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Lake Granby snowkite spot
United States · Colorado
Overview
Lake Granby is a large reservoir at 2,519m altitude in Grand County, near Rocky Mountain National Park. The frozen lake offers a vast snowkite surface with prevailing southwest winds channeled by mountain valleys. Colorado's third-largest lake.
Spot forecast for Lake Granby
Sunrise 15:19 · Sunset 02:16
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Lake Granby: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
3h
in October · 0.5 rideable days
The season runs from October to November, peaking in October: 1 rideable days a month and 3 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is April, with 18 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 5 cm.
Monthly averages: Lake Granby
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 1 h | -4 °C | 7 mm |
| February | 0.0 | 3 h | 1 °C | 14 mm |
| March | 0.0 | 2 h | 4 °C | 15 mm |
| April | 0.5 | 1 h | 10 °C | 18 mm |
| May | 0.0 | 1 h | 14 °C | 11 mm |
| June | 0.0 | 0 h | 23 °C | 6 mm |
| July | 0.0 | 0 h | 25 °C | 1 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 0 h | 24 °C | 18 mm |
| September | 0.0 | 0 h | 20 °C | 12 mm |
| October | 0.5 | 3 h | 14 °C | 8 mm |
| November | 0.5 | 2 h | 5 °C | 14 mm |
| December | 0.0 | 1 h | 2 °C | 12 mm |
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Technical details of Lake Granby spot
The spot works with winds from SW.
Spot opening date
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Spot type
- Freeride (Ski touring access)
- Altitude
- 2,519 m
Hazards
Altitude 2,519m — altitude sickness. Hypothermia from severe wind chill. Unstable ice near inflows and early/late season. Sudden blizzards descending from the mountains. Elk and wildlife near the national park. Intense UV.
Additional information
Large frozen surface in winter. Generally solid ice from December to March. Good extent for snowkiting. Prevailing southwest winds. Drifts and wind-blown snow on the surface.
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