Overview

Snowkite

Isenau is a snowkite spot above Les Diablerets in the Vaud Alps, at 1739 m altitude. The Isenau plateau offers open, clear terrain ideal for snowkiting. Thermal and synoptic winds are frequent. Access is by the Isenau cable car from Les Diablerets. The spot is suited for intermediate riders with good spaces.

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Spot forecast for Isenau Snowkite

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:36

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

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Isenau Snowkite: 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

31h

in April · 6 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, April and March, at 6 rideable days and 4 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is September, with 245 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 63 cm.

Monthly averages: Isenau Snowkite

Monthly averages — Isenau Snowkite — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.5	45 h	1 °C	194 mm
February	2.0	8 h	3 °C	83 mm
March	2.5	17 h	4 °C	95 mm
April	6.0	31 h	7 °C	113 mm
May	0.0	1 h	10 °C	193 mm
June	0.0	0 h	16 °C	217 mm
July	0.0	0 h	17 °C	181 mm
August	0.0	0 h	18 °C	178 mm
September	0.0	0 h	11 °C	245 mm
October	1.5	9 h	9 °C	200 mm
November	1.5	5 h	4 °C	151 mm
December	2.5	12 h	2 °C	142 mm

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Technical details of Isenau Snowkite spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,739 m

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