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Dôme de Vaugelaz snowkite spot
France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Overview
Nice snowkite spot accessible by ski touring (about 900m elevation gain), with rolling terrain at the summit. Possibility to start 400/500m below the summit if the wind allows and if you're used to ascending with side wind. Once at the top of the dome, you can go even higher under the Petit and Grand Châtelet if the wind is southerly enough.
Spot forecast for Dôme de Vaugelaz
Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:39
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Dôme de Vaugelaz: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
11h
in April · 2.5 rideable days
The season runs from March to April, peaking in April: 2 rideable days a month and 11 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
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 -1 °C. The wettest month is October, with 219 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 147 cm.
Monthly averages: Dôme de Vaugelaz
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5 | 31 h | -1 °C | 211 mm |
| February | 1.0 | 5 h | 1 °C | 90 mm |
| March | 1.5 | 14 h | 1 °C | 51 mm |
| April | 2.5 | 11 h | 4 °C | 78 mm |
| May | 0.5 | 4 h | 7 °C | 123 mm |
| June | 1.0 | 5 h | 14 °C | 99 mm |
| July | 0.0 | 0 h | 15 °C | 139 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 0 h | 16 °C | 163 mm |
| September | 0.0 | 0 h | 9 °C | 186 mm |
| October | 1.0 | 3 h | 7 °C | 219 mm |
| November | 1.0 | 7 h | 2 °C | 169 mm |
| December | 1.0 | 4 h | -1 °C | 127 mm |
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Technical details of Dôme de Vaugelaz spot
The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.
Spot functioning
Access is by ski touring, minimum 400/500m elevation gain to get out of the trees. Maximum 900m elevation gain to reach the top of the dome. Easy at the summit, but requires solid skills if accessing with kite from the tree line (side or even downwind).
Spot opening date
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
No specific restrictions.
- Spot type
- Freeride (Ski touring access)
- Altitude
- 2,217 m
Parking
Take the road to Les Chapelles and park where you can't go any further. In winter, the road is closed at Les Chapelles.
Wind specificities
Ideal wind: South-West. It should also be good with South-East wind (never validated). The wind can be very strong and gusty, be careful.
Hazards
No particular danger or obstacle at the top of the dome except for a wooden bench. In foehn wind conditions, the wind can be very strong and gusty, it can get rough up there!
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