Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Mon 05 Oct 2026, 18:01 (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 2026-08-31 (35 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (35 d ago)

MSC report →
BOM alpine BOM MetEye

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.

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 28 NW (33 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 87% RH · 4.6 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

6.1° ▼3.3°/3h feels 2° · 15 WSW (24 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 79% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

6.7° ▼1.9°/3h feels 3° · 17 S (24 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 100% RH · 2.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

3 h ago

12.0° →0.0°/3h feels 9° · 9 SW (? g) km/h →0/3h · 57% 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.

chart →

Live wind map

animated · wind

Map by Windy.com · drag/zoom to explore; the marker sits on the Main Range.

Blue Lake

freezing 2280–3220 m

freezing level 2280–3220 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 41 vs 73%, wind 15.7 vs 27.3 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° 0° 6 WNW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2290
07:00 2° -1° 6 WNW 22 0.5k 79 0.0 0.0 2300
08:00 3° 0° 6 WNW 24 0.7k 66 0.0 0.0 2280
09:00 4° 1° 7 WNW 27 1.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2880
10:00 5° 2° 9 WNW 32 5.8k 100 0.1 0.0 3090
11:00 6° 2° 11 WNW 35 9.6k 44 0.3 0.0 3220
12:00 6° 3° 15 WNW 44 16.7k 38 0.2 0.0 3200
13:00 7° 4° 16 WNW 46 25.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2390
14:00 8° 4° 16 WNW 48 19.9k 54 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 7° 2° 22 WNW 64 10.4k 93 0.2 0.0 2340
16:00 6° 1° 19 W 65 8.0k 96 0.3 0.0 2420
17:00 5° 1° 17 W 53 7.6k 91 0.7 0.0 2390
18:00 4° 0° 13 W 48 5.2k 94 0.7 0.0 2420

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 320 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→7.5 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2280–3220 m

freezing level 2280–3220 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 33 vs 73%, wind 16.3 vs 27.3 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° -1° 12 WNW 31 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2290
07:00 2° -2° 12 WNW 30 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2300
08:00 3° 0° 12 WNW 32 0.5k 97 0.0 0.0 2280
09:00 5° 2° 12 WNW 34 1.6k 66 0.0 0.0 2880
10:00 7° 3° 14 WNW 38 11.8k 71 0.0 0.0 3090
11:00 8° 4° 14 WNW 39 22.9k 61 0.0 0.0 3220
12:00 8° 5° 17 WNW 44 33.2k 48 0.0 0.0 3200
13:00 8° 5° 16 WNW 45 71.6k 33 0.0 0.0 2390
14:00 9° 6° 16 WNW 45 71.6k 48 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 8° 3° 22 WNW 64 14.3k 100 0.1 0.0 2340
16:00 6° 2° 18 W 63 8.4k 95 0.1 0.0 2420
17:00 6° 2° 14 W 46 10.1k 98 0.3 0.0 2390
18:00 5° 2° 10 W 41 8.1k 77 0.2 0.0 2420

▲ 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.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.8→8.7 °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 2270–3160 m

freezing level 2270–3160 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 42 vs 80% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 14 WNW 36 0.8k 100 0.0 0.0 2320
07:00 3° -1° 14 WNW 35 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2280
08:00 4° 0° 14 NW 36 0.6k 87 0.0 0.0 2270
09:00 6° 2° 15 WNW 39 42.7k 63 0.0 0.0 2360
10:00 7° 3° 16 WNW 45 19.6k 66 0.0 0.0 3000
11:00 8° 4° 18 WNW 49 24.6k 49 0.0 0.0 3160
12:00 9° 5° 19 WNW 53 32.9k 39 0.0 0.0 3150
13:00 9° 6° 19 WNW 53 71.3k 42 0.0 0.0 2400
14:00 10° 6° 20 WNW 58 71.2k 49 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 9° 4° 24 WNW 63 21.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2330
16:00 7° 3° 20 WNW 62 10.6k 87 0.2 0.0 2440
17:00 7° 3° 18 WNW 52 10.1k 80 0.2 0.0 2390
18:00 6° 2° 15 WNW 48 11.0k 86 0.4 0.0 2420

▲ 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 2.7→9.7 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2280–3220 m

freezing level 2280–3220 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 33 vs 73%, temp 10 vs 6.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 12 W 33 0.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2290
07:00 3° 0° 12 W 34 0.5k 98 0.0 0.0 2300
08:00 4° 1° 13 WNW 36 0.9k 70 0.0 0.0 2280
09:00 7° 3° 13 WNW 38 8.7k 81 0.0 0.0 2880
10:00 8° 4° 14 WNW 43 26.0k 88 0.0 0.0 3090
11:00 9° 5° 15 WNW 45 16.3k 53 0.0 0.0 3220
12:00 10° 5° 20 W 60 22.2k 52 0.0 0.0 3200
13:00 10° 6° 21 W 62 70.5k 33 0.0 0.0 2390
14:00 10° 7° 19 W 62 40.0k 32 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 10° 5° 24 W 67 13.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2340
16:00 8° 4° 19 W 67 9.8k 98 0.1 0.0 2420
17:00 8° 4° 15 W 55 10.4k 96 0.2 0.0 2390
18:00 7° 4° 9 WNW 46 6.9k 100 0.3 0.0 2420

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 460 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→10.1 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2270–3160 m

freezing level 2270–3160 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 45 vs 80%, wind 13.5 vs 24.1 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2320
07:00 0° -3° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2280
08:00 0° -2° 6 NW 25 0.5k 88 0.0 0.0 2270
09:00 2° -1° 7 NW 29 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2360
10:00 2° -1° 8 NW 34 9.1k 90 0.1 0.0 3000
11:00 4° 0° 10 NW 38 11.8k 59 0.1 0.0 3160
12:00 5° 1° 13 NW 46 19.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3150
13:00 5° 2° 14 NW 49 30.2k 45 0.0 0.0 2400
14:00 6° 2° 15 WNW 52 20.3k 69 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 5° 0° 19 WNW 56 13.3k 91 0.2 0.0 2330
16:00 4° -1° 16 WNW 57 7.5k 91 0.3 0.0 2440
17:00 4° -1° 14 WNW 53 8.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2390
18:00 2° -2° 11 WNW 49 6.4k 50 0.7 0.0 2420

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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 -0.1→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

Perisher access

freezing 2280–3220 m

freezing level 2280–3220 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 33 vs 73%, temp 10 vs 6.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 12 W 33 0.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2290
07:00 3° 0° 12 W 34 0.5k 98 0.0 0.0 2300
08:00 4° 1° 13 WNW 36 0.9k 70 0.0 0.0 2280
09:00 7° 3° 13 WNW 38 8.7k 81 0.0 0.0 2880
10:00 8° 4° 14 WNW 43 26.0k 88 0.0 0.0 3090
11:00 9° 5° 15 WNW 45 16.3k 53 0.0 0.0 3220
12:00 10° 5° 20 W 60 22.2k 52 0.0 0.0 3200
13:00 10° 6° 21 W 62 70.5k 33 0.0 0.0 2390
14:00 10° 7° 19 W 62 40.0k 32 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 10° 5° 24 W 67 13.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2340
16:00 8° 4° 19 W 67 9.8k 98 0.1 0.0 2420
17:00 8° 4° 15 W 55 10.4k 96 0.2 0.0 2390
18:00 7° 4° 9 WNW 46 6.9k 100 0.3 0.0 2420

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 460 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→10.1 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2240–3240 m

freezing level 2240–3240 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2250
07:00 2° -1° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2250
08:00 2° -1° 6 NW 25 0.5k 88 0.0 0.0 2240
09:00 3° 0° 7 NW 29 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2490
10:00 4° 1° 8 NW 34 9.1k 90 0.1 0.0 3020
11:00 5° 2° 10 NW 38 11.8k 59 0.1 0.0 3240
12:00 6° 3° 13 NW 46 19.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3180
13:00 7° 4° 14 NW 49 30.2k 45 0.0 0.0 2430
14:00 7° 4° 15 WNW 52 20.3k 69 0.0 0.0 2380
15:00 7° 2° 19 WNW 56 13.3k 91 0.2 0.0 2290
16:00 5° 1° 16 WNW 57 7.5k 91 0.3 0.0 2400
17:00 5° 1° 14 WNW 53 8.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2410
18:00 4° 0° 11 WNW 49 6.4k 50 0.7 0.0 2400

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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 1.5→7.2 °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

Western Faces

freezing 2270–3160 m

freezing level 2270–3160 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 45 vs 80%, wind 13.5 vs 24.1 km/h (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

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

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° 0° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2320
07:00 2° -1° 6 NW 24 0.3k 95 0.0 0.0 2280
08:00 2° 0° 6 NW 25 0.5k 88 0.0 0.0 2270
09:00 4° 1° 7 NW 29 1.1k 80 0.0 0.0 2360
10:00 4° 1° 8 NW 34 9.1k 90 0.1 0.0 3000
11:00 6° 2° 10 NW 38 11.8k 59 0.1 0.0 3160
12:00 6° 4° 13 NW 46 19.0k 36 0.1 0.0 3150
13:00 7° 4° 14 NW 49 30.2k 45 0.0 0.0 2400
14:00 8° 5° 15 WNW 52 20.3k 69 0.0 0.0 2360
15:00 7° 3° 19 WNW 56 13.3k 91 0.2 0.0 2330
16:00 6° 1° 16 WNW 57 7.5k 91 0.3 0.0 2440
17:00 5° 2° 14 WNW 53 8.3k 100 0.3 0.0 2390
18:00 4° 1° 11 WNW 49 6.4k 50 0.7 0.0 2420

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 280 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→7.5 °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

Cams

Perisher Valley

Community webcam (valley) · Webcam provided by Windy.com

Perisher cams →

snow stake, resort + Guthega cams

Thredbo cams →

village, mid + top station cams

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

NPWS Kosciuszko alerts →

park closures, fire, track work

NSW Live Traffic →

road closures, ice/snow, chain requirements

BOM NSW warnings →

weather + road-weather warnings

Daily reads — the humans who watch this mountain

human-authored sources — names, links and post dates only, never their content

The Frog's forecasts (Snowatch) →

Pete Taylor's 5/10/15-day resort forecasts — the long-range human read

Mountainwatch forecasts →

the Grasshopper's worded outlooks + snow forecasts

Wilderness Sports BC report →

the Jindabyne backcountry shop's conditions blog

BOM Snowy Mountains forecast →

the official worded regional forecast

BOM radar (Canberra) →

what's actually falling right now

Perisher XC grooming →

XC trail grooming report (club)

Nordic Pulse (Perisher) →

live grooming tracker

ski.com.au forums →

recent real-world trip reports

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).

Trip intention form (NPWS) →

lodge your route + return time before you go

Free PLB hire (NPWS) →

Snowy Region Visitor Centre, Perisher Valley office, Tumut, Khancoban

Alpine safety (NPWS) →

winter access, chains rule, snow-safety basics

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.