Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sun 11 Oct 2026, 19:31 (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 (41 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (41 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 8.4° at 19:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 52 NNW (65 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 74% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

8.4° ▼3.6°/3h feels 6° · 6 W (17 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 70% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

11.6° ▼2.5°/3h feels 7° · 19 NNW (26 g) km/h →0/3h · 68% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

5 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 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.9 vs 8.3 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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 8° 3° 18 NW 63 73.0k 16 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 8° 3° 22 NW 73 73.0k 86 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 9° 4° 23 WNW 72 69.0k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 9° 5° 20 WNW 77 69.0k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 10° 5° 20 WNW 69 7.8k 88 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 11° 6° 22 NW 79 17.7k 75 0.2 0.0 3450
12:00 12° 9° 22 WNW 77 16.2k 33 0.0 0.0 3500
13:00 13° 10° 24 WNW 78 65.9k 82 0.3 0.0 3400
14:00 13° 9° 24 WNW 90 12.8k 98 0.4 0.0 3380
15:00 10° 7° 22 WNW 88 2.7k 100 0.7 0.0 3360
16:00 8° 6° 15 WNW 72 0.5k 100 2.9 0.0 3240
17:00 8° 5° 13 WNW 60 0.7k 100 2.2 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 6° 12 WNW 58 0.4k 100 1.9 0.0 3360

▲ 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 8.1→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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 62 vs 100%, temp 13.8 vs 8.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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 9° 3° 21 WNW 61 74.3k 21 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 9° 3° 24 WNW 69 70.5k 74 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 10° 4° 26 WNW 76 70.5k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 10° 4° 27 WNW 83 70.5k 84 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 11° 4° 31 WNW 82 12.9k 81 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 12° 5° 36 WNW 94 19.7k 59 0.1 0.0 3450
12:00 13° 8° 32 WNW 95 18.8k 34 0.0 0.0 3500
13:00 14° 9° 31 WNW 88 39.1k 62 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 13° 9° 30 WNW 85 8.9k 97 0.0 0.0 3380
15:00 11° 6° 29 WNW 90 3.2k 100 0.5 0.0 3360
16:00 9° 6° 18 WNW 76 2.9k 100 2.4 0.0 3240
17:00 8° 5° 20 WNW 55 1.5k 100 1.3 0.0 3230
18:00 9° 6° 18 WNW 53 0.9k 100 0.9 0.0 3360

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 860 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 31.2 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 8.6→13.8 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 3230–3510 m

freezing level 3230–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 64 vs 100%, temp 14.5 vs 9.2 °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 10° 4° 22 NW 60 74.0k 27 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 10° 4° 24 NW 66 74.0k 67 0.0 0.0 3260
08:00 11° 5° 28 WNW 76 70.2k 97 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 11° 5° 25 WNW 84 70.2k 77 0.0 0.0 3400
10:00 12° 6° 31 WNW 77 48.5k 65 0.0 0.0 3510
11:00 13° 7° 34 NW 88 30.1k 48 0.0 0.0 3460
12:00 14° 9° 32 WNW 88 22.3k 39 0.0 0.0 3480
13:00 14° 11° 30 WNW 83 45.0k 64 0.0 0.0 3410
14:00 14° 11° 29 WNW 79 7.4k 96 0.0 0.0 3400
15:00 11° 7° 28 WNW 84 4.1k 99 0.8 0.0 3310
16:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 71 3.7k 100 1.5 0.0 3230
17:00 9° 6° 21 WNW 56 2.7k 100 1.2 0.0 3330
18:00 9° 6° 19 WNW 53 1.4k 100 1.3 0.0 3320

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 9.5→14.5 °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

Guthega access

freezing 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 60 vs 100%, temp 15.6 vs 9.3 °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 10° 5° 21 WNW 63 73.3k 12 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 11° 5° 24 WNW 72 73.3k 80 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 12° 6° 28 WNW 77 73.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 12° 6° 31 WNW 84 69.4k 98 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 12° 5° 33 WNW 88 7.8k 83 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 13° 6° 38 WNW 98 14.7k 72 0.3 0.0 3450
12:00 14° 9° 34 WNW 99 18.1k 30 0.1 0.0 3500
13:00 16° 11° 33 WNW 90 27.7k 60 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 15° 11° 32 WNW 89 9.9k 98 0.0 0.0 3380
15:00 13° 9° 29 WNW 85 3.7k 100 0.4 0.0 3360
16:00 10° 7° 21 WNW 77 1.5k 100 1.8 0.0 3240
17:00 10° 7° 20 WNW 61 1.3k 100 1.4 0.0 3230
18:00 10° 7° 20 WNW 58 2.4k 100 1.0 0.0 3360

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 33.4 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 10.5→15.6 °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 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.9 vs 5.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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° 15 NW 74 72.4k 22 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 6° 1° 18 NW 81 68.5k 88 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 7° 1° 20 NW 81 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 7° 2° 15 NW 80 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 8° 3° 19 NW 80 21.7k 81 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 9° 4° 21 NW 84 28.3k 70 0.0 0.0 3450
12:00 10° 7° 20 NW 78 16.4k 36 0.0 0.0 3500
13:00 11° 8° 20 NW 78 68.4k 77 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 10° 7° 21 NW 86 7.7k 98 0.4 0.0 3380
15:00 8° 4° 20 WNW 89 3.2k 99 0.7 0.0 3360
16:00 6° 3° 13 NW 83 2.2k 100 3.0 0.0 3240
17:00 5° 3° 12 NW 71 2.1k 100 2.0 0.0 3230
18:00 6° 3° 10 NW 68 0.4k 100 2.1 0.0 3360

▲ 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 4.5→10.9 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 60 vs 100%, temp 15.6 vs 9.3 °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 10° 5° 21 WNW 63 73.3k 12 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 11° 5° 24 WNW 72 73.3k 80 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 12° 6° 28 WNW 77 73.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 12° 6° 31 WNW 84 69.4k 98 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 12° 5° 33 WNW 88 7.8k 83 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 13° 6° 38 WNW 98 14.7k 72 0.3 0.0 3450
12:00 14° 9° 34 WNW 99 18.1k 30 0.1 0.0 3500
13:00 16° 11° 33 WNW 90 27.7k 60 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 15° 11° 32 WNW 89 9.9k 98 0.0 0.0 3380
15:00 13° 9° 29 WNW 85 3.7k 100 0.4 0.0 3360
16:00 10° 7° 21 WNW 77 1.5k 100 1.8 0.0 3240
17:00 10° 7° 20 WNW 61 1.3k 100 1.4 0.0 3230
18:00 10° 7° 20 WNW 58 2.4k 100 1.0 0.0 3360

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 33.4 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 10.5→15.6 °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 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.5 vs 8.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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° 15 NW 74 72.4k 22 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 7° 2° 18 NW 81 68.5k 88 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 8° 3° 20 NW 81 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 9° 4° 15 NW 80 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 10° 5° 19 NW 80 21.7k 81 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 11° 6° 21 NW 84 28.3k 70 0.0 0.0 3450
12:00 12° 9° 20 NW 78 16.4k 36 0.0 0.0 3500
13:00 12° 10° 20 NW 78 68.4k 77 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 12° 9° 21 NW 86 7.7k 98 0.4 0.0 3380
15:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 89 3.2k 99 0.7 0.0 3360
16:00 8° 5° 13 NW 83 2.2k 100 3.0 0.0 3240
17:00 7° 4° 12 NW 71 2.1k 100 2.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 5° 10 NW 68 0.4k 100 2.1 0.0 3360

▲ 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 6.1→12.5 °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

Western Faces

freezing 3230–3500 m

freezing level 3230–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.8 vs 7.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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° 15 NW 74 72.4k 22 0.0 0.0 3310
07:00 8° 3° 18 NW 81 68.5k 88 0.0 0.0 3290
08:00 9° 4° 20 NW 81 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
09:00 9° 5° 15 NW 80 68.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3410
10:00 10° 5° 19 NW 80 21.7k 81 0.0 0.0 3490
11:00 11° 6° 21 NW 84 28.3k 70 0.0 0.0 3450
12:00 12° 9° 20 NW 78 16.4k 36 0.0 0.0 3500
13:00 13° 10° 20 NW 78 68.4k 77 0.0 0.0 3400
14:00 12° 10° 21 NW 86 7.7k 98 0.4 0.0 3380
15:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 89 3.2k 99 0.7 0.0 3360
16:00 8° 6° 13 NW 83 2.2k 100 3.0 0.0 3240
17:00 7° 5° 12 NW 71 2.1k 100 2.0 0.0 3230
18:00 8° 6° 10 NW 68 0.4k 100 2.1 0.0 3360

▲ 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 6.4→12.8 °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

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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When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.