Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sat 08 Aug 2026, 01:30 (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 2026-08-07 (1 d ago)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-08 (today)

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 Thredbo Top Station: min -6.8° at 01:20

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-6.8° ▼3.1°/3h feels -10° · 4 NW (7 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 91% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

-7.2° ▼1.3°/3h feels -11° · 2 SSW (6 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 72% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

0.7° ▲0.4°/3h feels -2° · 0 CALM (0 g) km/h ▼11/3h · 82% RH · 0.2 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

17 h ago

3.0° feels -4° · 22 S (? g) km/h · 68% RH · 0.2 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 1850–2640 m

freezing level 1850–2640 m · 0.20 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -7° -11° 2 E 11 3.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -7° -10° 2 E 9 2.2k 2 0.0 0.0 2070
08:00 -5° -8° 2 E 8 2.0k 1 0.0 0.0 2000
09:00 -2° 2 NNW 10 2.2k 1 0.0 0.0 1960
10:00 -1° 3 NW 13 2.2k 2 0.0 0.0 1910
11:00 4 WNW 14 2.0k 2 0.0 0.0 1850
12:00 4 WNW 14 1.8k 4 0.0 0.0 1900
13:00 4 WNW 16 1.8k 24 0.0 0.0 1940
14:00 4 W 16 1.8k 36 0.0 0.0 1980
15:00 4 W 14 1.9k 44 0.0 0.0 1980
16:00 -1° 4 WNW 13 2.0k 18 0.0 0.0 1940
17:00 -1° -4° 2 WNW 13 2.3k 75 0.0 0.0 2070
18:00 -3° -6° 1 ENE 9 0.3k 98 0.0 0.0 2100

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.2 °C at 09:00 then -1.1 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -7.3→4.4 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1850–2640 m

freezing level 1850–2640 m · 0.20 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 5.6 vs 1.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -7° -10° 4 WNW 11 82.5k 4 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -6° -10° 4 WNW 12 82.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2070
08:00 -4° -8° 4 WNW 11 82.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2000
09:00 -1° 3 NW 12 84.6k 0 0.0 0.0 1960
10:00 3 NW 13 11.8k 0 0.0 0.0 1910
11:00 2 NNW 13 8.0k 0 0.0 0.0 1850
12:00 2 N 14 6.8k 0 0.0 0.0 1900
13:00 1 N 11 6.4k 30 0.0 0.0 1940
14:00 0 NNW 9 6.0k 22 0.0 0.0 1980
15:00 0 W 9 5.8k 63 0.0 0.0 1980
16:00 0 SW 8 5.6k 56 0.0 0.0 1940
17:00 -3° 3 WSW 10 4.5k 54 0.0 0.0 2070
18:00 -3° -6° 4 W 11 4.0k 57 0.0 0.0 2100

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 2.3 °C at 09:00 then -2.8 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -6.6→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1880–2670 m

freezing level 1880–2670 m · 0.10 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 44%, temp 6.4 vs 1.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -9° 4 NNW 10 3.6k 2 0.0 0.0 2670
07:00 -5° -8° 4 NNW 10 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
08:00 -2° -6° 3 NNW 10 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
09:00 3 NNW 12 86.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2600
10:00 3 NW 14 86.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2480
11:00 3 NW 14 22.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 3 NW 15 14.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2520
13:00 2 NW 14 10.9k 27 0.0 0.0 2420
14:00 2 WNW 13 8.1k 20 0.0 0.0 2540
15:00 2 WNW 13 6.4k 83 0.0 0.0 1930
16:00 2 W 12 5.5k 84 0.0 0.0 1880
17:00 -2° 3 WNW 11 4.6k 63 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 -2° -6° 4 NW 11 72.8k 59 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.3 °C at 09:00 then -2.5 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5→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

Guthega access

freezing 1850–2640 m

freezing level 1850–2640 m · 0.05 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 7.4 vs 2.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 4 W 13 1.0k 11 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -6° -10° 5 W 15 1.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2070
08:00 -3° -7° 5 W 15 1.2k 3 0.0 0.0 2000
09:00 3 WNW 16 5.5k 1 0.0 0.0 1960
10:00 1 NW 13 5.6k 0 0.0 0.0 1910
11:00 0 N 10 6.9k 0 0.0 0.0 1850
12:00 1 NE 9 9.3k 0 0.0 0.0 1900
13:00 1 ENE 8 12.5k 30 0.0 0.0 1940
14:00 0 NNE 8 11.2k 19 0.0 0.0 1980
15:00 0 ENE 8 10.4k 43 0.0 0.0 1980
16:00 0 W 8 9.9k 30 0.0 0.0 1940
17:00 -2° 4 WSW 10 4.6k 22 0.0 0.0 2070
18:00 -2° -5° 6 W 17 1.2k 71 0.0 0.0 2100

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.2 °C at 09:00 then -1.5 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.9→8.1 °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 1880–2670 m

freezing level 1880–2670 m · 0.08 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze) (watch)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 44%, temp 1.7 vs -1.6 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -8° -12° 3 ENE 16 2.5k 5 0.0 0.0 2670
07:00 -7° -11° 3 ENE 15 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
08:00 -5° -9° 3 ENE 14 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
09:00 -1° -5° 3 N 17 82.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2600
10:00 -4° 4 NW 20 7.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2480
11:00 -3° 5 NW 22 4.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 -2° 5 WNW 22 3.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2520
13:00 -1° 6 WNW 22 2.9k 30 0.0 0.0 2420
14:00 -2° 5 WNW 22 2.6k 37 0.0 0.0 2540
15:00 -2° 4 WNW 19 2.6k 76 0.0 0.0 1930
16:00 -4° 5 WNW 17 2.7k 48 0.0 0.0 1880
17:00 -3° -7° 3 NW 16 3.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 -6° -9° 2 ENE 17 2.8k 64 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1 °C at 11:00 then -3.4 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

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 1850–2640 m

freezing level 1850–2640 m · 0.05 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 7.4 vs 2.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 4 W 13 1.0k 11 0.0 0.0 2640
07:00 -6° -10° 5 W 15 1.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2070
08:00 -3° -7° 5 W 15 1.2k 3 0.0 0.0 2000
09:00 3 WNW 16 5.5k 1 0.0 0.0 1960
10:00 1 NW 13 5.6k 0 0.0 0.0 1910
11:00 0 N 10 6.9k 0 0.0 0.0 1850
12:00 1 NE 9 9.3k 0 0.0 0.0 1900
13:00 1 ENE 8 12.5k 30 0.0 0.0 1940
14:00 0 NNE 8 11.2k 19 0.0 0.0 1980
15:00 0 ENE 8 10.4k 43 0.0 0.0 1980
16:00 0 W 8 9.9k 30 0.0 0.0 1940
17:00 -2° 4 WSW 10 4.6k 22 0.0 0.0 2070
18:00 -2° -5° 6 W 17 1.2k 71 0.0 0.0 2100

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.2 °C at 09:00 then -1.5 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.9→8.1 °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 2500–2670 m

freezing level 2500–2670 m · 0.08 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (watch)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 39% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 3 ENE 16 2.5k 5 0.0 0.0 2670
07:00 -6° -9° 3 ENE 15 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2650
08:00 -4° -7° 3 ENE 14 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2650
09:00 -3° 3 N 17 82.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
10:00 -2° 4 NW 20 7.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2610
11:00 -1° 5 NW 22 4.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2580
12:00 5 WNW 22 3.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2600
13:00 6 WNW 22 2.9k 30 0.0 0.0 2590
14:00 5 WNW 22 2.6k 37 0.0 0.0 2580
15:00 -1° 4 WNW 19 2.6k 76 0.0 0.0 2500
16:00 -2° 5 WNW 17 2.7k 48 0.0 0.0 2540
17:00 -2° -5° 3 NW 16 3.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2550
18:00 -4° -7° 2 ENE 17 2.8k 64 0.0 0.0 2570

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.6 °C at 10:00 then -1.8 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -6.3→3.6 °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

Western Faces

freezing 1880–2670 m

freezing level 1880–2670 m · 0.08 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (watch)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 44%, temp 3.6 vs 0.3 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-08 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 3 ENE 16 2.5k 5 0.0 0.0 2670
07:00 -5° -9° 3 ENE 15 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
08:00 -3° -7° 3 ENE 14 79.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
09:00 -3° 3 N 17 82.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2600
10:00 -2° 4 NW 20 7.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2480
11:00 -1° 5 NW 22 4.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2310
12:00 5 WNW 22 3.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2520
13:00 6 WNW 22 2.9k 30 0.0 0.0 2420
14:00 5 WNW 22 2.6k 37 0.0 0.0 2540
15:00 4 WNW 19 2.6k 76 0.0 0.0 1930
16:00 -2° 5 WNW 17 2.7k 48 0.0 0.0 1880
17:00 -2° -4° 3 NW 16 3.0k 55 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 -4° -7° 2 ENE 17 2.8k 64 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.5 °C at 09:00 then -1.5 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -6→3.9 °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

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).

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