Col du Mont Cenis spot

Col du Mont Cenis snowkite spot

France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Spot currently openAltitude 2,083 m 45.25 | 6.91

Overview

A magnificent mountain pass spot with flat areas, undulating sections, and steeper slopes on the sides. Beautiful view of Mont-Cenis lake. Access via the ski resort, see procedure in the technical sheet

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Spot forecast for Col du Mont Cenis

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:39

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

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Col du Mont Cenis: 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

135h

in January · 18 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 15 rideable days a month and 135 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is June, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 10.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 1 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 10.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 1 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is March, with 150 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 105 cm.

Monthly averages: Col du Mont Cenis
Monthly averages — Col du Mont Cenis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 135 h -1 °C 104 mm
February 10.5 76 h 1 °C 42 mm
March 17.5 150 h 1 °C 150 mm
April 15.5 133 h 5 °C 142 mm
May 7.0 40 h 9 °C 97 mm
June 0.0 0 h 16 °C 119 mm
July 0.0 0 h 17 °C 74 mm
August 0.0 0 h 18 °C 53 mm
September 0.0 0 h 11 °C 120 mm
October 1.0 7 h 8 °C 142 mm
November 5.0 34 h 3 °C 76 mm
December 13.5 98 h 0 °C 66 mm

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Technical details of Col du Mont Cenis spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable
Local association recommendations

Message from KAF:

We're making progress with the Val Cenis resort
A snowkite pass allows access to the spots, procedure below.
The spots are not yet under FFVL (French Free Flight Federation) Snowkite convention, it's in progress, but kiting is officially authorized there

PLEASE respect these natural areas and ski domain as much as possible:
 

  • You NEVER have priority over skiers at the edge of or crossing the slopes
  • Stay at a good distance or stop with your kite at zenith when dog sleds pass by
  • Identify the dog sled tracks, and don't place your kites, lines or bags on them
  • There are bearded vultures living here, share the spot with them
  • Don't enter after the slopes close, snow groomers start operating, groomer cable on La Ramasse slope
  • Go for drinks or food at the Col du Mont Cenis lodge
     

Procedure for accessing the spot via the ski resort:
Rate: -50% on the day pass (23.25)
Purchasing the pass:

  • The customer buys their pass only at the ticket office and informs the lift ticket seller which lift they plan to use.
  • They identify themselves to the ticket seller either with their equipment or by presenting a membership card or practitioner card for backcountry skiing or snowkiting.
  • The customer is informed that they must return the pass to the staff at the last lift they use.

    Special case: La Ramasse
    If the lift is La Ramasse, the customer will receive a ticket that they must give to the staff at the departure of the lift.

 

Spot functioning

SnowKite pass 23.25 euros. Access via the La Ramasse chairlift from Lanslebourg.

Then, on foot, or with the Mont Cenis t-bar lift, go to the Col du Mont Cenis.

Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Resort (Ski lift access)
Altitude
2,083 m

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