Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Mon 03 Aug 2026, 05:01 (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 2026-08-02 (1 d ago)
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 -0.4° at 04:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

-0.4° ▼1.2°/3h feels -18° · 83 NNW (100 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 99% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

2.3° ▼0.5°/3h feels -2° · 11 W (32 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 78% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

3.7° ▼0.6°/3h feels -6° · 43 NNW (54 g) km/h →0/3h · 89% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

20 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 1630–1900 m

0.6 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1900 m · 0.17 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 20 WNW 65 19.1k 72 0.0 0.0 1900
07:00 -2° -7° 19 WNW 64 0.4k 98 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -1° -6° 17 WNW 62 0.1k 98 0.1 0.1 1820
09:00 -1° -6° 16 WNW 55 0.5k 92 0.1 0.1 1800
10:00 -5° 16 WNW 52 6.3k 52 0.1 0.0 1790
11:00 -5° 18 WNW 54 34.3k 51 0.0 0.0 1810
12:00 -5° 20 WNW 60 31.3k 87 0.0 0.0 1800
13:00 -5° 20 WNW 62 9.4k 50 0.3 0.1 1810
14:00 -5° 19 WNW 59 14.4k 41 0.3 0.1 1800
15:00 -5° 20 WNW 65 39.0k 46 0.2 0.1 1770
16:00 -5° 18 WNW 63 47.7k 54 0.1 0.1 1730
17:00 -1° -6° 14 WNW 53 41.5k 59 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -3° -7° 12 W 40 8.3k 70 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 120 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 12:00 then -1.4 °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 1810 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 1630–1900 m

0.5 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1900 m · 0.22 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), rain on snow (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 93 vs 67% (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° 21 WNW 66 23.7k 67 0.0 0.0 1900
07:00 -1° -6° 15 WNW 60 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -1° -5° 8 W 49 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1820
09:00 -1° -4° 10 W 36 0.2k 100 0.2 0.1 1800
10:00 -4° 12 W 40 3.5k 84 0.0 0.1 1790
11:00 -4° 20 WNW 56 8.6k 91 0.0 0.0 1810
12:00 -5° 21 WNW 60 16.2k 93 0.0 0.0 1800
13:00 -5° 21 WNW 62 9.5k 48 0.1 0.1 1810
14:00 -5° 21 WNW 62 21.6k 49 0.1 0.1 1800
15:00 -5° 23 WNW 67 50.4k 64 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -5° 19 WNW 57 67.0k 66 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -1° -6° 15 WNW 47 56.8k 62 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -3° -7° 13 WNW 38 0.7k 88 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 180 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 11:00 then -1.2 °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 -0.7 °C; freezing level 1800 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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1660–1890 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1660–1890 m · 0.11 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (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 -6° 20 WNW 60 32.4k 46 0.0 0.0 1890
07:00 -1° -5° 15 WNW 55 0.7k 100 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -4° 9 WNW 45 0.2k 100 0.1 0.1 1830
09:00 -3° 10 NW 35 0.4k 100 0.1 0.1 1800
10:00 -3° 12 WNW 38 2.7k 84 0.0 0.0 1780
11:00 -4° 19 WNW 51 5.2k 93 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -4° 21 WNW 54 7.8k 77 0.0 0.0 1810
13:00 -4° 22 WNW 58 9.4k 46 0.1 0.1 1820
14:00 -4° 23 WNW 60 37.9k 62 0.1 0.1 1800
15:00 -4° 22 WNW 61 75.6k 42 0.0 0.0 1800
16:00 -4° 18 WNW 57 82.4k 52 0.0 0.0 1770
17:00 -5° 16 WNW 50 58.2k 63 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -2° -7° 16 NW 41 0.5k 90 0.0 0.0 1660

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1 °C at 10:00 then -2 °C at 18:00 — 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

Guthega access

freezing 1630–1900 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1900 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 94 vs 67% (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 -5° 24 WNW 73 35.4k 52 0.0 0.0 1900
07:00 -4° 21 WNW 70 2.5k 99 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -4° 15 W 63 0.3k 100 0.1 0.1 1820
09:00 -3° 15 W 51 0.5k 94 0.1 0.0 1800
10:00 -3° 18 W 55 25.5k 52 0.0 0.0 1790
11:00 -3° 21 WNW 60 32.9k 66 0.0 0.0 1810
12:00 -3° 22 WNW 64 24.1k 94 0.0 0.0 1800
13:00 -3° 21 WNW 64 9.9k 59 0.1 0.0 1810
14:00 -3° 21 WNW 62 16.3k 41 0.1 0.1 1800
15:00 -4° 24 WNW 67 34.1k 52 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -4° 22 WNW 66 59.6k 62 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -5° 19 W 60 52.3k 48 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -1° -6° 15 W 51 26.3k 49 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ 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: 1.3 °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.

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 1660–1890 m

0.2 cm new snow · freezing level 1660–1890 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 16 NW 73 16.9k 75 0.0 0.0 1890
07:00 -4° -9° 15 NW 72 0.5k 99 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -4° -8° 13 NW 67 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 1830
09:00 -4° -8° 12 NW 62 0.3k 98 0.1 0.0 1800
10:00 -3° -7° 12 NW 56 1.2k 57 0.0 0.0 1780
11:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 59 3.9k 89 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -2° -7° 16 WNW 60 9.6k 74 0.0 0.0 1810
13:00 -2° -7° 16 WNW 60 8.2k 48 0.2 0.1 1820
14:00 -2° -7° 16 WNW 58 19.5k 45 0.2 0.1 1800
15:00 -2° -7° 17 WNW 59 52.1k 43 0.1 0.1 1800
16:00 -2° -7° 15 WNW 57 55.8k 63 0.0 0.0 1770
17:00 -4° -8° 11 NW 51 48.1k 54 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -5° -10° 10 NW 41 22.3k 65 0.0 0.0 1660

▲ 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 1630–1900 m

0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 1630–1900 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 94 vs 67% (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 -5° 24 WNW 73 35.4k 52 0.0 0.0 1900
07:00 -4° 21 WNW 70 2.5k 99 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -4° 15 W 63 0.3k 100 0.1 0.1 1820
09:00 -3° 15 W 51 0.5k 94 0.1 0.0 1800
10:00 -3° 18 W 55 25.5k 52 0.0 0.0 1790
11:00 -3° 21 WNW 60 32.9k 66 0.0 0.0 1810
12:00 -3° 22 WNW 64 24.1k 94 0.0 0.0 1800
13:00 -3° 21 WNW 64 9.9k 59 0.1 0.0 1810
14:00 -3° 21 WNW 62 16.3k 41 0.1 0.1 1800
15:00 -4° 24 WNW 67 34.1k 52 0.0 0.0 1770
16:00 -4° 22 WNW 66 59.6k 62 0.0 0.0 1730
17:00 -5° 19 W 60 52.3k 48 0.0 0.0 1680
18:00 -1° -6° 15 W 51 26.3k 49 0.0 0.0 1630

▲ 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: 1.3 °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.

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 1550–1950 m

0.2 cm new snow · freezing level 1550–1950 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 16 NW 73 16.9k 75 0.0 0.0 1950
07:00 -3° -7° 15 NW 72 0.5k 99 0.0 0.0 1830
08:00 -2° -7° 13 NW 67 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 1770
09:00 -2° -6° 12 NW 62 0.3k 98 0.1 0.0 1730
10:00 -1° -6° 12 NW 56 1.2k 57 0.0 0.0 1690
11:00 -5° 15 NW 59 3.9k 89 0.0 0.0 1740
12:00 -5° 16 WNW 60 9.6k 74 0.0 0.0 1710
13:00 -5° 16 WNW 60 8.2k 48 0.2 0.1 1720
14:00 -5° 16 WNW 58 19.5k 45 0.2 0.1 1730
15:00 -5° 17 WNW 59 52.1k 43 0.1 0.1 1690
16:00 -1° -6° 15 WNW 57 55.8k 63 0.0 0.0 1640
17:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 51 48.1k 54 0.0 0.0 1590
18:00 -4° -8° 10 NW 41 22.3k 65 0.0 0.0 1550

▲ 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 -0.3 °C; freezing level 1720 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 1660–1890 m

0.2 cm new snow · freezing level 1660–1890 m · 0.06 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, rain on snow (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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° 16 NW 73 16.9k 75 0.0 0.0 1890
07:00 -2° -7° 15 NW 72 0.5k 99 0.0 0.0 1870
08:00 -2° -6° 13 NW 67 0.2k 100 0.1 0.0 1830
09:00 -2° -6° 12 NW 62 0.3k 98 0.1 0.0 1800
10:00 -1° -5° 12 NW 56 1.2k 57 0.0 0.0 1780
11:00 -5° 15 NW 59 3.9k 89 0.0 0.0 1790
12:00 -5° 16 WNW 60 9.6k 74 0.0 0.0 1810
13:00 -5° 16 WNW 60 8.2k 48 0.2 0.1 1820
14:00 -5° 16 WNW 58 19.5k 45 0.2 0.1 1800
15:00 -5° 17 WNW 59 52.1k 43 0.1 0.1 1800
16:00 -5° 15 WNW 57 55.8k 63 0.0 0.0 1770
17:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 51 48.1k 54 0.0 0.0 1700
18:00 -3° -7° 10 NW 41 22.3k 65 0.0 0.0 1660

▲ 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 °C; freezing level 1820 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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