Col de Véry spot

Col de Véry snowkite spot

France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Spot currently openAltitude 1,964 m 45.8 | 6.61

Overview

Nice snowkite spot extending from Mont de Vorès to Col de la Croix de Pierre passing through Col de Véry which is located around the GR "Tour du Beaufortain" trail just next to Les Saisies resort area. No particular avalanche danger except in the direction of the ridges leading to Aiguille Croche. Avoid the slopes along the Bellasta chairlift.

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Spot forecast for Col de Véry

Sunrise 07:56 · 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 de Véry: 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 March · 7 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, March and April, at 7 rideable days and 3 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 8 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 7 rideable days7 d M April: 6 rideable days A May: 2 rideable days M June: 0.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0.5 rideable days O November: 2.5 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 8 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 7 rideable days7 d M April: 6 rideable days A May: 2 rideable days M June: 0.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0.5 rideable days O November: 2.5 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is January, with 285 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 103 cm.

Monthly averages: Col de Véry
Monthly averages — Col de Véry — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.5 47 h 0 °C 285 mm
February 2.5 14 h 2 °C 104 mm
March 7.0 82 h 2 °C 82 mm
April 6.0 60 h 6 °C 111 mm
May 2.0 14 h 8 °C 181 mm
June 0.5 3 h 15 °C 190 mm
July 0.0 0 h 16 °C 187 mm
August 0.0 0 h 18 °C 168 mm
September 0.0 0 h 10 °C 256 mm
October 0.5 3 h 8 °C 225 mm
November 2.5 13 h 3 °C 202 mm
December 3.5 21 h 1 °C 122 mm

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Technical details of Col de Véry spot

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

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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Spot functioning

Several possibilities: 

  • from Les Saisies resort by taking the lifts and slopes to the Bellasta chairlift
  • hiking from Val Joly resort
  • hiking from Les Saisies, then Col de la Lézette, Plan Corbet, Mont Clocher, Bellasta
  • from Megève resort
Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Resort (Ski lift access)
Altitude
1,964 m
Wind specificities

The spot works with South-East wind. Even if it's strong on the ridges, it decreases rapidly as you descend towards the Val Joly resort.

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