Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Mon 12 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 (42 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (42 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 6.8° at 02:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 65 NW (82 g) km/h ▲13/3h · 48% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

11.8° ▲2.8°/3h feels 4° · 30 W (61 g) km/h ▲26/3h · 41% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

14.1° ▲1.2°/3h feels 6° · 33 NW (44 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 42% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

17 h ago

15.8° feels 12° · 13 NNE (? g) km/h · 37% 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.

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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 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.7 vs 9.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 11 NW 46 73.0k 9 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 9° 4° 18 NW 59 73.0k 81 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 10° 5° 22 WNW 70 72.9k 38 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 11° 6° 17 NW 73 72.9k 100 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 10° 6° 20 NW 73 7.2k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 11° 6° 21 WNW 72 72.9k 96 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 11° 7° 23 NW 82 12.9k 95 0.4 0.0 3430
13:00 13° 9° 24 WNW 81 65.9k 98 0.0 0.0 3340
14:00 11° 8° 24 NW 89 4.3k 100 0.6 0.0 3400
15:00 10° 8° 16 WNW 82 2.5k 100 1.5 0.0 3330
16:00 8° 6° 14 WNW 56 1.1k 100 2.6 0.0 3270
17:00 8° 5° 12 W 53 1.2k 100 4.5 0.0 3140
18:00 8° 6° 12 W 49 0.3k 100 3.6 0.0 3200

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 340 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 6.2→12.7 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 13 vs 9.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 15 WNW 43 70.5k 5 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 9° 4° 20 WNW 57 74.3k 48 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 11° 5° 25 WNW 71 74.3k 47 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 11° 5° 26 WNW 73 74.3k 96 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 11° 4° 32 WNW 85 6.3k 93 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 12° 6° 32 WNW 85 74.3k 94 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 11° 5° 35 WNW 95 5.8k 72 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 13° 8° 36 WNW 98 27.5k 98 0.1 0.0 3340
14:00 13° 7° 34 WNW 96 5.3k 98 0.1 0.0 3400
15:00 12° 8° 24 WNW 90 3.6k 100 0.5 0.0 3330
16:00 9° 6° 18 WNW 61 2.4k 100 1.3 0.0 3270
17:00 9° 6° 16 WNW 50 0.5k 100 1.8 0.0 3140
18:00 9° 6° 14 WNW 46 0.4k 100 1.1 0.0 3200

▲ 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 6→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 3070–3500 m

freezing level 3070–3500 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 13.8 vs 9.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 8° 3° 15 NW 43 70.2k 5 0.0 0.0 3270
07:00 10° 5° 21 NW 56 74.0k 41 0.0 0.0 3260
08:00 12° 6° 26 NW 68 73.9k 31 0.0 0.0 3260
09:00 12° 6° 26 WNW 68 74.0k 93 0.0 0.0 3390
10:00 12° 6° 30 NW 76 13.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 13° 7° 30 NW 78 74.0k 88 0.0 0.0 3500
12:00 13° 7° 34 NW 88 9.5k 69 0.2 0.0 3420
13:00 14° 9° 34 NW 90 38.9k 96 0.1 0.0 3390
14:00 14° 9° 34 NW 90 6.0k 91 0.0 0.0 3450
15:00 13° 9° 25 WNW 88 3.4k 100 0.4 0.0 3320
16:00 10° 7° 20 NW 66 3.2k 99 1.2 0.0 3280
17:00 10° 7° 18 WNW 55 1.5k 100 1.7 0.0 3070
18:00 10° 7° 16 WNW 50 0.4k 100 0.7 0.0 3180

▲ 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 7.7→13.9 °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

Guthega access

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 14.6 vs 10.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 3° 14 W 44 69.4k 2 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 11° 6° 20 WNW 57 73.3k 35 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 13° 7° 25 WNW 72 77.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 13° 7° 30 WNW 81 73.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 13° 6° 34 WNW 89 9.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 14° 7° 32 WNW 88 73.3k 89 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 13° 7° 36 WNW 99 9.0k 81 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 15° 9° 37 WNW 100 66.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3340
14:00 14° 8° 35 WNW 98 5.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3400
15:00 13° 9° 28 WNW 93 3.9k 100 0.4 0.0 3330
16:00 11° 8° 20 WNW 77 3.3k 100 1.3 0.0 3270
17:00 10° 8° 18 WNW 58 0.8k 100 1.9 0.0 3140
18:00 10° 8° 15 WNW 51 0.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3200

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 760 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 36.5 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 7.2→14.6 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.2 vs 6.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 0° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 6° 1° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 8° 2° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 9° 4° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 8° 3° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 9° 4° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 9° 5° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 10° 6° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3340
14:00 10° 6° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3400
15:00 8° 5° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3330
16:00 6° 2° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3270
17:00 6° 4° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3140
18:00 6° 4° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3200

▲ 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 4.1→10.2 °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

Perisher access

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wind loading, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 14.6 vs 10.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 7° 3° 14 W 44 69.4k 2 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 11° 6° 20 WNW 57 73.3k 35 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 13° 7° 25 WNW 72 77.3k 41 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 13° 7° 30 WNW 81 73.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 13° 6° 34 WNW 89 9.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 14° 7° 32 WNW 88 73.3k 89 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 13° 7° 36 WNW 99 9.0k 81 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 15° 9° 37 WNW 100 66.4k 97 0.0 0.0 3340
14:00 14° 8° 35 WNW 98 5.3k 100 0.2 0.0 3400
15:00 13° 9° 28 WNW 93 3.9k 100 0.4 0.0 3330
16:00 11° 8° 20 WNW 77 3.3k 100 1.3 0.0 3270
17:00 10° 8° 18 WNW 58 0.8k 100 1.9 0.0 3140
18:00 10° 8° 15 WNW 51 0.8k 100 1.5 0.0 3200

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 760 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ wind loading — watch severity

WNW wind at 36.5 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 7.2→14.6 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 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 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 8° 3° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 9° 4° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 10° 6° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 10° 5° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 11° 6° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 10° 6° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 12° 8° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3340
14:00 11° 8° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3400
15:00 10° 7° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3330
16:00 7° 4° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3270
17:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3140
18:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3200

▲ 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 5.7→11.8 °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

Western Faces

freezing 3140–3510 m

freezing level 3140–3510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 12.1 vs 8.3 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-12 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 2° 10 NNW 59 72.4k 10 0.0 0.0 3290
07:00 8° 3° 15 NW 72 72.4k 87 0.0 0.0 3270
08:00 10° 4° 20 NW 83 72.3k 27 0.0 0.0 3240
09:00 10° 6° 16 NW 84 72.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3380
10:00 10° 6° 18 NW 80 8.5k 98 0.0 0.0 3470
11:00 11° 6° 18 NW 82 72.3k 100 0.1 0.0 3510
12:00 11° 7° 20 NW 83 8.2k 90 0.3 0.0 3430
13:00 12° 8° 22 NW 82 65.2k 95 0.1 0.0 3340
14:00 12° 8° 22 NW 92 4.5k 98 0.2 0.0 3400
15:00 10° 8° 15 NW 78 2.5k 100 1.2 0.0 3330
16:00 8° 5° 14 WNW 64 1.7k 100 2.4 0.0 3270
17:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 62 0.4k 100 3.6 0.0 3140
18:00 8° 6° 10 WNW 53 0.3k 100 1.8 0.0 3200

▲ 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 6→12.1 °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

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.