Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Sun 16 Aug 2026, 01:00 (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 2026-08-16 (today)
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-15 (1 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 Thredbo Top Station: min -4.4° at 00:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-4.4° ▼3.0°/3h feels -11° · 20 NNW (26 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 93% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

-4.4° ▼4.0°/3h feels -7° · 0 CALM (4 g) km/h →0/3h · 99% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

1.2° ▼1.8°/3h feels -5° · 24 E (32 g) km/h ▼8/3h · 94% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

10 h ago

9.2° feels 7° · 4 WSW (? g) km/h · 58% 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 2030–2310 m

freezing level 2030–2310 m · 0.14 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 80% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -9° 2 E 10 78.9k 0 0.0 0.0 2080
07:00 -6° -10° 2 E 11 4.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2050
08:00 -3° -6° 3 E 12 2.4k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
09:00 2 NE 13 3.5k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
10:00 1 N 13 4.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2040
11:00 2 NNW 12 6.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2120
12:00 3 WNW 10 9.0k 2 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 3 WNW 10 12.7k 17 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 4 W 13 20.4k 43 0.0 0.0 2300
15:00 4 W 14 83.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 1 W 12 81.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
17:00 -1° 2 ESE 10 4.6k 93 0.0 0.0 2230
18:00 -1° -4° 3 E 12 1.7k 65 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.3 °C at 09:00 then -0.7 °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 -6.2→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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2030–2310 m

freezing level 2030–2310 m · 0.14 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 38 vs 80% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 2 WNW 9 82.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2080
07:00 -4° -7° 2 WNW 8 82.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2050
08:00 -1° -4° 2 NNW 7 82.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
09:00 4 NNE 14 9.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
10:00 5 NE 18 5.4k 1 0.0 0.0 2040
11:00 5 NE 19 3.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2120
12:00 4 NNE 18 2.5k 38 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 3 NE 15 1.8k 60 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 2 ENE 11 1.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
15:00 3 E 9 1.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 4 E 13 1.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
17:00 -1° 4 E 13 1.5k 79 0.0 0.0 2230
18:00 -1° -3° 2 N 9 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.3 °C at 09:00 then -0.7 °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 -3.9→6.7 °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 2060–2240 m

freezing level 2060–2240 m · 0.05 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° -6° 3 N 10 82.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2150
07:00 -2° -5° 2 N 8 82.0k 0 0.0 0.0 2110
08:00 -2° 3 N 7 81.9k 0 0.0 0.0 2080
09:00 2 NNE 11 84.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
10:00 3 NE 12 26.1k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
11:00 2 NE 13 12.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2130
12:00 1 NNE 12 5.6k 66 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 0 ENE 9 2.5k 80 0.0 0.0 2210
14:00 2 SE 10 1.4k 93 0.0 0.0 2230
15:00 4 ESE 15 1.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2240
16:00 4 E 17 1.8k 54 0.0 0.0 2220
17:00 4 ENE 16 2.2k 20 0.0 0.0 2180
18:00 -3° 3 NNE 10 1.3k 39 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -2.1→8.2 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2030–2310 m

freezing level 2030–2310 m · 0.02 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 4 vs 80% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 2 WNW 9 1.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2080
07:00 -4° -7° 2 W 9 1.2k 3 0.0 0.0 2050
08:00 -3° 2 WNW 9 1.3k 3 0.0 0.0 2030
09:00 3 NNE 12 3.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
10:00 6 NE 17 3.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2040
11:00 8 NE 24 2.2k 1 0.0 0.0 2120
12:00 7 NE 24 1.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 6 ENE 23 1.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 5 ENE 21 1.5k 53 0.0 0.0 2300
15:00 6 E 17 1.4k 86 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 8 E 17 1.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
17:00 7 ESE 19 1.5k 90 0.0 0.0 2230
18:00 -1° 1 SSW 14 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2170

▲ 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 -3.5→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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2060–2240 m

freezing level 2060–2240 m · 0.03 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (watch)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 66% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -6° -10° 2 E 14 77.9k 5 0.0 0.0 2150
07:00 -6° -9° 2 E 13 77.8k 2 0.0 0.0 2110
08:00 -2° -6° 3 E 13 77.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2080
09:00 -2° 1 NE 13 35.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
10:00 -1° 1 NW 9 16.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
11:00 3 NW 9 25.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2130
12:00 4 WNW 14 82.7k 12 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 5 W 17 82.8k 22 0.0 0.0 2210
14:00 5 W 19 82.8k 69 0.0 0.0 2230
15:00 4 W 20 82.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2240
16:00 1 WSW 16 80.3k 96 0.0 0.0 2220
17:00 -2° 0 E 10 7.7k 4 0.0 0.0 2180
18:00 -2° -5° 2 ENE 12 1.6k 28 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.5 °C at 09:00 then -2.3 °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 -6.1→4.4 °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 2030–2310 m

freezing level 2030–2310 m · 0.02 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 4 vs 80% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 2 WNW 9 1.4k 2 0.0 0.0 2080
07:00 -4° -7° 2 W 9 1.2k 3 0.0 0.0 2050
08:00 -3° 2 WNW 9 1.3k 3 0.0 0.0 2030
09:00 3 NNE 12 3.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2030
10:00 6 NE 17 3.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2040
11:00 8 NE 24 2.2k 1 0.0 0.0 2120
12:00 7 NE 24 1.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 6 ENE 23 1.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2240
14:00 5 ENE 21 1.5k 53 0.0 0.0 2300
15:00 6 E 17 1.4k 86 0.0 0.0 2310
16:00 8 E 17 1.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
17:00 7 ESE 19 1.5k 90 0.0 0.0 2230
18:00 -1° 1 SSW 14 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2170

▲ 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 -3.5→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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2080–2230 m

freezing level 2080–2230 m · 0.03 m base · derived flags: icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 81% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 2 E 14 77.9k 5 0.0 0.0 2210
07:00 -4° -8° 2 E 13 77.8k 2 0.0 0.0 2150
08:00 -1° -4° 3 E 13 77.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2120
09:00 1 NE 13 35.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2110
10:00 1 NW 9 16.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2110
11:00 3 NW 9 25.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2080
12:00 4 WNW 14 82.7k 12 0.0 0.0 2130
13:00 5 W 17 82.8k 22 0.0 0.0 2200
14:00 5 W 19 82.8k 69 0.0 0.0 2230
15:00 4 W 20 82.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2190
16:00 1 WSW 16 80.3k 96 0.0 0.0 2200
17:00 0 E 10 7.7k 4 0.0 0.0 2210
18:00 -1° -4° 2 ENE 12 1.6k 28 0.0 0.0 2200

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 3.1 °C at 09:00 then -0.7 °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→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 2060–2240 m

freezing level 2060–2240 m · 0.03 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 66% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-16 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -8° 2 E 14 77.9k 5 0.0 0.0 2150
07:00 -4° -7° 2 E 13 77.8k 2 0.0 0.0 2110
08:00 -4° 3 E 13 77.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2080
09:00 1 NE 13 35.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
10:00 1 NW 9 16.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2060
11:00 3 NW 9 25.2k 0 0.0 0.0 2130
12:00 4 WNW 14 82.7k 12 0.0 0.0 2190
13:00 5 W 17 82.8k 22 0.0 0.0 2210
14:00 5 W 19 82.8k 69 0.0 0.0 2230
15:00 4 W 20 82.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2240
16:00 1 WSW 16 80.3k 96 0.0 0.0 2220
17:00 0 E 10 7.7k 4 0.0 0.0 2180
18:00 -3° 2 ENE 12 1.6k 28 0.0 0.0 2150

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -4.2→6.3 °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).

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