Selwyn snow report & weather forecast
Selwyn sits in NSW, rising from a 1492 m village to a 1614 m summit — 122 m of vertical served by 4 lifts. Alpine Intelligence models Selwyn’s conditions hour by hour across the elevation band, blending official meteorological forecasts, satellite cloud imagery and terrain analysis into a visibility index, run-surface predictions and snowmaking windows.
Selwyn conditions right now
Conditions data updated
Selwyn is currently 3.5°C at the 1492 m village, feeling closer to 1°C in the wind. Wind is near calm at 1 km/h, which is the main driver of lift holds on the exposed summit chairs. Visibility is clear, with long sightlines across the mountain. The freezing level is 3130 m, above the 1492 m village.
The base depth at Selwyn is 0 cm, modelled from snowfall, melt and settlement at resort elevation. There has been no meaningful new snow in the last 24 hours. The surface is best described as minimal natural cover. Natural cover is minimal — machine-made surfaces only.
No significant snowfall is modelled for the next 24 hours. Model agreement across ECMWF, GFS, ICON, GEM and BOM ACCESS-G is poor (21/100). Wet-bulb temperatures are too warm for snowmaking tonight. The best window on the current run of the models opens Tuesday 8 am.
- Temperature
- 3.5°C
- Wind
- 1 km/h (gusts 4)
- Visibility
- 61.2 km
- Freezing level
- 3130 m
- Base depth
- 0 cm
- Fresh (24 h)
- 0 cm
- Snow surface
- minimal natural cover
- Next 24 h
- 0 cm
- Next 72 h
- 0 cm
- Model agreement
- Poor
- Snowmaking tonight
- 0 h
Selwyn mountain statistics
- State
- NSW
- Village elevation
- 1492 m
- Summit elevation
- 1614 m
- Vertical
- 122 m
- Lifts
- 4
- Timezone
- Sydney
Selwyn lifts
4 × Lift
| Lift | Type | Top elevation | Wind exposure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Quad | — | 1597 m | high |
| Chifley Chair | — | 1560 m | medium |
| Snowgum Poma | — | 1588 m | low |
| Beginners Tow | — | 1557 m | low |