Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Mon 05 Oct 2026, 10:01 (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 →

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 Perisher Valley: min 2.9° at 19:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 41 NNW (52 g) km/h ▲21/3h · 91% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

6.4° ▲0.8°/3h feels 1° · 22 WNW (35 g) km/h ▲9/3h · 87% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

7.9° ▲0.9°/3h feels 4° · 17 NNW (24 g) km/h ▼3/3h · 100% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

61 min ago

8.7° feels 8° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 82% RH · 0.1 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 2450–2780 m

freezing level 2450–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 4 NW 19 0.6k 100 0.1 0.0 2450
07:00 3° 2° 2 N 18 1.6k 100 0.2 0.0 2710
08:00 4° 2° 5 WNW 16 1.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 5° 2° 7 WNW 20 2.2k 94 0.2 0.0 2510
10:00 5° 2° 9 WNW 28 3.9k 100 0.7 0.0 2570
11:00 5° 3° 9 WNW 29 6.5k 100 0.8 0.0 2520
12:00 4° 2° 9 WNW 29 5.1k 100 0.7 0.0 2490
13:00 4° 2° 9 WNW 29 0.5k 100 0.5 0.0 2580
14:00 5° 2° 8 WNW 30 5.1k 100 0.4 0.0 2590
15:00 5° 3° 6 WNW 28 7.2k 88 0.4 0.0 2580
16:00 6° 3° 5 WNW 20 14.8k 97 0.2 0.0 2610
17:00 7° 4° 7 WNW 20 18.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 5° 3° 4 WNW 21 11.8k 95 0.1 0.0 2610

▲ 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 2.8→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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2450–2780 m

freezing level 2450–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 10 WNW 24 0.4k 100 0.1 0.0 2450
07:00 3° 0° 8 WNW 24 1.1k 100 0.1 0.0 2710
08:00 4° 2° 8 WNW 20 2.6k 98 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 6° 3° 7 WNW 22 4.1k 98 0.1 0.0 2510
10:00 7° 5° 7 WNW 27 11.5k 99 0.2 0.0 2570
11:00 7° 4° 7 WNW 29 6.8k 100 0.3 0.0 2520
12:00 5° 3° 7 WNW 29 5.3k 95 1.0 0.0 2490
13:00 5° 3° 9 WNW 28 4.9k 100 0.3 0.0 2580
14:00 6° 3° 10 WNW 31 13.4k 100 0.2 0.0 2590
15:00 7° 4° 8 WNW 31 11.8k 77 0.1 0.0 2580
16:00 8° 5° 5 WNW 28 16.4k 84 0.1 0.0 2610
17:00 8° 6° 5 NW 21 23.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 6° 4° 5 WNW 20 8.7k 100 0.2 0.0 2610

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 440 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 2.9→8.3 °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 2460–2810 m

freezing level 2460–2810 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 11 NW 27 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 2460
07:00 4° 1° 9 NW 27 2.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 5° 2° 9 NW 23 6.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2810
09:00 7° 4° 9 NW 25 10.9k 88 0.1 0.0 2510
10:00 7° 5° 9 WNW 30 6.2k 95 0.4 0.0 2570
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 32 4.5k 100 2.0 0.0 2530
12:00 6° 3° 10 NW 32 4.9k 97 1.7 0.0 2500
13:00 6° 3° 11 NW 31 6.5k 91 0.9 0.0 2610
14:00 6° 3° 12 WNW 35 5.5k 82 0.8 0.0 2610
15:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 34 10.7k 81 0.6 0.0 2570
16:00 8° 6° 9 WNW 31 16.1k 70 0.1 0.0 2620
17:00 9° 6° 8 WNW 27 8.8k 100 0.1 0.0 2590
18:00 6° 4° 7 WNW 26 7.5k 100 0.3 0.0 2600

▲ 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 3.3→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

Guthega access

freezing 2450–2780 m

freezing level 2450–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 8 W 25 1.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2450
07:00 5° 2° 8 W 24 2.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2710
08:00 6° 4° 7 W 22 9.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 7° 5° 6 W 23 7.8k 94 0.1 0.0 2510
10:00 9° 6° 7 WNW 29 6.6k 87 0.3 0.0 2570
11:00 8° 5° 8 WNW 31 3.1k 99 1.6 0.0 2520
12:00 7° 4° 7 WNW 29 5.3k 95 1.2 0.0 2490
13:00 7° 5° 9 WNW 30 2.5k 100 0.4 0.0 2580
14:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 34 12.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2590
15:00 9° 6° 9 WNW 34 12.1k 77 0.2 0.0 2580
16:00 9° 6° 7 W 29 17.0k 84 0.1 0.0 2610
17:00 9° 7° 6 WNW 25 25.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 8° 6° 6 W 23 14.9k 98 0.1 0.0 2610

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 4.5→9.4 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2460–2810 m

freezing level 2460–2810 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (watch)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 0° -3° 5 N 25 2.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2460
07:00 1° -2° 4 NE 23 10.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 2° -1° 6 N 20 2.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2810
09:00 3° 0° 7 NW 25 3.5k 97 0.0 0.0 2510
10:00 4° 0° 9 NW 31 10.2k 98 0.3 0.0 2570
11:00 4° 0° 9 NW 32 7.1k 100 0.3 0.0 2530
12:00 2° -1° 9 NW 32 5.7k 100 0.7 0.0 2500
13:00 2° -1° 8 NW 32 2.6k 99 0.3 0.0 2610
14:00 3° 0° 8 WNW 33 9.6k 100 0.3 0.0 2610
15:00 3° 0° 6 NW 27 10.1k 81 0.3 0.0 2570
16:00 4° 1° 6 NW 22 15.4k 98 0.1 0.0 2620
17:00 5° 1° 8 NW 24 10.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 2° 0° 5 NW 24 7.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2600

▲ wet-loose warming — watch severity

warming 0.3→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

Perisher access

freezing 2450–2780 m

freezing level 2450–2780 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 2° 8 W 25 1.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2450
07:00 5° 2° 8 W 24 2.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2710
08:00 6° 4° 7 W 22 9.7k 100 0.0 0.0 2780
09:00 7° 5° 6 W 23 7.8k 94 0.1 0.0 2510
10:00 9° 6° 7 WNW 29 6.6k 87 0.3 0.0 2570
11:00 8° 5° 8 WNW 31 3.1k 99 1.6 0.0 2520
12:00 7° 4° 7 WNW 29 5.3k 95 1.2 0.0 2490
13:00 7° 5° 9 WNW 30 2.5k 100 0.4 0.0 2580
14:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 34 12.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2590
15:00 9° 6° 9 WNW 34 12.1k 77 0.2 0.0 2580
16:00 9° 6° 7 W 29 17.0k 84 0.1 0.0 2610
17:00 9° 7° 6 WNW 25 25.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2600
18:00 8° 6° 6 W 23 14.9k 98 0.1 0.0 2610

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 4.5→9.4 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2430–2720 m

freezing level 2430–2720 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -1° 5 N 25 2.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2430
07:00 2° 0° 4 NE 23 10.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2620
08:00 3° 1° 6 N 20 2.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2720
09:00 4° 2° 7 NW 25 3.5k 97 0.0 0.0 2550
10:00 5° 2° 9 NW 31 10.2k 98 0.3 0.0 2550
11:00 5° 2° 9 NW 32 7.1k 100 0.3 0.0 2490
12:00 4° 1° 9 NW 32 5.7k 100 0.7 0.0 2540
13:00 4° 1° 8 NW 32 2.6k 99 0.3 0.0 2590
14:00 4° 2° 8 WNW 33 9.6k 100 0.3 0.0 2560
15:00 5° 2° 6 NW 27 10.1k 81 0.3 0.0 2560
16:00 6° 3° 6 NW 22 15.4k 98 0.1 0.0 2560
17:00 6° 3° 8 NW 24 10.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2560
18:00 4° 2° 5 NW 24 7.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2570

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 1.9→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

Western Faces

freezing 2460–2810 m

freezing level 2460–2810 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)

✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-05 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° 0° 5 N 25 2.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2460
07:00 3° 0° 4 NE 23 10.6k 100 0.0 0.0 2530
08:00 4° 1° 6 N 20 2.9k 100 0.0 0.0 2810
09:00 5° 2° 7 NW 25 3.5k 97 0.0 0.0 2510
10:00 6° 3° 9 NW 31 10.2k 98 0.3 0.0 2570
11:00 5° 3° 9 NW 32 7.1k 100 0.3 0.0 2530
12:00 4° 2° 9 NW 32 5.7k 100 0.7 0.0 2500
13:00 4° 2° 8 NW 32 2.6k 99 0.3 0.0 2610
14:00 5° 2° 8 WNW 33 9.6k 100 0.3 0.0 2610
15:00 5° 3° 6 NW 27 10.1k 81 0.3 0.0 2570
16:00 6° 3° 6 NW 22 15.4k 98 0.1 0.0 2620
17:00 7° 4° 8 NW 24 10.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2590
18:00 4° 2° 5 NW 24 7.2k 100 0.2 0.0 2600

▲ wet-loose warming — high severity

warming 2.2→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

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).

Source health

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