Overview

Snowkite

Spots around the village of Solaison, works well with south to southwest wind.
In case of fog at Cenise, it's a whiteout here but still rideable.

Be sure to respect the cross-country ski trails (Cross them when nobody is around and keep your ski edges flat to avoid damaging the tracks)

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Spot forecast for Solaison

Sunrise 07:58 · Sunset 18:40

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

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Solaison: 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

82h

in January · 9 rideable days

The season runs from November to April, peaking in January: 6 rideable days a month and 82 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is September, with 238 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 27 cm.

Monthly averages: Solaison

Monthly averages — Solaison — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	82 h	2 °C	215 mm
February	3.5	31 h	4 °C	100 mm
March	8.5	72 h	5 °C	61 mm
April	5.0	53 h	8 °C	95 mm
May	0.0	0 h	11 °C	178 mm
June	0.0	0 h	18 °C	191 mm
July	0.0	0 h	18 °C	140 mm
August	0.0	0 h	20 °C	129 mm
September	0.0	0 h	12 °C	238 mm
October	0.5	2 h	10 °C	205 mm
November	3.5	32 h	6 °C	173 mm
December	6.0	43 h	3 °C	103 mm

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Technical details of Solaison spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Normal (Car access at spot edge)
Altitude: 1,506 m

Parking

Parking at the village with a 200 to 300m walk before setting up your kite

Hazards

Posts, sometimes barbed wire, cross-country ski trails

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Schools, shops and places to stay nearby

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Source Boardshop Annecy Shop · Annecy24.6 kmfrom the spot

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