Overview

Snowkite

Snowkite spot on Mount Vitosha at 1,952 meters altitude, accessible from Sofia in Bulgaria. The Vitosha plateau offers large snow-covered expanses for snowkiting in winter with regular winds from all directions.

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Spot forecast for Vitosha Snowkiting

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:37

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

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Vitosha Snowkiting: 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

153h

in January · 18 rideable days

The season runs from December to January, peaking in January: 15 rideable days a month and 153 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is May, with 158 mm. Snow depth peaks in October, at 15 cm.

Monthly averages: Vitosha Snowkiting

Monthly averages — Vitosha Snowkiting — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	153 h	0 °C	61 mm
February	3.0	16 h	1 °C	28 mm
March	3.5	29 h	6 °C	101 mm
April	3.5	41 h	9 °C	94 mm
May	0.0	0 h	11 °C	158 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	42 mm
July	0.0	0 h	21 °C	23 mm
August	0.0	0 h	20 °C	67 mm
September	0.0	0 h	15 °C	62 mm
October	4.0	38 h	9 °C	125 mm
November	1.0	11 h	5 °C	102 mm
December	11.5	114 h	1 °C	117 mm

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Technical details of Vitosha Snowkiting spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,952 m

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SOFIA (OBSERV.)11.4 km

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Ogimet - Sofia Observ. (Bulgaria)11.4 km

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