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Australian Snow Camera Atlas: Every Location and Viewpoint

A researched, searchable guide to every Australian location and active camera in sno.cam, organised by viewpoint, useful question, comparison method and limitation.

About 14 minutesBy sno.cam

A directory organised by evidence, not marketing labels

This atlas starts from the active Australian sno.cam inventory and the camera pages published by each operator. Camera names, sources and counts can change; the original value here is the classification: what kind of viewpoint each camera appears to provide, which second view makes a useful comparison, and what conclusion the frame cannot support.

The inventory currently spans downhill resorts, snow-play areas, volunteer club fields and two non-resort alpine locations. Those categories are deliberately kept distinct. A Dove Lake carpark camera, a managed snow-play view and a summit panorama should never be interpreted as if they answer the same question.

16 locations shown

ACT · 0 cameras

Corin Forest

Two purpose-specific live views show Corin Forest's managed snowplay enclosure and its separate ski-and-snowboard slope.

Corin Forest cameras

NSW · 6 cameras

Charlotte Pass

The cameras cover the village learning area, Kosciuszko Triple Chair, Guthries and Pulpit sectors, Rex's Ridge and a high mountain-range outlook.

Kosi Carpet, Snowsports School and Basin Poma

The lower-village learning cluster around Kosi Carpet, Snowsports School and Basin Poma.

The near-field scene contains beginner terrain and the snowsports meeting area in the lower village.

Kosciuszko Triple Chair

The Kosciuszko Triple Chair corridor above Charlotte Pass village.

The chair corridor and adjoining slope occupy the frame.

Pulpit T-Bar

The Pulpit T-Bar side of the Charlotte Pass basin.

The frame covers the Pulpit T-Bar edge of the ski area, separate from Guthries and the Kosciuszko chair side.

Mountain Range and Top of the World

The high Top of the World viewpoint, oriented toward the surrounding mountain range.

The broad frame is dominated by the surrounding alpine range, with little village foreground detail.

Rex's Ridge

Rex's Ridge on the outer side of the Charlotte Pass ski area.

The camera shows ridge terrain on the outer side of the ski area above the lower basin.

Guthries Double Chair

The Guthries Double Chair and adjoining Guthries terrain.

The Guthries terrain lies on a separate side of the basin from the Kosciuszko Triple Chair.

Charlotte Pass on-mountain informationCharlotte Pass resort

NSW · 14 cameras

Perisher

The network spans Perisher Valley, Blue Cow, Smiggin Holes, Guthega, higher named terrain and a separate Transport for NSW road-camera source.

Front Valley

The lower Front Valley hub beside Perisher Centre and the Skitube terminal.

The frame contains the main village-side slope and activity around the Front Valley base.

Snow Stake Live

A close measuring view of Perisher's marked snow stake; the public page does not identify the exact mount.

The frame is tightly centred on the marked stake and the snow immediately around it; no ski slope is shown.

Perisher Valley Car Park Road

The Kosciuszko Road and Perisher Valley access/parking corridor.

This Transport for NSW camera shows the road and parking approach rather than Perisher's ski terrain.

Village Eight

At the upper end of the Village Eight chair above Front Valley.

The camera looks back over Front Valley from an elevated position in the base area; it is not on the Mt Perisher summit.

Excelerator

The Excelerator lift-and-run corridor on the high link between Perisher Valley and Blue Cow.

The frame follows a named upper-mountain lift and run corridor between Perisher Valley and Blue Cow.

Blue Cow Live

Around the Blue Cow terminal and its surrounding lift terrain.

The live scene is confined to Blue Cow's terminal and adjoining lift terrain.

Guthega

The Guthega village and centre area beneath the Guthega Peak sector.

The scene contains Guthega's separate alpine village and nearby slopes below Guthega Peak.

Mt Perisher

The Mt Perisher lift and terrain sector above Centre Valley.

The scene is limited to the local upper slopes in the Mt Perisher sector.

Centre Valley and Mt Perisher

The Centre Valley side of Perisher Valley, oriented toward the Mt Perisher sector.

The frame includes the Centre Valley foreground and higher Mt Perisher terrain beyond it.

Mt Kosciuszko

A long-range outlook toward Mt Kosciuszko from within the Perisher network, not a camera on the summit itself.

The distant mountain range and the cloud between the camera and Mt Kosciuszko occupy most of the scene.

Smiggin Holes

The Smiggin Holes base and beginner precinct, a separate valley from Perisher Valley.

The frame shows the local learning terrain and buildings at the Smiggin Holes base.

Happy Valley

The Happy Valley T-bar and run pocket within Perisher Valley.

The scene is a relatively sheltered pocket of named terrain around the Happy Valley T-bar.

Blue Cow Summit

The upper Blue Cow sector above the terminal and concourse.

The scene covers exposed upper terrain in the Blue Cow sector.

Top of Freedom

At the upper end of the Freedom Quad in the Blue Cow sector.

The camera looks across the lift-top terrain toward the Main Range from an exposed upper position.

Perisher camerasPerisher trail mapsOfficial camera source

NSW · 4 cameras

Selwyn Snow Resort

The network covers Selwyn Centre, New Chum beginner terrain, the toboggan park and a separately published live stream. The official still cameras update every ten minutes between 6 am and 5 pm.

New Chum Double Chair and Beginners Area

The New Chum Double Chair and Selwyn's beginner-area terrain.

The scene is confined to Selwyn's learning slope around the New Chum Double Chair.

Toboggan Park

The dedicated toboggan park immediately beside the Selwyn Centre.

The maintained snow-play surface and 150-metre conveyor area fill the scene; ski runs are outside the frame.

Selwyn Live Stream

A live resort view published separately from Selwyn's scheduled still cameras.

This is a continuous stream with its own on-player time, published separately from the scheduled still-camera archive.

Selwyn Centre, Township Triple Chair and Home Run

The Selwyn Centre base, with the Township Triple Chair and Home Run in the scene.

The resort's main facilities, Township Triple Chair and front-side Home Run appear in the scene.

Selwyn snow and weatherSelwyn toboggan park

NSW · 7 cameras

Thredbo

The cameras extend from Friday Flat and the lower village side through mid-mountain to Eagles Nest, the Basin and the Kosciuszko walking-track area.

Friday Flat Live

Friday Flat and the Snowsports School meeting area at the lower end of the resort.

The frame covers the beginner slope and lesson meeting area at Friday Flat.

Cruiser Area

The Cruiser area on Thredbo's mid-mountain Merritts side.

The operator identifies Cruiser's Ballroom on the left, Squatters Run in the middle and Walkabout on the right.

Mid-Mountain

A mid-elevation Thredbo viewpoint; the operator publishes the label but not a precise mount or bearing.

The camera sits between the lower Friday Flat area and Thredbo's upper viewpoints in elevation.

Kosciuszko Walking Track

The high Kosciuszko walking-track area above the main lifted terrain.

The scene is an exposed alpine outlook above Thredbo's village and main lifted terrain.

Alpine Coaster Live

The Alpine Coaster precinct near the lower village-side attractions.

The frame is centred on the Alpine Coaster activity area rather than Thredbo's ski runs.

Central Spur

At Eagles Nest, looking across Central Spur.

The view from Eagles Nest extends broadly across Central Spur; village detail and lift queues are not visible at close range.

Kosciuszko Chairlift – Lower Super Trail

The official source publishes this camera name, but a reliable detailed location note has not yet been added.

Thredbo snow cameras

TAS · 5 cameras

Ben Lomond

Five cameras from the resort and the Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club cover the front slopes, back slopes, village toboggan area, lift terrain and named peaks. NTAC's update frequency varies with lodge generator use.

Toboggan Area / Village Poma

The village-side toboggan area and Village Poma learning terrain.

The close scene contains the village-side toboggan area and Village Poma learning terrain.

Summit / Front Valley

The Summit T-Bar and Front Valley side of the Ben Lomond plateau.

The broad frame contains the Summit T-Bar and Front Valley side of the plateau; the Fannies back slopes are on the opposite aspect.

NTAC Top Slopes

At the Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club lodge, roughly 300 metres from the upper carpark.

Looks toward Fannies T-Bar, Big Ben and Bills, with Giblin Peak behind.

Fannies T-Bar / Back Slopes

The back-slopes side of Ben Lomond around Fannies T-Bar.

The frame covers the back-slopes aspect around Fannies T-Bar, opposite the Front Valley and Village Poma side.

NTAC Front Slopes

At the Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club lodge, outside the main village beside the front slopes.

Looks toward Village Poma, Bass and Summit T-Bar, with Legges Tor behind.

Ben Lomond resort camerasNTAC camera descriptionsNTAC lodge location

TAS · 1 cameras

Cradle Mountain

This is a single view of the Dove Lake carpark and surrounding Cradle Mountain landscape in a national-park access setting, not a ski resort.

Dove Lake Carpark

The Dove Lake carpark in Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, directly below the Cradle Mountain landscape.

The frame contains the carpark, nearby cloud and precipitation around the Dove Lake access point; the shuttle route and walking tracks are outside the view.

Tasmania Parks Dove Lake informationOfficial camera source

TAS · 2 cameras

kunanyi / Mt Wellington

Both City of Hobart cameras are at the kunanyi / Mt Wellington summit: one shows the immediate pinnacle precinct and the other looks toward Hobart and the River Derwent.

Summit

At the kunanyi / Mt Wellington summit precinct.

The frame shows the immediate pinnacle precinct at the summit; Pinnacle Road is not visible in full.

Hobart and Derwent Estuary

One of the City of Hobart's two cameras at the kunanyi / Mt Wellington summit.

The camera looks down from the summit toward Hobart and the River Derwent across a long-distance scene.

City of Hobart summit webcams

TAS · 2 cameras

Mt Mawson

The volunteer-run field is represented by a camera at the bottom of Mawson Run and a north-east-facing camera on the Mawson Tow hut above the public shelter area.

Base Cam #1

At the bottom of Mawson Run in the volunteer-operated Mt Mawson field.

The frame contains the bottom of Mawson Run in the field's base area.

Public Shelter

On the Mawson Tow hut, pointing north-east over the public day shelter area.

The public shelter and toilets are left; the ticket office, ski patrol and first-aid building are right.

Mt Mawson camera descriptions

VIC · 1 cameras

Dinner Plain

The single Dinner Plain camera shows the 150-metre Cobungra Platter beginner ski-and-snowboard slope at Scrubbers End, not the separate Peashooter toboggan slope.

Cobungra Platter

The Cobungra Platter beginner ski and snowboard slope at Scrubbers End.

This is the 150-metre green run, not Dinner Plain's separate Peashooter toboggan slope.

Dinner Plain snow cameraDinner Plain skiing

VIC · 9 cameras

Falls Creek

The cameras span the built ski-in/ski-out village, Main Street, Cloud 9, Towers, the Scott and Ruined Castle sectors, and a Drover's Dream outlook toward the lake.

Towers Chair

The Towers Chair corridor above the central village side.

The Towers Chair corridor occupies terrain between the central village side and higher slopes.

Drover's Dream Lake View

The Drover's Dream sector on the outer side of the Falls Creek trail network.

The camera looks beyond Drover's Dream terrain toward the lake, with distant landscape more prominent than village detail.

Ruined Castle

The Ruined Castle terrain reached from the upper Cloud 9 side of the resort.

The frame is centred on the named Ruined Castle ski-terrain sector; the village and lake outlook are outside the scene.

Cloud 9

Cloud 9 at the top of Halley's Comet, beside the snowsports-school and beginner hub.

This higher village-edge scene contains the Cloud 9 activity and snowsports-school area.

Scott Chair

The Scott Chair and adjoining runs in the Ruined Castle side of Falls Creek.

The Scott Chair corridor and adjoining runs fill the local scene.

Mouse Trap

The archive's Mouse Trap-labelled learning-area view near the village snowsports-school terrain.

The current Falls Creek public camera list labels this scene 'Snowsports School Area'; 'Mouse Trap' is the archive's legacy name.

Main Street

Main Street within the ski-in/ski-out village.

The frame is a close built-environment and pedestrian scene along Main Street.

Village View

A broad view across Falls Creek's built ski-in/ski-out village.

The broad frame contains village buildings, pedestrian areas and nearby settled surfaces.

Scott Chair (Top)

At the upper end of Scott Chair, above the main lower village views.

The elevated frame covers the upper Scott Chair and Ruined Castle sector.

Falls Creek snow camerasFalls Creek lifts and terrain

VIC · 4 cameras

Lake Mountain

Three close-range cameras show the Village Toboggan Run, Mini Toboggan Run and Snow Play Area in Lake Mountain's managed activity precinct.

Village Toboggan Run

The principal Village Toboggan Run beside Lake Mountain's base facilities.

A managed, ticketed toboggan surface distinct from the Mini Run and Snow Play Area.

Snow Play Area

The designated Snow Play Area in the village precinct.

The maintained snow-play activity zone fills the frame; cross-country trails are outside the scene.

Mini Toboggan Run

The Mini Toboggan Run in Lake Mountain's village activity precinct.

A small managed surface separate from the main Village Toboggan Run and general Snow Play Area.

Koala Creek

The official source publishes this camera name, but a reliable detailed location note has not yet been added.

Lake Mountain snow cameras

VIC · 6 cameras

Mt Baw Baw

Three compact viewpoints show the alpine village, the upper roll of Hut Run and the Tank Hill Platter terrain.

Hut Roll

The upper roll of Hut Run, identified in the resort snow report as 'Hut Run From The Roll'.

Shows the named run segment rather than the village or road.

Baw Baw Village

The compact Mt Baw Baw alpine village at about 1,450 metres elevation.

The frame contains village buildings and nearby outdoor surfaces rather than the complete ski field.

Tank Hill

The Tank Hill Platter and its nearby run terrain.

The Tank Hill Platter corridor and its nearby slope occupy the frame.

Mid Summit

The official source publishes this camera name, but a reliable detailed location note has not yet been added.

The Bowl

The official source publishes this camera name, but a reliable detailed location note has not yet been added.

Toboggan Park

The official source publishes this camera name, but a reliable detailed location note has not yet been added.

Mt Baw Baw webcamsMt Baw Baw snow reportOfficial camera source

VIC · 8 cameras

Mt Buller

The network includes the central village, Bourke Street, Burnt Hut, Little Buller Spur, Shakey Knees, Skyline, Standard Run and the 360-degree Pendergast Hut system.

Bourke Street Live

Mounted high on the Ski & Snowboard School building in the middle of Bourke Street.

Looks over the beginner lesson area, with the Ski Patrol base on the right.

Little Buller Spur

Little Buller Spur, a long intermediate ridge-and-run sector away from the central village.

The frame follows the outer Little Buller Spur ridge-and-run corridor away from the central village.

Village

The central Mt Buller village and its built pedestrian precinct.

The scene contains the central village's buildings, pedestrian precinct and nearby settled surfaces.

Skyline Live

The high Skyline T-Bar and run area near Mt Buller's summit side.

The live stream shows exposed upper terrain around the Skyline T-Bar near the summit side.

Shakey Knees Live

The Shakey Knees chair and run sector on Mt Buller's northern side.

The live stream is centred on the Shakey Knees chair and run sector; the village and road approach are outside the frame.

Standard Run Live

The Standard Run corridor on Mt Buller's northern terrain.

The live stream follows the Standard Run corridor on the mountain's northern terrain.

Mt Buller Pendergast Hut 360

At Pendergast Hut at 1,725 metres, high on Mt Buller.

A 360-degree system covering the summit-side landscape and sky, including a night-sky view.

Burnt Hut

The Burnt Hut lift and run sector on Mt Buller's more sheltered lower side.

A local terrain view away from Bourke Street and the summit ridge.

Mt Buller webcamsPendergast Hut camera description

VIC · 12 cameras

Mt Hotham

The archive covers the Hotham Heights ridge, the actual summit, the Big D family area, named lift and run sectors, gullies below the ridge and the long-range Razorback outlook.

Summit Trainer

The beginner trainer slope immediately below Hotham Central and the Great Alpine Road.

Despite its name, this is not the Mt Hotham summit; it is the short learning area beside the village hub.

Slalom Gully

Slalom Gully below the exposed village ridge on the Heavenly Valley side.

The frame shows gully terrain below the exposed village ridge on the Heavenly Valley side.

Mt Hotham Summit 360

At the actual Mt Hotham summit above the village ridge.

The panoramic system covers the exposed summit landscape above the Hotham Heights village ridge.

Golden Point

The outer Golden Point ridge beyond the Gotcha and Keogh's terrain.

The frame covers exposed outer-ridge terrain beyond Gotcha and Keogh's, away from Hotham Central.

Hotham Heights

The Hotham Heights village ridge around Hotham Central and the Great Alpine Road.

The frame contains the settled Hotham Heights ridge, buildings and Great Alpine Road; the camera is below the actual Mt Hotham summit.

Big D

The separate Big D family and beginner pod east of Hotham's central village along the Great Alpine Road.

The Big D family and beginner activity area fills the scene; Summit, Heavenly Valley and the central village ridge are outside the frame.

Snake Gully

Snake Gully around the Snake Gully Hut, down in the terrain below the ridge.

The scene is centred on sheltered Snake Gully terrain around the hut, below the summit and village ridge.

Pup's and Sun Run

The Pups learning carpet and Sun Run area beside Hotham Central.

The lower scene contains the Pups learning carpet and Sun Run beside Hotham Central.

Upper Imagine

The upper part of Imagine in the Heavenly Valley-side terrain below the main ridge.

The frame is limited to the upper Imagine run segment below the main ridge.

Gotcha

The Gotcha Quad and face in the One Tree Hill/Heavenly Valley side of Mt Hotham.

The scene contains the steep Gotcha face and quad corridor; the central village is outside the frame.

Razorback

A ridge outlook toward the Razorback and Mt Feathertop route from the Hotham area.

The long-range scene follows the Razorback toward Mt Feathertop rather than a close groomed ski run.

Skating Rink

The Skating Rink run in Mt Hotham's One Tree Hill/Gotcha sector.

The frame follows the Skating Rink run on the One Tree Hill/Gotcha side of the resort.

Mt Hotham snow camerasMt Hotham trail map

VIC · 2 cameras

Mt Stirling

Two off-grid, solar-powered views cover the Telephone Box Junction visitor hub and Bluff Spur Hut on upper touring terrain. Mt Stirling says updates normally occur every five to ten minutes and may pause while the system recharges.

Bluff Spur

At Bluff Spur Hut on Mt Stirling's upper cross-country and touring terrain.

The remote scene covers upper cross-country and touring terrain around Bluff Spur Hut; low solar charge can delay updates.

Telephone Box Junction

Telephone Box Junction, the mountain's main visitor hub about eight kilometres from the base.

Shows the facilities and trailhead area around the visitor centre, patrol, hire and shelter.

Mt Stirling live camerasMt Stirling facilities

What the source register does—and does not—prove

Each source link identifies where a camera is published and helps readers verify its current context. Publication on an operator page does not by itself grant this site ownership of the imagery, and a technically reachable endpoint is not a safety service. Camera images remain attributed to their operators and stay inside the advertising-free viewer.

The notes above are bounded interpretations of camera position and operator documentation. They are not endorsements, snow reports or operational claims. If a name, source or viewpoint has changed, the correction route is available on the public contact page.