Overview

Snowkite

Snowkite spot on Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado's largest lake at 2,285m altitude in the Curecanti National Recreation Area. The vast frozen surface and winds channeled by the Gunnison Canyon make it a premier snowkite spot. Spectacular winter landscape.

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Spot forecast for Blue Mesa Res

Sunrise 15:23 · Sunset 02:24

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

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Blue Mesa Res: 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

5h

in February · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in February: 1 rideable days a month and 5 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 13%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is October, with 25 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Blue Mesa Res

Monthly averages — Blue Mesa Res — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.5	7 h	-3 °C	8 mm
February	1.5	5 h	4 °C	13 mm
March	1.5	7 h	8 °C	20 mm
April	0.0	0 h	14 °C	9 mm
May	0.0	0 h	18 °C	19 mm
June	0.0	0 h	26 °C	2 mm
July	0.0	0 h	28 °C	5 mm
August	0.0	0 h	27 °C	10 mm
September	0.0	0 h	22 °C	22 mm
October	0.0	0 h	18 °C	25 mm
November	0.5	2 h	8 °C	21 mm
December	0.5	3 h	1 °C	10 mm

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Technical details of Blue Mesa Res spot

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

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,285 m

Hazards

Altitude 2,285m — altitude sickness, hypothermia from severe wind chill. Unstable ice in some areas, especially near inflows and the dam. Sudden blizzards with zero visibility. Temperature can drop below -25°C. Isolation — far from help on the frozen surface. Intense UV reflected by snow.

Additional information

Vast frozen surface in winter with excellent snowkite conditions. Wind-sculpted snowdrifts alternating with bare ice. Check ice thickness — variable by area and season. Powder snow early winter, crusty late season.

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