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Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1,112 m 44.96 | -108.26

Overview

Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend is a kitesurfing spot located in Montana, at 1112m altitude on the Bighorn Reservoir. This dam lake offers an extensive body of water with prevailing west and southwest winds. The horseshoe bend provides both sheltered and exposed areas depending on wind direction. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with a good body of water for freeride.
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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend: 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

140h

in May · 19 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 140 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is May, with 38 mm.

Monthly averages: Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend
Monthly averages — Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.0 36 h -1 °C 1 mm
February 8.5 68 h 1 °C 9 mm
March 17.0 131 h 10 °C 14 mm
April 17.0 131 h 15 °C 17 mm
May 19.0 140 h 20 °C 38 mm
June 16.5 96 h 28 °C 8 mm
July 17.5 101 h 32 °C 6 mm
August 18.5 103 h 31 °C 4 mm
September 17.5 107 h 27 °C 9 mm
October 14.0 79 h 18 °C 24 mm
November 10.5 61 h 9 °C 6 mm
December 9.5 60 h 6 °C 9 mm

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Technical details of Yellowtail Reservoir - Horseshoe Bend spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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