Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Fri 14 Aug 2026, 09:30 (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 -3.8° at 06:50

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

10 min ago

-1.8° ▲1.5°/3h feels -9° · 24 SW (30 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 90% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

10 min ago

5.7° ▲5.2°/3h feels 0° · 11 WSW (22 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 25% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

10 min ago

1.1° ▲0.4°/3h feels -2° · 6 SSW (9 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 100% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

25 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 2210–2710 m

freezing level 2210–2710 m · 0.21 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 13 vs 77% (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 -2° -5° 1 ENE 13 0.1k 99 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -3° -6° 1 E 14 0.1k 96 0.0 0.0 2630
08:00 -1° -4° 0 NE 14 0.4k 45 0.0 0.0 2630
09:00 -2° 2 WNW 13 3.9k 12 0.0 0.0 2660
10:00 -1° 3 WNW 14 5.3k 22 0.0 0.0 2690
11:00 4 WNW 15 10.7k 41 0.0 0.0 2710
12:00 4 WNW 15 79.6k 13 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 4 WNW 16 79.7k 4 0.0 0.0 2680
14:00 4 W 17 76.8k 7 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 4 W 16 76.7k 8 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 3 WSW 15 76.7k 8 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 -2° 2 WSW 13 69.3k 5 0.0 0.0 2250
18:00 -1° -4° 1 SE 9 64.3k 5 0.0 0.0 2210

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 140 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 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 -3.4→4.3 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2210–2710 m

freezing level 2210–2710 m · 0.19 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 2 vs 77%, temp 6.6 vs 2.3 °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 -3° -7° 7 WNW 19 0.4k 61 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -4° -8° 5 WNW 18 0.4k 59 0.0 0.0 2630
08:00 -1° -4° 4 WNW 16 1.2k 29 0.0 0.0 2630
09:00 3 WNW 15 7.0k 14 0.0 0.0 2660
10:00 2 WNW 14 85.7k 10 0.0 0.0 2690
11:00 1 WNW 13 32.9k 4 0.0 0.0 2710
12:00 1 WNW 13 29.9k 2 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 1 WSW 12 85.7k 1 0.0 0.0 2680
14:00 1 SW 11 85.7k 0 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 2 SSW 12 83.5k 0 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 3 S 14 83.5k 21 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 2 SSW 13 81.2k 38 0.0 0.0 2250
18:00 -2° 2 SSW 8 78.4k 37 0.0 0.0 2210

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 380 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 -4.1→7.1 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2210–2680 m

freezing level 2210–2680 m · 0.09 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 5 vs 39%, temp 6.9 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 -2° -6° 8 NW 21 0.6k 92 0.0 0.0 2550
07:00 -3° -6° 6 NW 20 1.5k 31 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 -3° 5 NW 15 2.0k 27 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 3 WNW 14 6.7k 26 0.0 0.0 2620
10:00 3 W 15 17.1k 23 0.0 0.0 2650
11:00 3 W 15 36.0k 9 0.0 0.0 2680
12:00 2 W 16 85.1k 5 0.0 0.0 2670
13:00 2 WSW 15 85.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2620
14:00 3 WSW 15 85.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2500
15:00 3 SW 15 85.1k 1 0.0 0.0 2500
16:00 3 SW 14 82.8k 10 0.0 0.0 2230
17:00 2 SSW 12 80.4k 28 0.0 0.0 2210
18:00 -1° 1 S 5 77.5k 8 0.0 0.0 2650

▲ 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.

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming -3→7.4 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2210–2710 m

freezing level 2210–2710 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 4 vs 77%, temp 8.3 vs 2.9 °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 -1° -5° 8 W 23 0.3k 99 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -2° -5° 7 W 23 0.3k 48 0.0 0.0 2630
08:00 -3° 6 W 20 0.5k 32 0.0 0.0 2630
09:00 3 WNW 19 4.6k 6 0.0 0.0 2660
10:00 1 W 15 13.9k 6 0.0 0.0 2690
11:00 1 WNW 12 16.1k 5 0.0 0.0 2710
12:00 0 WNW 11 19.0k 4 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 0 SW 10 20.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2680
14:00 0 SE 8 20.7k 2 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 1 SSE 8 21.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 2 SSE 9 23.9k 8 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 1 S 9 79.8k 23 0.0 0.0 2250
18:00 -1° 2 SSW 6 76.9k 21 0.0 0.0 2210

▲ 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 -1.9→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 2210–2680 m

freezing level 2210–2680 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze) (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 39% (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 -5° -8° 2 E 19 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 2550
07:00 -6° -9° 2 E 19 0.5k 96 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 -4° -7° 1 ENE 19 1.3k 35 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 -2° -4° 1 NW 18 4.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2620
10:00 -4° 3 WNW 16 21.7k 28 0.0 0.0 2650
11:00 -3° 4 WNW 16 23.7k 19 0.0 0.0 2680
12:00 -2° 4 WNW 16 78.5k 12 0.0 0.0 2670
13:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 78.6k 3 0.0 0.0 2620
14:00 -1° 4 W 16 78.6k 6 0.0 0.0 2500
15:00 -1° 3 W 14 78.6k 8 0.0 0.0 2500
16:00 -2° 3 W 14 75.5k 7 0.0 0.0 2230
17:00 -2° -4° 1 WSW 13 71.2k 9 0.0 0.0 2210
18:00 -3° -6° 1 ESE 11 67.8k 5 0.0 0.0 2650

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 0.5 °C at 11:00 then -1.5 °C at 17:00 — 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

Perisher access

freezing 2210–2710 m

freezing level 2210–2710 m · 0.04 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 4 vs 77%, temp 8.3 vs 2.9 °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 -1° -5° 8 W 23 0.3k 99 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -2° -5° 7 W 23 0.3k 48 0.0 0.0 2630
08:00 -3° 6 W 20 0.5k 32 0.0 0.0 2630
09:00 3 WNW 19 4.6k 6 0.0 0.0 2660
10:00 1 W 15 13.9k 6 0.0 0.0 2690
11:00 1 WNW 12 16.1k 5 0.0 0.0 2710
12:00 0 WNW 11 19.0k 4 0.0 0.0 2710
13:00 0 SW 10 20.1k 3 0.0 0.0 2680
14:00 0 SE 8 20.7k 2 0.0 0.0 2610
15:00 1 SSE 8 21.8k 0 0.0 0.0 2280
16:00 2 SSE 9 23.9k 8 0.0 0.0 2240
17:00 1 S 9 79.8k 23 0.0 0.0 2250
18:00 -1° 2 SSW 6 76.9k 21 0.0 0.0 2210

▲ 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 -1.9→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 2510–2690 m

freezing level 2510–2690 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 78% (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 -4° -7° 2 E 19 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 2650
07:00 -4° -7° 2 E 19 0.5k 96 0.0 0.0 2650
08:00 -2° -5° 1 ENE 19 1.3k 35 0.0 0.0 2640
09:00 -3° 1 NW 18 4.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2660
10:00 -2° 3 WNW 16 21.7k 28 0.0 0.0 2680
11:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 23.7k 19 0.0 0.0 2690
12:00 4 WNW 16 78.5k 12 0.0 0.0 2680
13:00 4 WNW 16 78.6k 3 0.0 0.0 2670
14:00 4 W 16 78.6k 6 0.0 0.0 2620
15:00 3 W 14 78.6k 8 0.0 0.0 2580
16:00 3 W 14 75.5k 7 0.0 0.0 2560
17:00 -2° 1 WSW 13 71.2k 9 0.0 0.0 2540
18:00 -2° -5° 1 ESE 11 67.8k 5 0.0 0.0 2510

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.3 °C at 10:00 then -1.8 °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→3.6 °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 2210–2680 m

freezing level 2210–2680 m · 0.07 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud 12 vs 39% (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 -3° -6° 2 E 19 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 2550
07:00 -4° -7° 2 E 19 0.5k 96 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 -2° -5° 1 ENE 19 1.3k 35 0.0 0.0 2570
09:00 -2° 1 NW 18 4.0k 41 0.0 0.0 2620
10:00 -1° 3 WNW 16 21.7k 28 0.0 0.0 2650
11:00 -1° 4 WNW 16 23.7k 19 0.0 0.0 2680
12:00 4 WNW 16 78.5k 12 0.0 0.0 2670
13:00 4 WNW 16 78.6k 3 0.0 0.0 2620
14:00 4 W 16 78.6k 6 0.0 0.0 2500
15:00 3 W 14 78.6k 8 0.0 0.0 2500
16:00 3 W 14 75.5k 7 0.0 0.0 2230
17:00 -2° 1 WSW 13 71.2k 9 0.0 0.0 2210
18:00 -2° -4° 1 ESE 11 67.8k 5 0.0 0.0 2650

▲ 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.

▲ icy surface (melt-freeze) — watch severity

melt-freeze: 1.6 °C at 10:00 then -1.5 °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→3.9 °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

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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