Col des Annes snowkite spot

France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Spot currently openAltitude 1,765 m 45.97 | 6.52

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Spot forecast for Col des Annes

Sunrise 07:57 · 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 des Annes: 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

125h

in March · 14 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in March: 11 rideable days a month and 125 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days14 d M April: 12 rideable days A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 1.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 2 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days14 d M April: 12 rideable days A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 1.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 2 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 2%

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 1 °C. The wettest month is September, with 277 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 87 cm.

Monthly averages: Col des Annes
Monthly averages — Col des Annes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.5 129 h 1 °C 250 mm
February 7.5 62 h 2 °C 100 mm
March 14.0 125 h 3 °C 80 mm
April 12.0 134 h 6 °C 125 mm
May 9.5 87 h 9 °C 205 mm
June 1.5 11 h 16 °C 176 mm
July 0.0 0 h 16 °C 160 mm
August 0.0 0 h 18 °C 139 mm
September 0.0 0 h 11 °C 277 mm
October 2.0 21 h 9 °C 209 mm
November 5.5 54 h 4 °C 195 mm
December 8.0 65 h 1 °C 138 mm

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Technical details of Col des Annes spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: S, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot functioning

From St Jean de Sixt, follow "Grand Bornand" then "Valée du Bouchet" until Col des Annes; end of the road.
15min walk, following the ski trail.

Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Normal (Car access at spot edge)
Altitude
1,765 m

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