Overview

The L'Auberson spot is a flat terrain spot ideal for snowkite beginners. It's quite large, access couldn't be easier, and snow often stays longer here.

It consists of large flat fields and the wind is relatively consistent on this plateau.

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L'Auberson: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 4 rideable days a month and 39 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78% 13-20 knots · 22%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 207 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 10 cm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — L'Auberson — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.0	39 h	3 °C	180 mm
February	1.0	7 h	6 °C	103 mm
March	0.0	0 h	8 °C	79 mm
April	1.5	13 h	11 °C	126 mm
May	0.0	0 h	14 °C	181 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	207 mm
July	0.0	0 h	20 °C	165 mm
August	0.0	0 h	22 °C	189 mm
September	0.0	0 h	15 °C	207 mm
October	0.0	0 h	12 °C	196 mm
November	4.0	29 h	7 °C	179 mm
December	3.0	23 h	4 °C	134 mm