Overview

Snowkite

Snow Mesa is an extreme alpine snowkite spot at 3,747m altitude in the San Juan Mountains. This vast summit plateau above treeline offers exceptional snowkite conditions with powerful multidirectional winds. One of the highest and most committed spots in North America. Backcountry access only.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Snow Mesa

Sunrise 15:22 · Sunset 02:24

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Snow Mesa: 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

40h

in February · 6.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, November and October, at 6 rideable days and 0 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 41%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 19%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 41% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -8 °C. The wettest month is October, with 57 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 10 cm.

Monthly averages: Snow Mesa

Monthly averages — Snow Mesa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	3.0	18 h	-8 °C	13 mm
February	6.5	40 h	-4 °C	25 mm
March	0.5	3 h	-3 °C	23 mm
April	0.0	0 h	1 °C	12 mm
May	1.0	7 h	5 °C	19 mm
June	0.0	0 h	14 °C	25 mm
July	0.0	0 h	14 °C	28 mm
August	0.0	0 h	14 °C	25 mm
September	0.5	2 h	10 °C	36 mm
October	4.5	22 h	6 °C	57 mm
November	6.0	44 h	-1 °C	14 mm
December	1.5	7 h	-2 °C	10 mm

Photo gallery of Snow Mesa

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Snow Mesa spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 3,747 m

Hazards

Extreme altitude 3,747m — severe altitude sickness, pulmonary and cerebral edema possible. Backcountry access only — no quick rescue. Very high avalanche risk on edges. Hypothermia and extreme wind chill. Sudden blizzards with total whiteout. Cornices, cliffs, and treacherous terrain. Extreme UV. Potentially life-threatening conditions — alpine experience required.

Additional information

Immense alpine plateau with abundant snow and exceptional conditions. Multidirectional winds from south to northwest. Alternating deep powder and wind-packed surfaces. Open terrain stretching for kilometers.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

CONTINENTAL RESERVOIR NEAR LAKE CO US9.2 kmsource madis - NOAA

Readings reserved for Premium members

Readings from CONTINENTAL RESERVOIR NEAR LAKE CO US weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

SLUMGULLION CO US SNOTEL9.2 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source madis - NOAA

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Snow Mesa

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Colorado

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Snow Mesa snowkite spot