Nice spot located at the top of the Rathvel ski resort. Hilly spot, with a very large wind lip in the middle of the spot. It's mainly a bise (NE) spot, but it also works in southwest.
The season runs from November to April, peaking in December: 9 rideable days a month and 88 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.
16-22 knots · 61% 22-30 knots · 35% 30-40 knots · 4%
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is September, with 110 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 27 cm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3 | 87 h | 0 °C | 12 mm |
| February | 6.0 | 54 h | 2 °C | 15 mm |
| March | 10.0 | 93 h | 5 °C | 27 mm |
| April | 8.0 | 83 h | 6 °C | 36 mm |
| May | 0.0 | 0 h | 12 °C | 101 mm |
| June | 0.0 | 0 h | 17 °C | 85 mm |
| July | 0.0 | 0 h | 19 °C | 49 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 0 h | 19 °C | 53 mm |
| September | 0.0 | 0 h | 13 °C | 110 mm |
| October | 0.0 | 0 h | 12 °C | 63 mm |
| November | 8.0 | 59 h | 4 °C | 53 mm |
| December | 11.3 | 88 h | 1 °C | 23 mm |
Access to the spot is either via the Rathvel ski resort https://www.rathvel.ch/ (Point cards are available, so you'll want to go up to the spot more often). Take the Gros Niremont lift (4 points). Once at the top, walk straight towards the summit in front of you. If it's foggy and you don't know the spot, don't go! Or access via the snowshoe trail from the resort parking lot (towards Niremont), about 50 minutes walk (It's quite a climb ;-) )
Open all year round
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1514m
Parking at the Rathvel ski resort. Do not park on the road before the parking lot.
The dominant wind at the spot is the bise (northeast) which is fairly regular. Be careful though, due to its location, the bise often brings a "foehn effect" which creates fog right at the top of the spot. The southwest comes in but is more irregular. The Moléson weather station gives an idea of the wind in the area. You can easily subtract 10 knots to get the wind at Niremont.
Quite a few posts with barbed wire and fog can roll in suddenly and stay for the whole day.
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