Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sat 10 Oct 2026, 07:31 (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 (40 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (40 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 7.2° at 07:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 37 NW (59 g) km/h ▼28/3h · 92% RH · 5.4 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

7.2° ▼1.5°/3h feels 5° · 6 W (15 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 99% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

8.2° ▼0.4°/3h feels 4° · 20 NNW (26 g) km/h ▼8/3h · 100% RH · 3.8 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

17 h ago

18.0° feels 12° · 15 NE (? g) km/h · 9% 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.

chart →

Live wind map

animated · wind

Map by Windy.com · drag/zoom to explore; the marker sits on the Main Range.

Blue Lake

freezing 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: wind 17 vs 27.3 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 4° 8 NW 39 0.6k 100 2.8 0.0 3040
07:00 6° 4° 11 WNW 37 0.7k 88 0.2 0.0 3060
08:00 7° 4° 12 WNW 40 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 7° 4° 12 WNW 42 0.3k 93 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 8° 5° 13 WNW 42 0.9k 93 0.3 0.0 3560
11:00 9° 6° 16 WNW 49 6.5k 66 0.4 0.0 3740
12:00 10° 8° 17 WNW 50 7.0k 41 0.6 0.0 3880
13:00 9° 7° 17 WNW 52 5.4k 98 0.7 0.0 3970
14:00 9° 7° 17 WNW 52 6.7k 41 0.7 0.0 3960
15:00 10° 7° 18 WNW 52 7.7k 48 0.5 0.0 3890
16:00 10° 6° 21 WNW 62 14.1k 42 0.4 0.0 3870
17:00 9° 4° 19 WNW 62 25.2k 45 0.1 0.0 3840
18:00 8° 4° 15 WNW 57 22.0k 58 0.1 0.0 3790

▲ 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.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 6.4→9.9 °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 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.4 vs 8.1 °C, wind 17.1 vs 27.3 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 4° 12 NW 40 0.9k 100 1.9 0.0 3040
07:00 6° 4° 10 WNW 37 0.4k 97 0.2 0.0 3060
08:00 7° 5° 11 WNW 34 0.8k 100 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 8° 5° 13 WNW 38 0.9k 73 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 10° 6° 16 WNW 44 14.9k 73 0.1 0.0 3560
11:00 11° 8° 17 WNW 48 10.1k 45 0.1 0.0 3740
12:00 12° 10° 16 WNW 47 10.9k 52 0.2 0.0 3880
13:00 11° 9° 17 WNW 48 7.2k 59 0.2 0.0 3970
14:00 11° 9° 16 WNW 48 7.7k 37 0.3 0.0 3960
15:00 11° 8° 17 WNW 46 11.4k 37 0.2 0.0 3890
16:00 11° 7° 20 WNW 50 21.5k 59 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 10° 6° 18 WNW 50 68.3k 59 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 8° 5° 15 WNW 42 68.2k 56 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ 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 6.4→11.7 °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 2920–3920 m

freezing level 2920–3920 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 49 vs 84%, temp 12.5 vs 8.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 5° 14 NW 41 3.6k 100 1.6 0.0 3000
07:00 7° 5° 11 NW 38 0.8k 98 0.1 0.0 3090
08:00 8° 5° 13 NW 36 0.9k 99 0.0 0.0 3050
09:00 9° 6° 16 NW 45 1.9k 77 0.0 0.0 3280
10:00 10° 7° 20 WNW 53 17.1k 72 0.1 0.0 3570
11:00 12° 8° 20 WNW 56 10.3k 49 0.1 0.0 2920
12:00 12° 10° 18 WNW 55 12.5k 61 0.1 0.0 3770
13:00 12° 10° 19 WNW 55 8.2k 49 0.2 0.0 3910
14:00 12° 9° 19 WNW 55 8.5k 44 0.3 0.0 3920
15:00 12° 9° 21 WNW 58 18.1k 54 0.2 0.0 3830
16:00 12° 8° 21 WNW 59 68.0k 57 0.0 0.0 3790
17:00 11° 7° 18 NW 57 68.0k 47 0.0 0.0 3730
18:00 9° 5° 16 NW 48 67.9k 47 0.0 0.0 3670

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 800 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→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

Guthega access

freezing 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.8 vs 8.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 6° 12 WNW 44 2.2k 99 2.1 0.0 3040
07:00 8° 6° 9 W 39 1.6k 66 0.3 0.0 3060
08:00 9° 7° 11 W 36 1.0k 100 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 9° 7° 14 W 43 0.4k 84 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 11° 8° 16 W 49 5.1k 65 0.1 0.0 3560
11:00 12° 9° 20 W 62 8.7k 72 0.1 0.0 3740
12:00 13° 10° 21 W 62 9.7k 52 0.2 0.0 3880
13:00 13° 10° 20 WNW 63 7.9k 80 0.2 0.0 3970
14:00 13° 11° 18 WNW 60 8.4k 40 0.3 0.0 3960
15:00 13° 10° 19 WNW 58 9.3k 50 0.2 0.0 3890
16:00 12° 8° 23 WNW 63 15.8k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 11° 7° 22 WNW 64 27.0k 55 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 10° 6° 19 WNW 62 25.1k 55 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ 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 7.9→13 °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 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 10 N 49 0.7k 100 2.3 0.0 3040
07:00 4° 1° 11 NNW 50 5.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3060
08:00 4° 1° 12 NW 50 2.0k 98 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 4° 2° 11 NW 48 0.6k 97 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 6° 3° 13 NW 49 1.8k 100 0.3 0.0 3560
11:00 7° 3° 14 NW 52 7.3k 67 0.3 0.0 3740
12:00 8° 6° 14 NW 52 8.0k 51 0.5 0.0 3880
13:00 7° 5° 15 NW 53 5.3k 71 0.7 0.0 3970
14:00 7° 5° 15 NW 54 7.0k 50 0.7 0.0 3960
15:00 8° 5° 17 NW 53 11.7k 43 0.5 0.0 3890
16:00 8° 4° 18 NW 56 26.3k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 7° 2° 16 NW 56 46.0k 41 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 6° 2° 13 NW 50 30.7k 49 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 580 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 3.8→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

Perisher access

freezing 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.8 vs 8.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 6° 12 WNW 44 2.2k 99 2.1 0.0 3040
07:00 8° 6° 9 W 39 1.6k 66 0.3 0.0 3060
08:00 9° 7° 11 W 36 1.0k 100 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 9° 7° 14 W 43 0.4k 84 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 11° 8° 16 W 49 5.1k 65 0.1 0.0 3560
11:00 12° 9° 20 W 62 8.7k 72 0.1 0.0 3740
12:00 13° 10° 21 W 62 9.7k 52 0.2 0.0 3880
13:00 13° 10° 20 WNW 63 7.9k 80 0.2 0.0 3970
14:00 13° 11° 18 WNW 60 8.4k 40 0.3 0.0 3960
15:00 13° 10° 19 WNW 58 9.3k 50 0.2 0.0 3890
16:00 12° 8° 23 WNW 63 15.8k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 11° 7° 22 WNW 64 27.0k 55 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 10° 6° 19 WNW 62 25.1k 55 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ 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 7.9→13 °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 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 3° 10 N 49 0.7k 100 2.3 0.0 3040
07:00 6° 3° 11 NNW 50 5.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3060
08:00 6° 3° 12 NW 50 2.0k 98 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 6° 3° 11 NW 48 0.6k 97 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 8° 5° 13 NW 49 1.8k 100 0.3 0.0 3560
11:00 8° 5° 14 NW 52 7.3k 67 0.3 0.0 3740
12:00 10° 8° 14 NW 52 8.0k 51 0.5 0.0 3880
13:00 9° 7° 15 NW 53 5.3k 71 0.7 0.0 3970
14:00 9° 7° 15 NW 54 7.0k 50 0.7 0.0 3960
15:00 10° 7° 17 NW 53 11.7k 43 0.5 0.0 3890
16:00 9° 6° 18 NW 56 26.3k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 8° 4° 16 NW 56 46.0k 41 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 7° 4° 13 NW 50 30.7k 49 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 580 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 5.4→9.6 °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 3040–3970 m

freezing level 3040–3970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-10 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 10 N 49 0.7k 100 2.3 0.0 3040
07:00 6° 3° 11 NNW 50 5.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3060
08:00 6° 4° 12 NW 50 2.0k 98 0.0 0.0 3080
09:00 6° 4° 11 NW 48 0.6k 97 0.1 0.0 3310
10:00 8° 5° 13 NW 49 1.8k 100 0.3 0.0 3560
11:00 9° 6° 14 NW 52 7.3k 67 0.3 0.0 3740
12:00 10° 8° 14 NW 52 8.0k 51 0.5 0.0 3880
13:00 9° 7° 15 NW 53 5.3k 71 0.7 0.0 3970
14:00 9° 7° 15 NW 54 7.0k 50 0.7 0.0 3960
15:00 10° 7° 17 NW 53 11.7k 43 0.5 0.0 3890
16:00 10° 6° 18 NW 56 26.3k 52 0.1 0.0 3870
17:00 9° 5° 16 NW 56 46.0k 41 0.0 0.0 3840
18:00 8° 4° 13 NW 50 30.7k 49 0.0 0.0 3790

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 580 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 5.7→9.9 °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).

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.