Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Tue 13 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 (43 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (43 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 3.8° at 19:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 13 SSW (17 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 99% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

3.8° ▼5.0°/3h feels 1° · 7 SSW (17 g) km/h →0/3h · 88% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

5.6° ▼4.1°/3h feels 2° · 13 W (20 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 85% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

29 h 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 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 40%, temp 8.9 vs 4.5 °C, freezing level 1530 vs 2040 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 -5° -8° 6 SE 18 0.7k 34 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -4° -8° 8 ESE 19 0.9k 33 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -1° -5° 6 ESE 20 10.2k 18 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 2° -2° 4 SE 20 40.0k 9 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 4° 1° 2 SE 19 72.1k 8 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 6° 5° 0 SW 17 72.1k 3 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 8° 7° 3 WNW 17 72.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 9° 8° 7 WNW 26 76.4k 0 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 9° 8° 9 W 30 76.4k 1 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 9° 7° 8 W 31 76.4k 1 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 9° 6° 6 SW 27 76.4k 1 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 8° 4° 3 S 22 76.4k 1 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 6° 3° 4 ESE 22 72.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 720 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 -4.6→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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 40%, freezing level 1530 vs 2040 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 -5° -9° 5 SSW 19 0.4k 77 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -5° -8° 6 SSW 21 0.3k 87 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -3° -6° 6 S 22 1.5k 48 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 0° -4° 6 SSE 24 40.3k 31 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 2° -2° 7 SE 24 39.6k 30 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 4° 1° 6 SE 25 73.3k 16 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 6° 4° 7 SE 26 73.3k 9 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 7° 6° 6 ESE 26 73.3k 2 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 8° 7° 6 SE 25 73.3k 2 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 7° 6° 8 SE 26 73.3k 1 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 6° 4° 9 ESE 27 69.4k 13 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 5° 1° 10 ESE 27 69.4k 13 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 4° 0° 8 ESE 26 66.3k 1 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ 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 -5.3→7.5 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1450–2730 m

freezing level 1450–2730 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 -5° -8° 6 SSE 18 0.2k 95 0.0 0.0 2540
07:00 -4° -8° 6 SSE 19 0.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2520
08:00 -3° -7° 7 SSE 23 11.2k 73 0.0 0.0 1510
09:00 -1° -4° 8 SE 25 33.1k 34 0.0 0.0 1500
10:00 1° -2° 8 SE 26 65.9k 27 0.0 0.0 1470
11:00 4° 1° 8 SE 28 72.9k 21 0.0 0.0 1450
12:00 5° 3° 9 SE 30 72.9k 16 0.0 0.0 2700
13:00 7° 5° 9 SE 31 72.9k 9 0.0 0.0 2550
14:00 7° 6° 10 SSE 32 72.9k 2 0.0 0.0 1520
15:00 7° 5° 10 SSE 32 72.9k 2 0.0 0.0 1550
16:00 7° 4° 9 SE 31 72.9k 3 0.0 0.0 2660
17:00 6° 2° 10 SE 29 68.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2730
18:00 4° 0° 9 ESE 28 65.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2720

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 200 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 -4.7→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 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 1 vs 40%, freezing level 1530 vs 2040 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 -3° -7° 3 SSW 14 0.5k 53 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -3° -6° 5 SSW 16 0.5k 60 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -1° -4° 4 SSE 17 2.1k 24 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 2° -2° 5 SE 20 23.6k 20 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 4° 0° 7 SE 24 68.2k 23 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 6° 3° 7 ESE 25 72.2k 16 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 7° 5° 7 ESE 27 72.2k 2 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 8° 8° 6 ESE 27 72.2k 1 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 9° 8° 6 ESE 26 72.2k 27 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 9° 7° 9 ESE 28 72.2k 7 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 8° 5° 10 ESE 30 68.2k 14 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 7° 3° 11 ESE 30 68.1k 15 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 5° 2° 9 ESE 29 68.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 460 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 -3.4→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 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 6.3 vs 1.5 °C, freezing level 1530 vs 2550 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 -8° -12° 10 SE 34 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -7° -12° 10 SE 34 0.6k 51 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -4° -9° 9 SE 35 3.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 -2° -6° 7 SE 33 44.0k 26 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 1° -3° 6 SE 30 71.5k 12 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 3° 1° 4 SSE 27 76.1k 5 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 5° 3° 4 S 25 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 6° 5° 5 SW 24 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 7° 5° 7 SW 27 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 6° 4° 8 SW 30 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 6° 3° 7 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 5° 1° 6 S 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 3° 0° 6 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ wind chill (exposure) — watch severity

apparent temperature -12.1 °C — exposure risk (AU alpine's #1 killer per your notes). Full layers, cover skin, plan short exposed sections and bail options.

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 600 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 -7.5→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

Perisher access

freezing 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 1 vs 40%, freezing level 1530 vs 2040 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 -3° -7° 3 SSW 14 0.5k 53 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -3° -6° 5 SSW 16 0.5k 60 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -1° -4° 4 SSE 17 2.1k 24 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 2° -2° 5 SE 20 23.6k 20 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 4° 0° 7 SE 24 68.2k 23 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 6° 3° 7 ESE 25 72.2k 16 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 7° 5° 7 ESE 27 72.2k 2 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 8° 8° 6 ESE 27 72.2k 1 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 9° 8° 6 ESE 26 72.2k 27 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 9° 7° 9 ESE 28 72.2k 7 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 8° 5° 10 ESE 30 68.2k 14 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 7° 3° 11 ESE 30 68.1k 15 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 5° 2° 9 ESE 29 68.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 460 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 -3.4→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 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 1530 vs 2120 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 -6° -10° 10 SE 34 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -5° -10° 10 SE 34 0.6k 51 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -3° -7° 9 SE 35 3.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 0° -4° 7 SE 33 44.0k 26 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 2° -1° 6 SE 30 71.5k 12 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 5° 2° 4 SSE 27 76.1k 5 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 7° 5° 4 S 25 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 8° 7° 5 SW 24 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 8° 7° 7 SW 27 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 8° 6° 8 SW 30 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 7° 5° 7 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 6° 3° 6 S 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 5° 1° 6 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 600 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 -5.9→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 1510–2580 m

freezing level 1510–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8.2 vs 3.4 °C, freezing level 1530 vs 2550 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 -6° -10° 10 SE 34 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
07:00 -5° -9° 10 SE 34 0.6k 51 0.0 0.0 2570
08:00 -2° -7° 9 SE 35 3.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2580
09:00 0° -4° 7 SE 33 44.0k 26 0.0 0.0 1580
10:00 3° -1° 6 SE 30 71.5k 12 0.0 0.0 1530
11:00 5° 3° 4 SSE 27 76.1k 5 0.0 0.0 1510
12:00 7° 6° 4 S 25 76.1k 2 0.0 0.0 1510
13:00 8° 7° 5 SW 24 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1530
14:00 8° 7° 7 SW 27 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1570
15:00 8° 6° 8 SW 30 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 1610
16:00 8° 5° 7 SSW 31 76.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 7° 3° 6 S 30 71.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2120
18:00 5° 2° 6 SE 26 67.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2060

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 600 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 -5.6→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

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