Current alerts in this area
Last reviewed: Thu 9 October 2025, 8.19am
Applies from Sun 25 May 2025, 10.31am
to Fri 31 Oct 2025, 10.50am.
Last reviewed: Thu 9 Oct 2025, 8.19am.
Safety alerts: High altitude walks - Snow covered and hazardous winter conditions
Areas above 1600m in altitude in Kosciuszko National Park are typically snow covered in winter:
General:
Be prepared:
- Low visibility, extreme winds, heavy snowfalls can all occur without warning.
- Wear and carry appropriate clothing, carry navigation equipment and be prepared for extreme conditions.
- Track surfaces and signs may not be visible.
Travel with care:
- Choose your routes carefully and ensure you have sound navigation skills
- Steep and icy terrain and thin snow/ice cover over rivers and lakes can make travel very dangerous.
Avalanche:
- There is a risk of avalanches in the higher areas of Kosciuszko National Park, particularly on Main Range and around Mount Kosciuszko.
- Steeper, treeless slopes and the tops of ridges where overhanging cornices develop carry the greatest risk.
- Snow stability varies with wind, temperature and the amount and patterns of snowfall.
- Avalanches can occur at any time through winter and can be fatal.
- Back country travellers should check snow and weather conditions before departure and remain alert.
Perisher/Main Range - areas above about 1600m, including: Kosciuszko walk Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko, Main Range walking track, Mount Kosciuszko Summit walk, Guthega to Charlotte Pass walking track, Charlotte Pass Village to Perisher walk, Perisher to Bullocks Flat walk, Mt Stillwell walk, Snowgums boardwalk, Porcupine track, Hanells Spur walk, Illawong walk, Schlink Hut walk and Dead Horse Gap walking track:
Expect continuous snow cover:
- Skis or snowshoes recommended. Ensure footwear is waterproof, solid and with good grip.
- Take a map and compass and know how to use them. All tracks are under snow and not visible. Most don't have above snow markers.
- Take extreme caution when on all steep slopes and in icy conditions.
Sub-alpine - areas above 1500m - Rainbow Lake walk, Rennix walk, Thredbo River track:
Expect long stretches of snow cover with occasional continuous coverage:
- Ensure footwear is waterproof, solid and with good grip. It is recommended that you carry skis or snowshoes.
- Take a map and compass and know how to use them. Sections of tracks will not be obvious and most don't have above snow markers.
- Take extreme caution when on all steep slopes due to slippery surfaces.
For more information, call the NPWS Snowy Region Visitor Centre on 02 6450 5600.
Applies from Sun 25 May 2025, 9.19am
to Fri 31 Oct 2025, 9.19am.
Last reviewed: Wed 3 Sep 2025, 3.16pm.
Closed areas: Rawson Pass toilet closed for winter
Rawson Pass toilet is closed until the end of winter 2025. Seamans Hut toilet will remain open all winter.
You are encouraged to carry out your human waste when toilets are not available on the Main Range. Please refer to these resources for more information:
For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
Nearby alerts
Applies from Tue 7 Oct 2025, 5.45am to Fri 28 Nov 2025, 8.15pm. Last reviewed: Fri 10 Oct 2025, 3.29pm
Closed areas: Part park closure for feral animal control operation
A map of the closed areas can be viewed here.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting aerial control operations in some parts of this park. Areas will be closed from 5:45 am, Monday 10 November to 8:15 pm, Friday 28 November 2025, excluding weekends.
Closure notices will be placed at relevant access points. Do not enter the closed areas. Penalties apply for non-compliance.
The following areas will be closed:
- The sign posted section of the AAWT from Guthega to Charlottes Pass along Illawong track. [NB: not on official AAWT Maps]
- Rennix walk
- Rainbow Lake walk
- Porcupine walk
- Waterfall walk
- Illawong walk
- Snowies Alpine Walk: Guthega to Charlotte Pass walk
- Snowies Alpine Walk: Charlotte Pass Village to Perisher Valley walk
- Snowies Alpine Walk: Perisher Valley to Bullocks Flat walk
- Hannels Spur track
- The Main Range - Dicky Cooper Bogong south along Rolling Grounds (down to ~1300m elevation to West, ~1600m elevation to N, E) to Wilkinson Valley
- Ramshead Range - Merritts Creek east to Sawpit Creek
- Part of Perisher Range including Mount Guthrie (Snowy River east to Mount Paralyser)
- The area east of Guthega Link Road, eastwards to Diggers Creek
- The area east from Diggers Creek (Guthega Road) and north of Kosciuszko Road towards Jindabyne Pumping Station
- The area west of Thredbo Resort, Dead Horse Gap walk and Kosciuszko walk.
- Cootapatamba Hut
- Pilot Wilderness Area (excepting the Australian Alps Walking Track route from Dead Horse Gap to Cowombat Flat)
- Moonbah, Grosses Plain and Ingebyra areas
- Teddys Hut
- The Ingeegoodbee and Nine Mile Trail sections of the Pilot Wilderness mountain bike ride (Alpine Way to Barry Way)
- Tin Mine trail
- The area east of Whites River corridor and west of the Brassy Mountains.
The following areas will remain open:
- Resort areas
- Public road corridors
- Walking tracks;
- The official AAWT through the area (apart from the unofficial section noted above in the closed area) remains open.
- Kosciuszko walk
- Summit walk
- Summit trail
- Main Range walk
- Mount Stilwell walk
- Pallaibo walk
- Dead Horse Gap walk
- Thredbo River walk
- Thredbo Valley track
For more information, email the local NPWS office or call 13000 PARKS (1300 072 757).
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Applies from Thu 8 May 2025, 8.07am. Last reviewed: Wed 1 Oct 2025, 9.54am
Closed areas: Thredbo Valley Tracks partial closure
The Thredbo Valley Track is closed to cyclists between Thredbo Resort and Gaden Trout Hatchery. The track between Gaden and Thredbo River Picnic Area is open for cycling.
Walking is permitted between:
- Thredbo Resort and Bridge 3;
- Bullocks Flat and Gaden; and
- Bullocks Walking track.
Bridge 3 to Bullocks Flat remains closed to all users due to track conditions and maintenance works in progress.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. Please contact the Snowy Region Visitor Centre for further information.
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Applies from Sat 28 Jun 2025, 9.09am. Last reviewed: Thu 11 Sep 2025, 3.45pm
Safety alerts: Tom Groggin Station - suspension bridge closed
The suspension footbridge crossing the Murray River (Victorian border) at Tom Groggin Station is unsafe for pedestrian access and is closed until further notice.
Penalties apply for non-compliance.
For further information, please contact the Jindabyne NPWS office on (02) 6450 5555.
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Applies from Sun 25 May 2025, 10.31am to Fri 31 Oct 2025, 10.50am. Last reviewed: Thu 9 Oct 2025, 8.19am
Safety alerts: High altitude walks - Snow covered and hazardous winter conditions
Areas above 1600m in altitude in Kosciuszko National Park are typically snow covered in winter:
General:
Be prepared:
- Low visibility, extreme winds, heavy snowfalls can all occur without warning.
- Wear and carry appropriate clothing, carry navigation equipment and be prepared for extreme conditions.
- Track surfaces and signs may not be visible.
Travel with care:
- Choose your routes carefully and ensure you have sound navigation skills
- Steep and icy terrain and thin snow/ice cover over rivers and lakes can make travel very dangerous.
Avalanche:
- There is a risk of avalanches in the higher areas of Kosciuszko National Park, particularly on Main Range and around Mount Kosciuszko.
- Steeper, treeless slopes and the tops of ridges where overhanging cornices develop carry the greatest risk.
- Snow stability varies with wind, temperature and the amount and patterns of snowfall.
- Avalanches can occur at any time through winter and can be fatal.
- Back country travellers should check snow and weather conditions before departure and remain alert.
Perisher/Main Range - areas above about 1600m, including: Kosciuszko walk Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko, Main Range walking track, Mount Kosciuszko Summit walk, Guthega to Charlotte Pass walking track, Charlotte Pass Village to Perisher walk, Perisher to Bullocks Flat walk, Mt Stillwell walk, Snowgums boardwalk, Porcupine track, Hanells Spur walk, Illawong walk, Schlink Hut walk and Dead Horse Gap walking track:
Expect continuous snow cover:
- Skis or snowshoes recommended. Ensure footwear is waterproof, solid and with good grip.
- Take a map and compass and know how to use them. All tracks are under snow and not visible. Most don't have above snow markers.
- Take extreme caution when on all steep slopes and in icy conditions.
Sub-alpine - areas above 1500m - Rainbow Lake walk, Rennix walk, Thredbo River track:
Expect long stretches of snow cover with occasional continuous coverage:
- Ensure footwear is waterproof, solid and with good grip. It is recommended that you carry skis or snowshoes.
- Take a map and compass and know how to use them. Sections of tracks will not be obvious and most don't have above snow markers.
- Take extreme caution when on all steep slopes due to slippery surfaces.
For more information, call the NPWS Snowy Region Visitor Centre on 02 6450 5600.
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Applies from Sun 25 May 2025, 9.19am to Fri 31 Oct 2025, 9.19am. Last reviewed: Wed 3 Sep 2025, 3.16pm
Closed areas: Rawson Pass toilet closed for winter
Rawson Pass toilet is closed until the end of winter 2025. Seamans Hut toilet will remain open all winter.
You are encouraged to carry out your human waste when toilets are not available on the Main Range. Please refer to these resources for more information:
For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
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