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Spot de Les Rousses

Les Rousses snowkite spot

France · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

46.51 | 6.09

1059m

Overview

The spot is located on the edge of Les Rousses lake on the Vallée de Joux side. You can ride towards the lake or on the other side of the road along the forest edge. It's also possible to ride on the lake when it's frozen. In fact, almost the entire plateau is rideable
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Les Rousses: when to go?

The season runs from December to February, peaking in January: 4 rideable days a month and 41 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 70% 22-30 knots · 28% 30-40 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 122 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 14 cm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Les Rousses — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.3 41 h 3 °C 26 mm
February 4.3 29 h 5 °C 21 mm
March 0.0 1 h 8 °C 33 mm
April 1.7 12 h 10 °C 59 mm
May 0.0 0 h 15 °C 85 mm
June 0.0 0 h 20 °C 122 mm
July 0.0 0 h 22 °C 39 mm
August 0.0 0 h 23 °C 51 mm
September 0.0 0 h 17 °C 106 mm
October 0.0 0 h 15 °C 88 mm
November 1.0 10 h 7 °C 89 mm
December 3.3 22 h 4 °C 50 mm
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Technical details of Les Rousses spot

Spot currently open :-)
Spot opening date

Open all year round

Spot type

Normal (Car access at spot edge)

Altitude: 1059m

Parking
There is no designated parking around the spot. Park along the farms by the road, remember to ask the farm owners for permission to avoid any trouble.
Wind specificities
The north wind (bise) comes in well and the southwest wind is more irregular
Hazards
Except for the road and high-voltage cables, nothing dangerous in sight.
 On the lake area however, respect the indications regarding the ice. If there's a red flag, don't go there!
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