Overview

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Green Mountain Reservoir is a snowkite spot at 2,432m altitude in Summit County, between Silverthorne and Kremmling. The frozen reservoir offers a good surface with winds channeled by the Blue River valley. Less crowded than nearby Dillon Reservoir.

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Sunrise 15:21 · Sunset 02:18

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

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Green Mountain Reservoir: when to go?

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Season · peak

14h

in March · 3 rideable days

The season runs from January to March, peaking in March: 3 rideable days a month and 14 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 13%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is March, with 26 mm.

Monthly averages: Green Mountain Reservoir

Monthly averages — Green Mountain Reservoir — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	2.0	10 h	-4 °C	12 mm
February	2.5	11 h	2 °C	22 mm
March	3.0	14 h	5 °C	26 mm
April	0.0	0 h	11 °C	8 mm
May	0.0	0 h	15 °C	21 mm
June	0.0	0 h	24 °C	10 mm
July	0.0	0 h	26 °C	6 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	9 mm
September	0.0	0 h	21 °C	11 mm
October	0.0	0 h	15 °C	12 mm
November	1.0	6 h	6 °C	15 mm
December	0.0	0 h	2 °C	8 mm

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Technical details of Green Mountain Reservoir spot

The spot works with winds from N, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,432 m

Hazards

Altitude 2,432m — altitude sickness and dehydration. Hypothermia from wind chill. Unstable ice early and late season. Sudden blizzards. Relative isolation. Intense UV reflected by snow.

Additional information

Frozen surface in winter with good riding space. Winds channeled by the north-south valley. Snowdrifts and bare ice patches. Variable snow depending on exposure and wind.

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009S12740RWS1RHS - 1.4 mi N of Heeney Rd Green Mountain Reservoir3.5 kmsource noaa

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