Overview

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Autrans is a snowkite spot located on the Vercors plateau at 1313m altitude, above the village of Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). The plateau offers wide open snowy fields surrounded by forests, with good wind exposure especially from the west and north-west sectors.

The area is accessible and relatively flat, making it suitable for beginners and intermediate riders looking for a calm, uncrowded spot in the Vercors natural park.

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Spot forecast for Autrans

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:44

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

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Autrans: when to go?

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Season · peak

68h

in January · 10.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 5 rideable days a month and 68 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is February, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is January, with 183 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 9 cm.

Monthly averages: Autrans

Monthly averages — Autrans — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	68 h	4 °C	183 mm
February	0.0	0 h	6 °C	57 mm
March	0.5	2 h	7 °C	116 mm
April	2.5	21 h	9 °C	147 mm
May	0.0	0 h	12 °C	178 mm
June	0.0	0 h	19 °C	135 mm
July	0.0	0 h	19 °C	59 mm
August	0.0	0 h	20 °C	43 mm
September	0.0	0 h	14 °C	158 mm
October	0.0	0 h	12 °C	125 mm
November	2.5	22 h	7 °C	146 mm
December	1.5	11 h	5 °C	122 mm

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Technical details of Autrans spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,313 m

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