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Le Salève snowkite spot
France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Overview
Large plateau with 360° view, works in all wind directions, except South wind. It's a spot close to Geneva and relatively accessible in winter.
The wind can get very strong, if there are too big gusts, fallback spot at St Blaise (Fr).
Don't leave anything visible in cars as some people help themselves!
Access from Geneva via Annemasse or Le Coin, above Collonge-sur-Salève. Access via La Croisette from Cruseilles or via La Muraz after Reignier.
Spot forecast for Le Salève
Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:40
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Le Salève: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
33h
in January · 3.5 rideable days
The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 2 rideable days a month and 33 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is February, 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 — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is September, with 207 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 7 cm.
Monthly averages: Le Salève
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.5 | 33 h | 1 °C | 186 mm |
| February | 0.0 | 0 h | 4 °C | 71 mm |
| March | 0.0 | 0 h | 6 °C | 53 mm |
| April | 0.0 | 0 h | 10 °C | 90 mm |
| May | 0.0 | 0 h | 12 °C | 179 mm |
| June | 0.0 | 0 h | 19 °C | 149 mm |
| July | 0.0 | 0 h | 20 °C | 90 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 0 h | 21 °C | 80 mm |
| September | 0.0 | 0 h | 13 °C | 207 mm |
| October | 0.0 | 0 h | 10 °C | 145 mm |
| November | 1.0 | 5 h | 5 °C | 148 mm |
| December | 1.5 | 16 h | 2 °C | 63 mm |
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Technical details of Le Salève spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Depending on conditions: SSE, SSW.
Spot opening date
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Spot type
- Normal (Car access at spot edge)
- Altitude
- 1,375 m
Parking
Parking at the foot of the spot. Note that if there's snow and strong wind forming snowdrifts, access is closed by barriers on each side, you just need to walk up, less than 1/2 hour walk.
Wind specificities
Works in all directions, except South which is gusty and dangerous.
Best in N, NE (Bise), SW (Vent), W (Rare).
Hazards
Also be careful in the middle of the spot where there is a pole surrounded by barbed wire and toward the back of the spot where there are also poles and barbed wire.
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