Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sat 03 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 (33 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (33 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 ?° · 32 NW (39 g) km/h ▲17/3h · 93% RH · 4.8 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

3.8° ▼4.5°/3h feels 1° · 7 W (20 g) km/h ▼6/3h · 86% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

5.3° ▼5.9°/3h feels 2° · 9 SW (13 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 100% RH · 5.2 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

5 h ago

10.6° feels 10° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 72% RH · 3.0 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 2390–2680 m

freezing level 2390–2680 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 46 vs 85%, temp 9.1 vs 4.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 5 WSW 20 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
07:00 2° 0° 5 WSW 21 0.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2410
08:00 3° 0° 8 WSW 25 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2430
09:00 4° 1° 7 SW 25 0.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2400
10:00 6° 4° 6 SW 23 14.6k 98 0.1 0.0 2410
11:00 8° 5° 8 WSW 26 22.1k 95 0.2 0.0 2440
12:00 9° 6° 11 W 32 15.4k 46 0.1 0.0 2500
13:00 8° 5° 13 W 35 8.4k 53 0.3 0.0 2550
14:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 35 6.3k 55 0.6 0.0 2680
15:00 7° 4° 8 WNW 28 8.2k 33 0.4 0.0 2630
16:00 7° 5° 5 W 25 27.8k 45 0.1 0.0 2630
17:00 7° 5° 6 WNW 17 64.1k 41 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 5° 3° 5 WNW 16 48.4k 41 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ 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.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.8→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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2390–2680 m

freezing level 2390–2680 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8.8 vs 4.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° 0° 8 WSW 22 0.7k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
07:00 3° 0° 8 SW 23 3.2k 100 0.1 0.0 2410
08:00 4° 1° 10 SW 28 12.0k 100 0.1 0.0 2430
09:00 4° 1° 8 SW 29 5.3k 100 0.1 0.0 2400
10:00 5° 3° 7 SSW 27 5.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
11:00 7° 4° 8 SW 26 23.0k 99 0.1 0.0 2440
12:00 9° 6° 8 WSW 27 20.2k 70 0.1 0.0 2500
13:00 9° 6° 9 WSW 28 9.4k 46 0.4 0.0 2550
14:00 8° 6° 8 WSW 29 8.9k 36 0.4 0.0 2680
15:00 8° 6° 8 W 27 13.8k 38 0.3 0.0 2630
16:00 8° 6° 6 WSW 26 69.0k 91 0.1 0.0 2630
17:00 8° 5° 4 SW 20 69.0k 59 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 5° 3° 0 NW 15 65.6k 46 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 660 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 2.4→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2360–2610 m

freezing level 2360–2610 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 9.1 vs 4.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 1° 6 W 19 0.6k 100 0.2 0.0 2390
07:00 4° 1° 7 SW 19 1.7k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
08:00 4° 1° 8 SW 23 3.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2430
09:00 4° 2° 7 SW 23 0.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2360
10:00 5° 3° 6 SSW 21 1.5k 100 0.1 0.0 2370
11:00 7° 4° 7 SW 21 11.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2370
12:00 9° 6° 7 SW 24 16.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2380
13:00 9° 6° 8 WSW 27 10.5k 77 0.2 0.0 2540
14:00 10° 6° 10 WSW 31 10.8k 48 0.3 0.0 2600
15:00 10° 6° 12 WSW 34 46.3k 76 0.1 0.0 2470
16:00 10° 6° 10 WSW 35 71.3k 85 0.0 0.0 2600
17:00 9° 6° 6 SW 28 71.5k 45 0.0 0.0 2610
18:00 6° 4° 1 SSW 17 65.1k 30 0.0 0.0 2570

▲ 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 3.2→9.8 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2390–2680 m

freezing level 2390–2680 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 25 vs 85%, temp 10.5 vs 5.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 7 W 23 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2390
07:00 4° 2° 6 WSW 22 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
08:00 6° 3° 8 SW 25 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2430
09:00 6° 4° 8 SSW 27 10.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2400
10:00 8° 6° 7 SSW 25 21.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
11:00 9° 7° 7 SW 25 44.2k 93 0.1 0.0 2440
12:00 10° 8° 6 WSW 25 12.2k 25 0.1 0.0 2500
13:00 10° 8° 8 WSW 29 8.8k 39 0.4 0.0 2550
14:00 10° 8° 7 W 30 7.9k 27 0.4 0.0 2680
15:00 9° 7° 4 WNW 26 6.8k 39 0.8 0.0 2630
16:00 10° 9° 2 NW 22 14.2k 51 0.4 0.0 2630
17:00 9° 8° 1 S 15 64.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 6° 5° 0 N 11 18.1k 63 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 360 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 3.6→10.5 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2360–2610 m

freezing level 2360–2610 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 6.9 vs 1.6 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 3 SW 23 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
07:00 0° -3° 5 SW 27 0.9k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
08:00 1° -2° 7 SW 30 7.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2430
09:00 1° -2° 7 SSW 30 14.0k 100 0.1 0.0 2360
10:00 4° 1° 6 SW 30 11.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
11:00 5° 2° 7 SW 27 22.8k 82 0.0 0.0 2370
12:00 7° 4° 9 WSW 32 27.5k 63 0.0 0.0 2380
13:00 6° 3° 11 W 35 11.2k 48 0.3 0.0 2540
14:00 6° 2° 10 WNW 35 11.2k 59 0.4 0.0 2600
15:00 6° 2° 9 WNW 30 16.3k 35 0.1 0.0 2470
16:00 6° 2° 6 W 27 40.4k 46 0.0 0.0 2600
17:00 5° 2° 7 W 21 63.3k 19 0.0 0.0 2610
18:00 3° 0° 6 NW 19 47.6k 29 0.0 0.0 2570

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 380 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 -0.5→6.9 °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

Perisher access

freezing 2390–2680 m

freezing level 2390–2680 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 25 vs 85%, temp 10.5 vs 5.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 7 W 23 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2390
07:00 4° 2° 6 WSW 22 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
08:00 6° 3° 8 SW 25 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2430
09:00 6° 4° 8 SSW 27 10.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2400
10:00 8° 6° 7 SSW 25 21.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
11:00 9° 7° 7 SW 25 44.2k 93 0.1 0.0 2440
12:00 10° 8° 6 WSW 25 12.2k 25 0.1 0.0 2500
13:00 10° 8° 8 WSW 29 8.8k 39 0.4 0.0 2550
14:00 10° 8° 7 W 30 7.9k 27 0.4 0.0 2680
15:00 9° 7° 4 WNW 26 6.8k 39 0.8 0.0 2630
16:00 10° 9° 2 NW 22 14.2k 51 0.4 0.0 2630
17:00 9° 8° 1 S 15 64.3k 73 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 6° 5° 0 N 11 18.1k 63 0.0 0.0 2620

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 360 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 3.6→10.5 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2370–2720 m

freezing level 2370–2720 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8.5 vs 3.6 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 1° -1° 3 SW 23 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2370
07:00 2° -1° 5 SW 27 0.9k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
08:00 2° 0° 7 SW 30 7.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2470
09:00 3° 0° 7 SSW 30 14.0k 100 0.1 0.0 2460
10:00 5° 3° 6 SW 30 11.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2410
11:00 7° 4° 7 SW 27 22.8k 82 0.0 0.0 2380
12:00 8° 6° 9 WSW 32 27.5k 63 0.0 0.0 2480
13:00 8° 5° 11 W 35 11.2k 48 0.3 0.0 2640
14:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 35 11.2k 59 0.4 0.0 2720
15:00 7° 4° 9 WNW 30 16.3k 35 0.1 0.0 2570
16:00 7° 4° 6 W 27 40.4k 46 0.0 0.0 2570
17:00 7° 4° 7 W 21 63.3k 19 0.0 0.0 2630
18:00 5° 2° 6 NW 19 47.6k 29 0.0 0.0 2630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 380 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 1.1→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

Western Faces

freezing 2360–2610 m

freezing level 2360–2610 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 8.8 vs 3.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 1° -1° 3 SW 23 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
07:00 2° 0° 5 SW 27 0.9k 100 0.1 0.0 2390
08:00 3° 0° 7 SW 30 7.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2430
09:00 3° 1° 7 SSW 30 14.0k 100 0.1 0.0 2360
10:00 6° 3° 6 SW 30 11.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
11:00 7° 4° 7 SW 27 22.8k 82 0.0 0.0 2370
12:00 9° 6° 9 WSW 32 27.5k 63 0.0 0.0 2380
13:00 8° 5° 11 W 35 11.2k 48 0.3 0.0 2540
14:00 8° 5° 10 WNW 35 11.2k 59 0.4 0.0 2600
15:00 8° 5° 9 WNW 30 16.3k 35 0.1 0.0 2470
16:00 7° 5° 6 W 27 40.4k 46 0.0 0.0 2600
17:00 7° 5° 7 W 21 63.3k 19 0.0 0.0 2610
18:00 5° 3° 6 NW 19 47.6k 29 0.0 0.0 2570

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 380 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 1.4→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

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

2 source(s) stale or unavailable

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