Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Mon 03 Aug 2026, 11:01 (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 2026-08-03 (today)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-03 (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 -2.3° at 08:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

-1.6° ▲0.1°/3h feels -15° · 56 NW (80 g) km/h →0/3h · 88% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

0.7° ▲0.4°/3h feels -7° · 28 W (57 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 73% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

3.5° ▲1.1°/3h feels -4° · 30 WNW (44 g) km/h ▲8/3h · 75% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

26 h ago

5.4° feels 2° · 9 S (? g) km/h · 65% 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 1630–1860 m

0.5 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1860 m · 0.17 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 49 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -6° 19 WNW 62 24.7k 74 0.0 0.0 1860
07:00 -2° -6° 18 WNW 61 0.8k 100 0.0 0.0 1820
08:00 -2° -6° 16 WNW 57 0.2k 98 0.1 0.1 1780
09:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 55 0.3k 95 0.1 0.0 1770
10:00 -5° 18 WNW 55 36.6k 44 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -5° 20 WNW 58 63.8k 95 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -5° 22 WNW 69 31.4k 49 0.0 0.0 1780
13:00 -5° 20 WNW 70 10.4k 38 0.1 0.1 1770
14:00 -5° 17 WNW 60 11.8k 35 0.3 0.1 1780
15:00 -5° 18 WNW 57 26.7k 58 0.2 0.1 1770
16:00 -5° 15 WNW 56 52.1k 53 0.1 0.1 1730
17:00 -1° -6° 13 WNW 46 69.0k 46 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -3° -7° 12 WNW 40 15.9k 86 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 160 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 13:00 then -1.3 °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: 0.3 mm at 0.4 °C; freezing level 1780 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 1630–1860 m

0.4 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1860 m · 0.22 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 53 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 63 22.7k 78 0.0 0.0 1860
07:00 -2° -6° 13 WNW 54 2.3k 100 0.1 0.1 1820
08:00 -1° -5° 10 W 44 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1780
09:00 -1° -5° 11 WNW 41 22.9k 100 0.1 0.1 1770
10:00 -4° 15 WNW 46 73.5k 80 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -5° 21 WNW 61 62.8k 93 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -5° 25 WNW 68 24.7k 53 0.0 0.0 1780
13:00 -5° 24 WNW 70 14.4k 46 0.1 0.1 1770
14:00 -5° 19 WNW 67 16.5k 44 0.1 0.1 1780
15:00 -5° 20 WNW 51 38.7k 70 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -5° 17 WNW 51 69.8k 55 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -1° -6° 15 WNW 44 73.4k 51 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -3° -7° 12 WNW 39 29.6k 63 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 160 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: 0.8 °C at 11:00 then -1.2 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1650–1850 m

0.4 cm new snow · freezing level 1650–1850 m · 0.11 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 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° 16 WNW 58 21.9k 70 0.0 0.0 1850
07:00 -1° -5° 14 WNW 49 1.7k 100 0.1 0.1 1820
08:00 -4° 10 WNW 43 0.3k 100 0.2 0.1 1780
09:00 -4° 13 NW 42 0.5k 100 0.1 0.1 1760
10:00 -4° 15 WNW 45 11.2k 73 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -4° 21 WNW 55 25.4k 91 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 -5° 24 WNW 61 18.2k 66 0.0 0.0 1790
13:00 -4° 24 WNW 65 20.6k 60 0.0 0.1 1790
14:00 -4° 22 WNW 62 28.1k 54 0.1 0.1 1790
15:00 -4° 20 WNW 57 57.8k 65 0.0 0.0 1790
16:00 -4° 18 WNW 54 79.7k 40 0.0 0.0 1760
17:00 -5° 16 WNW 48 73.0k 56 0.0 0.0 1710
18:00 -2° -6° 15 WNW 42 1.1k 94 0.0 0.0 1650

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 260 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 °C at 10:00 then -0.5 °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 -0.5 °C; freezing level 1780 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 1630–1860 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1860 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 61 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 22 WNW 73 28.7k 63 0.0 0.0 1860
07:00 -4° 19 WNW 65 15.1k 99 0.0 0.0 1820
08:00 -4° 16 W 59 0.4k 100 0.1 0.1 1780
09:00 -3° 15 W 53 0.5k 86 0.0 0.0 1770
10:00 -3° 19 W 58 62.8k 52 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -3° 23 WNW 66 44.7k 80 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -4° 26 WNW 70 17.1k 61 0.0 0.0 1780
13:00 -4° 25 WNW 73 15.9k 47 0.0 0.0 1770
14:00 -3° 21 WNW 69 13.2k 43 0.1 0.1 1780
15:00 -3° 22 WNW 61 30.5k 61 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -4° 20 WNW 61 53.6k 70 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -5° 18 WNW 57 73.3k 47 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -1° -6° 15 W 50 26.2k 69 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 440 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: 1.1 °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.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 25.5 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

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 1650–1850 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1650–1850 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 41 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -9° 15 NW 71 21.4k 75 0.0 0.0 1850
07:00 -4° -9° 15 NW 70 1.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1820
08:00 -4° -8° 13 NW 66 0.2k 98 0.1 0.1 1780
09:00 -4° -8° 14 NW 64 1.7k 98 0.0 0.0 1760
10:00 -3° -8° 14 NW 62 32.9k 46 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -2° -7° 16 NW 61 45.3k 91 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 -2° -7° 18 WNW 63 13.9k 41 0.0 0.0 1790
13:00 -2° -7° 17 WNW 63 10.5k 52 0.1 0.0 1790
14:00 -2° -7° 15 WNW 58 13.6k 41 0.2 0.1 1790
15:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 53 36.4k 55 0.2 0.1 1790
16:00 -2° -7° 13 NW 53 59.1k 46 0.0 0.0 1760
17:00 -4° -8° 11 NW 49 68.6k 54 0.0 0.0 1710
18:00 -5° -10° 10 NW 44 18.5k 75 0.0 0.0 1650

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 160 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 1630–1860 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1860 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 61 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° 22 WNW 73 28.7k 63 0.0 0.0 1860
07:00 -4° 19 WNW 65 15.1k 99 0.0 0.0 1820
08:00 -4° 16 W 59 0.4k 100 0.1 0.1 1780
09:00 -3° 15 W 53 0.5k 86 0.0 0.0 1770
10:00 -3° 19 W 58 62.8k 52 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -3° 23 WNW 66 44.7k 80 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -4° 26 WNW 70 17.1k 61 0.0 0.0 1780
13:00 -4° 25 WNW 73 15.9k 47 0.0 0.0 1770
14:00 -3° 21 WNW 69 13.2k 43 0.1 0.1 1780
15:00 -3° 22 WNW 61 30.5k 61 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -4° 20 WNW 61 53.6k 70 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -5° 18 WNW 57 73.3k 47 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -1° -6° 15 W 50 26.2k 69 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 440 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: 1.1 °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.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 25.5 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

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 1540–1840 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1540–1840 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 41 vs 72% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 71 21.4k 75 0.0 0.0 1840
07:00 -3° -7° 15 NW 70 1.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1780
08:00 -2° -7° 13 NW 66 0.2k 98 0.1 0.1 1720
09:00 -2° -7° 14 NW 64 1.7k 98 0.0 0.0 1710
10:00 -1° -6° 14 NW 62 32.9k 46 0.0 0.0 1690
11:00 -1° -6° 16 NW 61 45.3k 91 0.0 0.0 1710
12:00 -6° 18 WNW 63 13.9k 41 0.0 0.0 1680
13:00 -5° 17 WNW 63 10.5k 52 0.1 0.0 1680
14:00 -5° 15 WNW 58 13.6k 41 0.2 0.1 1700
15:00 -5° 15 NW 53 36.4k 55 0.2 0.1 1690
16:00 -5° 13 NW 53 59.1k 46 0.0 0.0 1640
17:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 49 68.6k 54 0.0 0.0 1600
18:00 -4° -8° 10 NW 44 18.5k 75 0.0 0.0 1540

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 160 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: 0.2 mm at -0.1 °C; freezing level 1700 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 1650–1850 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1650–1850 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 41 vs 87% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-03 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 71 21.4k 75 0.0 0.0 1850
07:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 70 1.1k 100 0.1 0.0 1820
08:00 -2° -6° 13 NW 66 0.2k 98 0.1 0.1 1780
09:00 -2° -6° 14 NW 64 1.7k 98 0.0 0.0 1760
10:00 -1° -5° 14 NW 62 32.9k 46 0.0 0.0 1760
11:00 -5° 16 NW 61 45.3k 91 0.0 0.0 1780
12:00 -5° 18 WNW 63 13.9k 41 0.0 0.0 1790
13:00 -5° 17 WNW 63 10.5k 52 0.1 0.0 1790
14:00 -5° 15 WNW 58 13.6k 41 0.2 0.1 1790
15:00 -4° 15 NW 53 36.4k 55 0.2 0.1 1790
16:00 -5° 13 NW 53 59.1k 46 0.0 0.0 1760
17:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 49 68.6k 54 0.0 0.0 1710
18:00 -3° -7° 10 NW 44 18.5k 75 0.0 0.0 1650

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 160 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: 0.2 mm at 0.2 °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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