Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Fri 14 Aug 2026, 21:00 (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 2026-08-14 (today)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-14 (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 -2.9° at 20:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-2.9° ▼2.1°/3h feels -6° · 2 WNW (4 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 75% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

-3.0° ▼3.9°/3h feels -6° · 4 SW (7 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 87% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

5.5° ▲2.3°/3h feels -2° · 28 E (33 g) km/h ▲24/3h · 64% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

2 d ago

5.0° feels 0° · 15 SW (? g) km/h · 64% RH · 7.0 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 2110–2740 m

freezing level 2110–2740 m · 0.18 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 1 E 5 33.4k 0 0.0 0.0 2730
07:00 -4° -7° 1 E 6 31.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2740
08:00 -3° 1 E 7 21.6k 0 0.0 0.0 2720
09:00 3 WNW 11 81.6k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
10:00 4 WNW 13 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
11:00 4 WNW 15 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2180
12:00 5 W 17 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2220
13:00 5 W 17 84.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 4 W 16 17.8k 2 0.0 0.0 2270
15:00 3 W 15 13.1k 5 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 1 WSW 11 11.9k 3 0.0 0.0 2270
17:00 -1° 1 ESE 8 12.0k 22 0.0 0.0 2220
18:00 -1° -4° 3 ESE 11 13.7k 38 0.0 0.0 2110

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.8 °C at 09:00 then -1.2 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4→5.8 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2110–2740 m

freezing level 2110–2740 m · 0.16 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -8° 2 WNW 8 1.7k 2 0.0 0.0 2730
07:00 -4° -7° 1 WNW 7 78.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2740
08:00 -4° 1 NNW 6 80.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2720
09:00 1 NNE 6 83.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
10:00 0 NE 5 17.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2640
11:00 0 W 3 83.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2180
12:00 0 SE 4 19.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2220
13:00 1 ESE 8 9.8k 1 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 1 ESE 8 6.7k 34 0.0 0.0 2270
15:00 2 ESE 10 6.3k 30 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 3 ESE 11 6.3k 30 0.0 0.0 2270
17:00 -1° 5 E 12 7.8k 98 0.0 0.0 2220
18:00 -1° -3° 2 NE 10 9.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2110

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.6 °C at 09:00 then -0.9 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4.6→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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2130–2690 m

freezing level 2130–2690 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 5 vs 65% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 1 N 5 0.7k 5 0.0 0.0 2690
07:00 -4° -6° 1 NNE 4 1.4k 1 0.0 0.0 2690
08:00 -3° 1 NE 4 77.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2670
09:00 1 ESE 6 1.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2320
10:00 1 SSE 8 0.6k 13 0.0 0.0 2250
11:00 1 S 9 0.9k 14 0.0 0.0 2150
12:00 2 S 11 1.5k 5 0.0 0.0 2140
13:00 3 SSE 12 2.3k 6 0.0 0.0 2170
14:00 1 S 13 2.1k 48 0.0 0.0 2180
15:00 3 SSE 11 3.2k 71 0.0 0.0 2190
16:00 4 SE 12 4.8k 44 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 5 ESE 15 7.3k 38 0.0 0.0 2160
18:00 -3° 4 NE 13 9.4k 23 0.0 0.0 2130

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 560 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: 3.5 °C at 09:00 then -0.5 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4→6.6 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2110–2740 m

freezing level 2110–2740 m · 0.03 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 6 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 10 1.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2730
07:00 -2° -5° 2 W 10 2.3k 2 0.0 0.0 2740
08:00 -1° 2 WNW 9 3.0k 2 0.0 0.0 2720
09:00 1 NNE 8 81.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
10:00 1 ENE 5 3.2k 5 0.0 0.0 2640
11:00 1 E 6 5.1k 16 0.0 0.0 2180
12:00 1 E 7 16.3k 6 0.0 0.0 2220
13:00 2 E 11 29.0k 1 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 3 ESE 12 79.4k 7 0.0 0.0 2270
15:00 3 ESE 13 70.1k 29 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 4 E 14 74.9k 35 0.0 0.0 2270
17:00 6 E 16 63.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2220
18:00 -2° 1 SE 10 48.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2110

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -2.1→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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2130–2690 m

freezing level 2130–2690 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (watch)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 65% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -7° -11° 1 E 10 67.6k 0 0.0 0.0 2690
07:00 -7° -10° 1 E 8 75.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2690
08:00 -3° -6° 1 E 8 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2670
09:00 -2° 1 WNW 10 80.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
10:00 -1° 3 W 15 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2250
11:00 4 W 18 83.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2150
12:00 4 W 19 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2140
13:00 4 W 20 83.2k 2 0.0 0.0 2170
14:00 4 W 19 80.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2180
15:00 4 W 18 38.3k 5 0.0 0.0 2190
16:00 2 SW 14 18.2k 4 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 -3° 1 SE 13 15.3k 7 0.0 0.0 2160
18:00 -3° -6° 2 E 13 12.7k 23 0.0 0.0 2130

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.4 °C at 09:00 then -3 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -7.3→4 °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 2110–2740 m

freezing level 2110–2740 m · 0.03 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 6 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -5° 3 WNW 10 1.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2730
07:00 -2° -5° 2 W 10 2.3k 2 0.0 0.0 2740
08:00 -1° 2 WNW 9 3.0k 2 0.0 0.0 2720
09:00 1 NNE 8 81.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
10:00 1 ENE 5 3.2k 5 0.0 0.0 2640
11:00 1 E 6 5.1k 16 0.0 0.0 2180
12:00 1 E 7 16.3k 6 0.0 0.0 2220
13:00 2 E 11 29.0k 1 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 3 ESE 12 79.4k 7 0.0 0.0 2270
15:00 3 ESE 13 70.1k 29 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 4 E 14 74.9k 35 0.0 0.0 2270
17:00 6 E 16 63.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2220
18:00 -2° 1 SE 10 48.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2110

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -2.1→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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2170–2720 m

freezing level 2170–2720 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 49% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -9° 1 E 10 67.6k 0 0.0 0.0 2720
07:00 -5° -9° 1 E 8 75.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2720
08:00 -1° -4° 1 E 8 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
09:00 1 WNW 10 80.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2710
10:00 3 W 15 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2690
11:00 4 W 18 83.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2650
12:00 4 W 19 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2350
13:00 4 W 20 83.2k 2 0.0 0.0 2250
14:00 4 W 19 80.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2220
15:00 4 W 18 38.3k 5 0.0 0.0 2230
16:00 2 SW 14 18.2k 4 0.0 0.0 2190
17:00 -1° 1 SE 13 15.3k 7 0.0 0.0 2200
18:00 -1° -4° 2 E 13 12.7k 23 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3 °C at 09:00 then -1.4 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.7→5.6 °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 2130–2690 m

freezing level 2130–2690 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 65% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-15 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -9° 1 E 10 67.6k 0 0.0 0.0 2690
07:00 -5° -8° 1 E 8 75.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2690
08:00 -1° -4° 1 E 8 78.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2670
09:00 1 WNW 10 80.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2320
10:00 3 W 15 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2250
11:00 4 W 18 83.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2150
12:00 4 W 19 83.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2140
13:00 4 W 20 83.2k 2 0.0 0.0 2170
14:00 4 W 19 80.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2180
15:00 4 W 18 38.3k 5 0.0 0.0 2190
16:00 2 SW 14 18.2k 4 0.0 0.0 2180
17:00 1 SE 13 15.3k 7 0.0 0.0 2160
18:00 -1° -4° 2 E 13 12.7k 23 0.0 0.0 2130

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.3 °C at 09:00 then -1.1 °C at 18:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -5.4→5.9 °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

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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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