Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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Generated Fri 14 Aug 2026, 03:00 (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 2026-08-13 (1 d ago)
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 -3.2° at 01:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-2.8° ▼0.8°/3h feels -9° · 19 WNW (26 g) km/h ▲4/3h · 98% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

2.3° ▲2.8°/3h feels -3° · 13 W (24 g) km/h ▲7/3h · 53% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

0.9° ▼0.3°/3h feels -3° · 9 WSW (15 g) km/h ▼6/3h · 100% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

18 h 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.

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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 2200–2750 m

freezing level 2200–2750 m · 0.22 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 14 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 1 ENE 10 0.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2620
07:00 -4° -7° 1 ENE 10 0.2k 67 0.0 0.0 2620
08:00 -2° -5° 1 NE 10 0.5k 38 0.0 0.0 2660
09:00 -2° 2 NW 10 3.1k 23 0.0 0.0 2720
10:00 -1° 3 WNW 11 6.5k 27 0.0 0.0 2750
11:00 3 WNW 13 6.8k 31 0.0 0.0 2740
12:00 4 WNW 15 20.9k 14 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 5 W 17 82.0k 12 0.0 0.0 2640
14:00 4 W 18 79.7k 13 0.0 0.0 2350
15:00 4 W 17 79.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2260
16:00 3 WSW 15 79.7k 5 0.0 0.0 2290
17:00 -1° 2 SSW 12 76.7k 5 0.0 0.0 2270
18:00 -1° -4° 2 ESE 10 72.5k 10 0.0 0.0 2200

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1 °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 — watch severity

warming -4.3→4.7 °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 2200–2750 m

freezing level 2200–2750 m · 0.19 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 10 vs 58%, temp 6.8 vs 2.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -9° 5 WNW 16 0.7k 32 0.0 0.0 2620
07:00 -5° -9° 5 WNW 14 0.6k 27 0.0 0.0 2620
08:00 -2° -5° 4 WNW 13 0.6k 22 0.0 0.0 2660
09:00 3 WNW 14 6.1k 13 0.0 0.0 2720
10:00 2 WNW 14 26.0k 9 0.0 0.0 2750
11:00 1 WNW 13 23.7k 11 0.0 0.0 2740
12:00 1 WNW 12 24.3k 10 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 1 WSW 12 26.0k 5 0.0 0.0 2640
14:00 1 SW 12 27.0k 2 0.0 0.0 2350
15:00 1 SSW 12 29.3k 1 0.0 0.0 2260
16:00 3 S 13 83.5k 11 0.0 0.0 2290
17:00 -1° 3 SSE 13 81.3k 41 0.0 0.0 2270
18:00 -3° 4 SSE 10 78.4k 36 0.0 0.0 2200

▲ 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 -5.3→7.3 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2170–2720 m

freezing level 2170–2720 m · 0.09 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 8 vs 58%, temp 7.1 vs 3.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -4° -7° 7 NW 18 66.1k 19 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 -4° -8° 6 NNW 16 2.4k 23 0.0 0.0 2500
08:00 -1° -4° 5 NW 15 1.3k 18 0.0 0.0 2610
09:00 4 NW 16 16.9k 20 0.0 0.0 2690
10:00 3 WNW 16 30.1k 9 0.0 0.0 2720
11:00 2 WNW 15 32.1k 9 0.0 0.0 2720
12:00 2 W 14 85.1k 8 0.0 0.0 2680
13:00 2 WSW 15 85.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2520
14:00 3 WSW 15 85.1k 2 0.0 0.0 2450
15:00 3 SW 15 85.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2220
16:00 3 SSW 14 85.0k 3 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 2 S 11 80.5k 17 0.0 0.0 2200
18:00 -2° 2 SE 6 77.5k 9 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -3.9→7.6 °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 2200–2750 m

freezing level 2200–2750 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 58%, temp 8.4 vs 3.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 8 W 22 0.8k 96 0.0 0.0 2620
07:00 -3° -6° 7 W 22 0.4k 46 0.0 0.0 2620
08:00 -3° 7 W 19 0.6k 32 0.0 0.0 2660
09:00 4 WNW 19 8.6k 17 0.0 0.0 2720
10:00 2 WNW 15 82.3k 13 0.0 0.0 2750
11:00 1 WNW 12 84.6k 13 0.0 0.0 2740
12:00 0 W 10 84.6k 12 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 0 WSW 9 84.6k 9 0.0 0.0 2640
14:00 0 SW 9 84.7k 3 0.0 0.0 2350
15:00 1 SSE 8 84.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2260
16:00 2 SE 9 82.3k 1 0.0 0.0 2290
17:00 2 SE 9 79.9k 25 0.0 0.0 2270
18:00 -1° 3 SSE 8 76.9k 34 0.0 0.0 2200

▲ 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 -2.8→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 2170–2720 m

freezing level 2170–2720 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -7° -10° 2 ENE 14 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 -7° -10° 2 ENE 15 0.6k 38 0.0 0.0 2500
08:00 -5° -8° 2 ENE 15 0.9k 23 0.0 0.0 2610
09:00 -2° -5° 2 NW 14 5.4k 23 0.0 0.0 2690
10:00 -4° 3 WNW 13 9.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2720
11:00 -3° 4 WNW 14 9.5k 29 0.0 0.0 2720
12:00 -2° 4 WNW 15 13.4k 12 0.0 0.0 2680
13:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 26.2k 6 0.0 0.0 2520
14:00 -1° 4 WNW 17 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2450
15:00 -2° 3 W 15 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2220
16:00 -2° 3 W 13 78.6k 5 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 -1° -4° 1 SW 13 75.5k 6 0.0 0.0 2200
18:00 -4° -7° 2 ESE 13 75.4k 5 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 640 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: 0.7 °C at 11:00 then -1.3 °C at 17:00 — expect bulletproof/rime crust. Crampons + ice axe; firm slips are a top AU injury cause.

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming -6.8→2.2 °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 2200–2750 m

freezing level 2200–2750 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 58%, temp 8.4 vs 3.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° -6° 8 W 22 0.8k 96 0.0 0.0 2620
07:00 -3° -6° 7 W 22 0.4k 46 0.0 0.0 2620
08:00 -3° 7 W 19 0.6k 32 0.0 0.0 2660
09:00 4 WNW 19 8.6k 17 0.0 0.0 2720
10:00 2 WNW 15 82.3k 13 0.0 0.0 2750
11:00 1 WNW 12 84.6k 13 0.0 0.0 2740
12:00 0 W 10 84.6k 12 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 0 WSW 9 84.6k 9 0.0 0.0 2640
14:00 0 SW 9 84.7k 3 0.0 0.0 2350
15:00 1 SSE 8 84.6k 1 0.0 0.0 2260
16:00 2 SE 9 82.3k 1 0.0 0.0 2290
17:00 2 SE 9 79.9k 25 0.0 0.0 2270
18:00 -1° 3 SSE 8 76.9k 34 0.0 0.0 2200

▲ 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 -2.8→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 2290–2730 m

freezing level 2290–2730 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 75% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -8° 2 ENE 14 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -5° -8° 2 ENE 15 0.6k 38 0.0 0.0 2650
08:00 -3° -6° 2 ENE 15 0.9k 23 0.0 0.0 2660
09:00 -3° 2 NW 14 5.4k 23 0.0 0.0 2700
10:00 -2° 3 WNW 13 9.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2730
11:00 -1° 4 WNW 14 9.5k 29 0.0 0.0 2720
12:00 4 WNW 15 13.4k 12 0.0 0.0 2700
13:00 4 WNW 16 26.2k 6 0.0 0.0 2650
14:00 4 WNW 17 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2580
15:00 3 W 15 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2570
16:00 3 W 13 78.6k 5 0.0 0.0 2440
17:00 -2° 1 SW 13 75.5k 6 0.0 0.0 2340
18:00 -2° -5° 2 ESE 13 75.4k 5 0.0 0.0 2290

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 640 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: 1.4 °C at 10:00 then -1.9 °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 -5.2→3.8 °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 2170–2720 m

freezing level 2170–2720 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 58% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-08-14 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 -5° -8° 2 ENE 14 0.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2490
07:00 -5° -8° 2 ENE 15 0.6k 38 0.0 0.0 2500
08:00 -3° -6° 2 ENE 15 0.9k 23 0.0 0.0 2610
09:00 -2° 2 NW 14 5.4k 23 0.0 0.0 2690
10:00 -1° 3 WNW 13 9.1k 26 0.0 0.0 2720
11:00 -1° 4 WNW 14 9.5k 29 0.0 0.0 2720
12:00 4 WNW 15 13.4k 12 0.0 0.0 2680
13:00 4 WNW 16 26.2k 6 0.0 0.0 2520
14:00 4 WNW 17 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2450
15:00 3 W 15 81.1k 7 0.0 0.0 2220
16:00 3 W 13 78.6k 5 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 -2° 1 SW 13 75.5k 6 0.0 0.0 2200
18:00 -2° -5° 2 ESE 13 75.4k 5 0.0 0.0 2170

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 640 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: 1.7 °C at 10:00 then -1.6 °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 -4.9→4.1 °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).

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