Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Tue 13 Oct 2026, 07:31 (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 (43 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (43 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 5.0° at 06:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

?° feels ?° · 33 WNW (43 g) km/h ▼8/3h · 53% RH · 14.6 mm since 9am

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

5.2° ▼0.6°/3h feels 2° · 9 WNW (22 g) km/h ▼11/3h · 77% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

6.7° ▼1.0°/3h feels 2° · 22 WSW (32 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 100% RH · 14.8 mm since 9am

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

17 h ago

15.8° feels 15° · 2 E (? g) km/h · 62% RH · 0.8 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 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 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 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 8 WNW 34 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 3° 1° 9 WNW 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 3° 1° 6 WNW 30 0.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 4° 2° 5 WNW 25 4.1k 98 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 7° 3° 8 WNW 28 65.6k 98 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 31 33.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 31 48.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 8° 5° 11 W 34 68.8k 99 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 8° 4° 12 W 35 68.8k 95 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 8° 4° 12 W 34 68.8k 99 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 7° 4° 12 W 34 50.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 7° 3° 11 WNW 32 65.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 6° 3° 8 W 27 35.4k 94 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 180 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 3.4→8.4 °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

Charlotte Pass

freezing 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 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 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 10 WNW 31 0.2k 100 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 4° 1° 10 NW 29 0.4k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 4° 2° 7 WNW 28 0.4k 98 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 5° 3° 6 NW 24 1.8k 91 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 8° 5° 6 WNW 25 70.2k 95 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 9° 6° 6 WNW 25 74.0k 95 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 9° 6° 8 WNW 30 74.0k 97 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 10° 7° 8 W 31 77.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 10° 6° 8 W 31 77.7k 95 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 10° 6° 9 W 32 77.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 9° 5° 6 WSW 32 74.0k 95 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 7° 4° 6 SW 24 70.2k 98 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 5° 2° 7 SSW 23 16.5k 98 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity

poor — visibility 240 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→9.9 °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

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 2330–2980 m

freezing level 2330–2980 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 10.8 vs 6.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 5° 2° 11 NW 34 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2980
07:00 4° 1° 12 NW 32 1.1k 100 0.0 0.0 2910
08:00 5° 2° 8 NW 32 1.1k 99 0.0 0.0 2790
09:00 6° 4° 7 NW 26 58.8k 88 0.0 0.0 2750
10:00 9° 5° 7 W 27 73.6k 97 0.0 0.0 2800
11:00 10° 6° 9 W 31 73.6k 95 0.0 0.0 2760
12:00 10° 8° 10 W 33 73.6k 97 0.0 0.0 2720
13:00 11° 8° 10 W 34 73.6k 98 0.0 0.0 2420
14:00 11° 8° 11 W 35 73.4k 95 0.0 0.0 2460
15:00 11° 7° 12 W 36 73.7k 99 0.0 0.0 2420
16:00 9° 6° 7 WSW 35 69.8k 98 0.0 0.0 2410
17:00 7° 4° 7 SSW 24 66.7k 99 0.0 0.0 2360
18:00 4° 1° 8 S 23 7.5k 100 0.1 0.0 2330

▲ 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 4.4→10.8 °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

Guthega access

freezing 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.1 vs 7.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 9 W 31 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 5° 3° 8 W 29 0.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 5° 3° 7 W 27 0.4k 96 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 7° 4° 5 WNW 25 2.5k 94 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 9° 6° 6 WNW 26 72.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 10° 7° 6 WNW 27 76.9k 91 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 10° 7° 6 WNW 26 76.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 11° 8° 7 W 27 77.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 11° 8° 7 W 27 77.0k 92 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 11° 8° 6 W 28 77.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 10° 7° 5 WSW 25 72.9k 97 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 9° 6° 3 SSW 22 72.9k 95 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 8° 5° 3 S 16 68.9k 90 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ 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 5.3→11.3 °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

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 2730 vs 2420 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 2° -2° 8 NW 40 0.7k 99 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 1° -2° 9 NW 36 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 1° -2° 7 NW 35 0.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 2° -1° 6 NNW 30 9.8k 97 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 4° 1° 8 WNW 31 32.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 5° 2° 10 WNW 35 18.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 5° 2° 11 WNW 36 32.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 6° 3° 11 WNW 36 45.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 6° 2° 12 WNW 37 34.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 6° 2° 12 WNW 36 33.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 5° 1° 11 WNW 35 52.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 4° 1° 10 WNW 32 45.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 3° 0° 4 W 29 14.1k 93 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ 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→6.2 °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 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: temp 11.1 vs 7.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 6° 3° 9 W 31 0.3k 97 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 5° 3° 8 W 29 0.3k 98 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 5° 3° 7 W 27 0.4k 96 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 7° 4° 5 WNW 25 2.5k 94 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 9° 6° 6 WNW 26 72.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 10° 7° 6 WNW 27 76.9k 91 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 10° 7° 6 WNW 26 76.9k 96 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 11° 8° 7 W 27 77.0k 100 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 11° 8° 7 W 27 77.0k 92 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 11° 8° 6 W 28 77.0k 98 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 10° 7° 5 WSW 25 72.9k 97 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 9° 6° 3 SSW 22 72.9k 95 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 8° 5° 3 S 16 68.9k 90 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ 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 5.3→11.3 °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

Watsons Crags

freezing 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 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 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 3° 0° 8 NW 40 0.7k 99 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 3° 0° 9 NW 36 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 3° 0° 7 NW 35 0.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 4° 1° 6 NNW 30 9.8k 97 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 6° 3° 8 WNW 31 32.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 35 18.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 7° 4° 11 WNW 36 32.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 36 45.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 8° 4° 12 WNW 37 34.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 7° 4° 12 WNW 36 33.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 6° 2° 11 WNW 35 52.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 6° 2° 10 WNW 32 45.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 5° 2° 4 W 29 14.1k 93 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ 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 2.6→7.8 °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 2370–3050 m

freezing level 2370–3050 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)

⚠ models diverge: freezing level 2730 vs 2420 m (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less

2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-13 · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis cloud precip snow frz.lvl
06:00 4° 1° 8 NW 40 0.7k 99 0.0 0.0 3050
07:00 3° 0° 9 NW 36 0.3k 100 0.0 0.0 3000
08:00 3° 1° 7 NW 35 0.7k 98 0.0 0.0 2870
09:00 4° 2° 6 NNW 30 9.8k 97 0.0 0.0 2790
10:00 6° 3° 8 WNW 31 32.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2830
11:00 7° 4° 10 WNW 35 18.9k 98 0.0 0.0 2820
12:00 7° 4° 11 WNW 36 32.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2780
13:00 8° 5° 11 WNW 36 45.4k 99 0.0 0.0 2730
14:00 8° 4° 12 WNW 37 34.3k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
15:00 8° 4° 12 WNW 36 33.5k 99 0.0 0.0 2380
16:00 7° 3° 11 WNW 35 52.2k 100 0.0 0.0 2370
17:00 6° 3° 10 WNW 32 45.5k 100 0.0 0.0 2420
18:00 5° 3° 4 W 29 14.1k 93 0.0 0.0 2400

▲ 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 2.9→8.1 °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).

Source health

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