Les Crosets snowkite spot

Switzerland · Valais

Spot currently openAltitude 1,826 m 46.18 | 6.83

Overview

Spot located in the middle of Les Crosets ski slopes. It's small, and works mainly with southwest wind regimes.

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Spot forecast for Les Crosets

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:38

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Les Crosets: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

98h

in May · 13 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, May and November, at 13 rideable days and 4 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days13 d M June: 1.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days13 d M June: 1.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is January, with 297 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 120 cm.

Monthly averages: Les Crosets
Monthly averages — Les Crosets — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.5 133 h 1 °C 297 mm
February 5.5 42 h 2 °C 120 mm
March 9.0 83 h 3 °C 98 mm
April 10.0 115 h 5 °C 135 mm
May 13.0 98 h 8 °C 291 mm
June 1.5 16 h 15 °C 216 mm
July 0.0 0 h 16 °C 190 mm
August 0.0 0 h 18 °C 227 mm
September 1.5 7 h 10 °C 293 mm
October 4.0 34 h 8 °C 238 mm
November 11.0 93 h 4 °C 244 mm
December 8.5 61 h 1 °C 159 mm

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Technical details of Les Crosets spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot functioning

Access via the Grand Conche chairlift, if the intermediate station is open, exit there and follow the trail to the right (looking downhill). The spot is to the right of the trail on a small dome.

Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Resort (Ski lift access)
Altitude
1,826 m
Parking

Parking at Les Crosets ski resort

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