Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Tue 11 Aug 2026, 17:30 (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 2026-08-11 (today)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-11 (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 -2.8° at 18:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-2.9° ▼0.7°/3h feels -8° · 17 NNW (19 g) km/h →0/3h · 98% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

-1.2° ▼0.6°/3h feels -11° · 41 W (65 g) km/h ▲15/3h · 93% RH · 0.4 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

0.8° ▼0.1°/3h feels -4° · 15 WNW (24 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 100% RH · 2.2 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

9 h ago

3.8° feels -2° · 22 SW (? g) km/h · 71% RH · 2.0 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 1670–2970 m

1.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1670–2970 m · 0.26 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -6° 13 WNW 40 0.2k 100 0.8 0.0 2910
07:00 -1° -6° 15 WNW 44 0.1k 100 0.3 0.0 2970
08:00 -2° -6° 14 WNW 44 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2910
09:00 -2° -6° 15 WNW 44 0.1k 100 0.4 0.1 2840
10:00 -1° -5° 11 WNW 43 0.1k 100 0.3 0.1 1780
11:00 -1° -5° 12 WNW 38 4.9k 100 0.4 0.1 2830
12:00 -5° 12 WNW 36 3.2k 100 0.4 0.2 1760
13:00 -4° 10 WNW 36 5.3k 100 0.5 0.2 1750
14:00 -4° 10 WNW 34 7.1k 100 0.2 0.1 1750
15:00 -1° -5° 10 WNW 32 2.4k 100 0.3 0.1 1740
16:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 31 0.1k 100 0.3 0.1 1740
17:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 30 0.1k 100 0.2 0.1 1700
18:00 -3° -7° 10 NW 31 0.1k 100 0.1 0.1 1670

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.5 mm at -0.2 °C; freezing level 1750 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1670–2970 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1670–2970 m · 0.23 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -6° 20 WNW 46 0.5k 100 0.2 0.0 2910
07:00 -1° -6° 19 WNW 48 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2970
08:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 45 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2910
09:00 -1° -5° 17 WNW 43 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2840
10:00 -5° 15 WNW 45 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 1780
11:00 -4° 15 WNW 40 9.2k 100 0.1 0.1 2830
12:00 -4° 16 WNW 41 6.5k 100 0.1 0.1 1760
13:00 -4° 15 WNW 41 8.3k 98 0.2 0.1 1750
14:00 -4° 15 WNW 39 15.8k 99 0.1 0.0 1750
15:00 -4° 14 WNW 38 15.6k 98 0.1 0.1 1740
16:00 -5° 15 WNW 37 0.5k 100 0.1 0.0 1740
17:00 -2° -6° 16 WNW 37 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -2° -7° 16 WNW 39 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1670

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.6 °C at 12:00 then -1.7 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.2 mm at -1 °C; freezing level 2910 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1690–2900 m

0.2 cm new snow · freezing level 1690–2900 m · 0.13 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° 22 WNW 52 0.7k 100 0.2 0.0 2850
07:00 -5° 21 WNW 53 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2900
08:00 -5° 19 WNW 51 0.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2880
09:00 -5° 19 WNW 50 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2830
10:00 -4° 17 WNW 54 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2790
11:00 -4° 18 NW 49 2.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2800
12:00 -4° 19 NW 50 8.6k 100 0.1 0.1 1790
13:00 -3° 17 NW 51 9.9k 95 0.1 0.1 1790
14:00 -3° 17 NW 49 13.7k 99 0.1 0.0 1780
15:00 -4° 16 NW 47 12.1k 100 0.1 0.1 1780
16:00 -4° 16 NW 44 0.8k 100 0.1 0.0 1760
17:00 -1° -6° 16 NW 43 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1710
18:00 -2° -7° 17 NW 44 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 1690

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.5 °C at 10:00 then -1 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.2 mm at -0.4 °C; freezing level 2850 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1670–2970 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1670–2970 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 21 W 55 0.6k 100 0.3 0.0 2910
07:00 -4° 20 W 56 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2970
08:00 -4° 18 W 53 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2910
09:00 -4° 19 WNW 51 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2840
10:00 -3° 16 WNW 53 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1780
11:00 -3° 16 WNW 46 10.3k 91 0.1 0.0 2830
12:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 7.5k 90 0.1 0.0 1760
13:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 9.0k 98 0.2 0.1 1750
14:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 15.1k 99 0.1 0.0 1750
15:00 -3° 16 WNW 46 3.9k 94 0.1 0.0 1740
16:00 -4° 16 WNW 44 0.3k 93 0.1 0.0 1740
17:00 -5° 17 WNW 44 0.2k 91 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 47 0.2k 95 0.0 0.0 1670

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.6 °C at 06:00 then -1 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.3 mm at 0.6 °C; freezing level 2910 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1690–2900 m

1 cm new snow · freezing level 1690–2900 m · 0.14 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 10 NW 41 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 2850
07:00 -4° -8° 10 NW 43 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2900
08:00 -4° -8° 11 NW 44 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2880
09:00 -4° -8° 11 NW 45 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2830
10:00 -3° -8° 10 NW 48 0.1k 100 0.4 0.1 2790
11:00 -4° -8° 12 NW 42 0.3k 100 0.4 0.1 2800
12:00 -3° -7° 11 NW 42 4.2k 100 0.5 0.1 1790
13:00 -2° -6° 9 NW 42 5.5k 100 0.5 0.2 1790
14:00 -2° -7° 9 NW 39 6.3k 100 0.2 0.1 1780
15:00 -3° -7° 9 NW 38 6.0k 100 0.3 0.1 1780
16:00 -4° -8° 10 NW 37 0.2k 100 0.3 0.1 1760
17:00 -4° -9° 10 NNW 40 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1710
18:00 -5° -9° 11 NNW 42 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1690

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 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. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Perisher access

freezing 1670–2970 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1670–2970 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 21 W 55 0.6k 100 0.3 0.0 2910
07:00 -4° 20 W 56 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2970
08:00 -4° 18 W 53 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2910
09:00 -4° 19 WNW 51 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2840
10:00 -3° 16 WNW 53 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1780
11:00 -3° 16 WNW 46 10.3k 91 0.1 0.0 2830
12:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 7.5k 90 0.1 0.0 1760
13:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 9.0k 98 0.2 0.1 1750
14:00 -2° 16 WNW 47 15.1k 99 0.1 0.0 1750
15:00 -3° 16 WNW 46 3.9k 94 0.1 0.0 1740
16:00 -4° 16 WNW 44 0.3k 93 0.1 0.0 1740
17:00 -5° 17 WNW 44 0.2k 91 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 47 0.2k 95 0.0 0.0 1670

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.6 °C at 06:00 then -1 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.3 mm at 0.6 °C; freezing level 2910 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1560–2920 m

1 cm new snow · freezing level 1560–2920 m · 0.14 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 41 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 2920
07:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 43 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2920
08:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 44 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2870
09:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 45 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2790
10:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 48 0.1k 100 0.4 0.1 1660
11:00 -2° -6° 12 NW 42 0.3k 100 0.4 0.1 1620
12:00 -1° -6° 11 NW 42 4.2k 100 0.5 0.1 1630
13:00 -1° -5° 9 NW 42 5.5k 100 0.5 0.2 1640
14:00 -1° -5° 9 NW 39 6.3k 100 0.2 0.1 1630
15:00 -2° -5° 9 NW 38 6.0k 100 0.3 0.1 1640
16:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 37 0.2k 100 0.3 0.1 1630
17:00 -3° -7° 10 NNW 40 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1570
18:00 -3° -8° 11 NNW 42 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1560

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.5 mm at -0.8 °C; freezing level 1640 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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 1690–2900 m

1 cm new snow · freezing level 1690–2900 m · 0.14 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-11 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 41 0.3k 100 0.6 0.0 2850
07:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 43 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2900
08:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 44 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2880
09:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 45 0.1k 100 0.2 0.0 2830
10:00 -1° -5° 10 NW 48 0.1k 100 0.4 0.1 2790
11:00 -2° -6° 12 NW 42 0.3k 100 0.4 0.1 2800
12:00 -1° -5° 11 NW 42 4.2k 100 0.5 0.1 1790
13:00 -4° 9 NW 42 5.5k 100 0.5 0.2 1790
14:00 -1° -4° 9 NW 39 6.3k 100 0.2 0.1 1780
15:00 -1° -5° 9 NW 38 6.0k 100 0.3 0.1 1780
16:00 -2° -6° 10 NW 37 0.2k 100 0.3 0.1 1760
17:00 -2° -6° 10 NNW 40 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1710
18:00 -3° -7° 11 NNW 42 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1690

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ rain on snow — watch severity

rain-on-snow: 0.5 mm at -0.9 °C; freezing level 1790 m — the signature AU hazard. Rapid strength loss, wet slides, runnels; treat steep slopes with suspicion and watch for pinwheels/roller-balls.

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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