Snowy Mountains · backcountry conditions

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

Generated Fri 19 Jun 2026, 01:30 (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.

No current report posted (off-season or between updates) — confirm on the page.

MSC report →

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.

Measured now — alpine AWS

OBS

Real station observations (BOM, via FTP). Shown beside the forecast — not blended into it. No sensor on the Main Range and no snow-depth field; measured base depth is Snowy Hydro (coming).

Thredbo Top Station 1957 m

11 min ago

2.8° feels -10° · 61 NW (67 g) km/h · 98% RH

Perisher Valley 1738 m

11 min ago

4.5° feels -2° · 30 W (43 g) km/h · 99% RH

Cabramurra 1482 m

11 min ago

6.1° feels 2° · 19 NNW (24 g) km/h · 100% RH

Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS

11 h ago

9.3° feels 7° · 9 S (? g) km/h · 84% RH

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 1900–2300 m

freezing level 1900–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

1890 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 17 NW 61 1.5k 0.0 2260
07:00 -2° 16 WNW 65 0.3k 0.0 2300
08:00 -2° 18 WNW 60 0.1k 0.0 2270
09:00 -4° 16 NW 61 0.1k 0.0 2200
10:00 -3° 13 NW 49 0.3k 0.0 2040
11:00 -3° 14 NW 49 0.5k 0.0 1990
12:00 -3° 15 NW 49 0.9k 0.0 1940
13:00 -3° 15 NW 48 2.0k 0.0 1900
14:00 -3° 13 WNW 46 4.3k 0.0 1920
15:00 -3° 13 WNW 45 4.1k 0.0 1940
16:00 -4° 14 WNW 48 0.7k 0.0 1940
17:00 -4° 18 NW 60 0.1k 0.0 1990
18:00 -6° 23 WNW 74 0.1k 0.0 1980

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 80 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Charlotte Pass

freezing 1900–2300 m

0.3 cm new snow · freezing level 1900–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wind loading (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

1760 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° 22 WNW 57 0.6k 0.0 2260
07:00 -2° 21 WNW 58 0.4k 0.0 2300
08:00 -2° 23 WNW 60 0.3k 0.0 2270
09:00 -3° 20 WNW 61 0.3k 0.0 2200
10:00 -3° 19 WNW 52 1.1k 0.0 2040
11:00 -4° 21 WNW 54 5.4k 0.0 1990
12:00 -4° 20 WNW 55 2.9k 0.0 1940
13:00 -3° 18 NW 55 4.4k 0.0 1900
14:00 -3° 16 WNW 50 4.0k 0.1 1920
15:00 -4° 18 WNW 48 0.4k 0.2 1940
16:00 -5° 25 WNW 60 0.9k 0.1 1940
17:00 -6° 33 NW 76 0.2k 0.0 1990
18:00 -6° 33 WNW 82 0.2k 0.0 1980

▲ visibility — high

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.

▲ wind loading — watch

WNW wind at 32.8 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Dead Horse Gap / Rams Head

freezing 1920–2300 m

0.2 cm new snow · freezing level 1920–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

1580 m · loads SE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 20 WNW 56 0.5k 0.0 2290
07:00 -1° 22 WNW 54 0.4k 0.0 2300
08:00 -2° 23 NW 56 0.2k 0.0 2300
09:00 -2° 19 NW 59 0.3k 0.0 2210
10:00 -3° 20 WNW 54 0.6k 0.0 2070
11:00 -3° 21 NW 57 17.8k 0.0 2030
12:00 -3° 20 NW 58 5.4k 0.0 1950
13:00 -2° 18 NW 57 5.8k 0.0 1920
14:00 -2° 17 NW 52 4.0k 0.1 1960
15:00 -3° 20 NW 53 1.9k 0.1 1980
16:00 -5° 30 NW 68 6.9k 0.0 1990
17:00 -5° 34 NW 78 0.2k 0.0 2050
18:00 -5° 32 WNW 80 0.2k 0.0 2030

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 200 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Guthega access

freezing 1900–2300 m

freezing level 1900–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wind loading (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

1640 m · loads NE · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 26 WNW 74 1.6k 0.0 2260
07:00 24 WNW 73 1.1k 0.0 2300
08:00 24 WNW 68 0.4k 0.0 2270
09:00 -2° 23 WNW 72 0.2k 0.0 2200
10:00 -2° 21 WNW 62 0.4k 0.0 2040
11:00 -2° 24 WNW 67 1.1k 0.0 1990
12:00 -2° 24 WNW 70 3.9k 0.0 1940
13:00 -1° 22 WNW 68 4.3k 0.0 1900
14:00 -1° 19 WNW 64 7.4k 0.0 1920
15:00 -2° 18 WNW 55 6.5k 0.0 1940
16:00 -2° 24 WNW 65 1.3k 0.0 1940
17:00 -4° 33 WNW 86 0.2k 0.0 1990
18:00 -5° 37 WNW 98 0.1k 0.0 1980

▲ visibility — high

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.

▲ wind loading — watch

WNW wind at 36.8 km/h loads NE lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid NE-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Main Range (Kosciuszko)

freezing 1920–2300 m

freezing level 1920–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, surface conditions (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

2228 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -3° 14 NW 70 0.6k 0.0 2290
07:00 -4° 14 WNW 70 0.8k 0.0 2300
08:00 -4° 15 NW 63 0.2k 0.0 2300
09:00 -1° -6° 13 NW 62 0.3k 0.0 2210
10:00 -1° -6° 12 NW 60 0.4k 0.0 2070
11:00 -1° -5° 12 NW 60 0.7k 0.0 2030
12:00 -1° -5° 12 NW 58 1.3k 0.0 1950
13:00 -1° -5° 11 NW 56 2.9k 0.0 1920
14:00 -1° -5° 11 NW 53 4.3k 0.0 1960
15:00 -2° -6° 11 NW 52 4.6k 0.0 1980
16:00 -2° -6° 13 NW 56 0.7k 0.0 1990
17:00 -2° -7° 17 NNW 69 0.1k 0.0 2050
18:00 -2° -8° 20 NW 77 0.1k 0.0 2030

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 100 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ surface conditions — watch

melt-freeze: 0.7 °C at 06:00 then -1.2 °C at 09:00 — 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.

Perisher access

freezing 1900–2300 m

freezing level 1900–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, wind loading (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

1720 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 26 WNW 74 1.6k 0.0 2260
07:00 24 WNW 73 1.1k 0.0 2300
08:00 24 WNW 68 0.4k 0.0 2270
09:00 -2° 23 WNW 72 0.2k 0.0 2200
10:00 -2° 21 WNW 62 0.4k 0.0 2040
11:00 -2° 24 WNW 67 1.1k 0.0 1990
12:00 -2° 24 WNW 70 3.9k 0.0 1940
13:00 -1° 22 WNW 68 4.3k 0.0 1900
14:00 -1° 19 WNW 64 7.4k 0.0 1920
15:00 -2° 18 WNW 55 6.5k 0.0 1940
16:00 -2° 24 WNW 65 1.3k 0.0 1940
17:00 -4° 33 WNW 86 0.2k 0.0 1990
18:00 -5° 37 WNW 98 0.1k 0.0 1980

▲ visibility — high

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.

▲ wind loading — watch

WNW wind at 36.8 km/h loads E lee aspects — fresh wind-slab/cornices; avoid E-facing convex rolls and lee bowls.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Watsons Crags

freezing 1810–2280 m

freezing level 1810–2280 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility, surface conditions (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

2100 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -2° 14 NW 70 0.6k 0.0 2260
07:00 -3° 14 WNW 70 0.8k 0.0 2280
08:00 -3° 15 NW 63 0.2k 0.0 2250
09:00 -4° 13 NW 62 0.3k 0.0 2190
10:00 -4° 12 NW 60 0.4k 0.0 1980
11:00 -4° 12 NW 60 0.7k 0.0 1910
12:00 -3° 12 NW 58 1.3k 0.0 1820
13:00 -3° 11 NW 56 2.9k 0.0 1810
14:00 -4° 11 NW 53 4.3k 0.0 1840
15:00 -4° 11 NW 52 4.6k 0.0 1870
16:00 -4° 13 NW 56 0.7k 0.0 1910
17:00 -5° 17 NNW 69 0.1k 0.0 1960
18:00 -1° -6° 20 NW 77 0.1k 0.0 1940

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 100 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

▲ surface conditions — watch

melt-freeze: 2.3 °C at 06:00 then -0.7 °C at 18:00 — 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.

Western Faces

freezing 1920–2300 m

freezing level 1920–2300 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: visibility (high)

⚠ models diverge: cloud (best-match vs ICON) — lower confidence

2050 m · loads E · 06:00-18:00 local

hour temp chill wind dir gust vis snow frz.lvl
06:00 -1° 14 NW 70 0.6k 0.0 2290
07:00 -2° 14 WNW 70 0.8k 0.0 2300
08:00 -2° 15 NW 63 0.2k 0.0 2300
09:00 -3° 13 NW 62 0.3k 0.0 2210
10:00 -3° 12 NW 60 0.4k 0.0 2070
11:00 -3° 12 NW 60 0.7k 0.0 2030
12:00 -3° 12 NW 58 1.3k 0.0 1950
13:00 -3° 11 NW 56 2.9k 0.0 1920
14:00 -3° 11 NW 53 4.3k 0.0 1960
15:00 -3° 11 NW 52 4.6k 0.0 1980
16:00 -4° 13 NW 56 0.7k 0.0 1990
17:00 -5° 17 NNW 69 0.1k 0.0 2050
18:00 -6° 20 NW 77 0.1k 0.0 2030

▲ visibility — high

poor — visibility 100 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.

derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast

Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured.

Cams

Live where the operator allows embedding (YouTube, Windy). Resort snow-stake reads as base depth.

Perisher snow stake

Live snow-stake — resort base depth at a glance · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Blue Cow

Blue Cow area, live · Perisher (Vail Resorts), via YouTube

Perisher Valley

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

Lake Jindabyne

Valley / approach · Webcam provided by Windy.com

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