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 3° -1° 7 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.7→6.6 °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 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 1590 vs 2180 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -4° 3 S 14 0.3k 91 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -1° -5° 3 SSW 13 0.4k 59 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 0° -3° 2 SE 14 0.6k 29 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 2° -2° 5 SE 19 3.2k 24 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 4° 0° 6 ESE 23 17.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 6° 3° 7 ESE 24 36.9k 20 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 7° 6° 7 ESE 24 72.2k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 9° 8° 7 ESE 24 72.2k 1 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 9° 8° 7 ESE 25 72.2k 6 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 9° 7° 9 ESE 29 72.2k 5 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 8° 5° 11 ESE 29 72.2k 13 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 7° 3° 11 ESE 29 68.1k 10 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 6° 2° 10 ESE 28 68.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ 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 -1.4→9.1 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 1590 vs 2180 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 10 ESE 31 5.0k 40 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -4° -8° 10 ESE 32 1.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 -2° -7° 9 ESE 32 60.7k 35 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 0° -4° 7 ESE 31 19.6k 27 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 3° -1° 6 SE 28 71.5k 10 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 5° 3° 4 SE 26 76.1k 6 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 7° 6° 3 S 23 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 8° 7° 4 SW 25 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 8° 7° 5 SW 29 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 8° 6° 6 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 8° 5° 6 S 31 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 7° 3° 6 SSE 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 5° 1° 7 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4.1→8.2 °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 1550–2910 m

freezing level 1550–2910 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8 vs 4.4 °C, freezing level 1590 vs 2700 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 10 ESE 31 5.0k 40 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -4° -8° 10 ESE 32 1.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2700
08:00 -2° -6° 9 ESE 32 60.7k 35 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 1° -4° 7 ESE 31 19.6k 27 0.0 0.0 2860
10:00 3° -1° 6 SE 28 71.5k 10 0.0 0.0 2910
11:00 5° 3° 4 SE 26 76.1k 6 0.0 0.0 2870
12:00 7° 6° 3 S 23 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
13:00 8° 7° 4 SW 25 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1590
14:00 8° 7° 5 SW 29 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1630
15:00 8° 7° 6 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
16:00 8° 5° 6 S 31 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2310
17:00 7° 3° 6 SSE 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2240
18:00 5° 2° 7 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -3.8→8.5 °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

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.