Overview

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Vetan is a snowkite spot located in the Aosta Valley at 1,805 m altitude. The plateau offers an open space with favorable wind conditions for snowkiting. The terrain is suitable for beginners thanks to its gentle topography and open spaces. The view of the Alpine peaks is spectacular.

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Spot forecast for Vetan

Sunrise 07:54 · 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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Vetan: 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

103h

in April · 17 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 16 rideable days a month and 103 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is June, with 112 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 98 cm.

Monthly averages: Vetan

Monthly averages — Vetan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	87 h	1 °C	72 mm
February	6.5	34 h	3 °C	46 mm
March	14.5	98 h	4 °C	63 mm
April	17.0	103 h	7 °C	66 mm
May	16.0	103 h	11 °C	64 mm
June	0.5	2 h	18 °C	112 mm
July	0.0	0 h	20 °C	47 mm
August	0.0	0 h	21 °C	56 mm
September	0.0	0 h	13 °C	81 mm
October	1.5	9 h	9 °C	94 mm
November	3.5	21 h	5 °C	53 mm
December	7.0	33 h	2 °C	47 mm

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Technical details of Vetan spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,805 m

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