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Col des Posettes | Balme snowkite spot
France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Overview
In the the tourskiing area near Chamonix there is Le tour, and higher up in col de balme there is a medium sized snowkiting spot which is close to the lifts. We went twice in december 2022 when covid restrictions had closed the lifts. We hiked up and facing the mountain kept left untill the last lift to cole de balm. we could see the refuge du col de balme from where we had set up.
The hike was about 45 minutes to an hour. You can get a day pass at the station le tour col de balme and take the lift and you would be there at 15 taking you up all the way to the refuge from where you can set up the snowkite. We did not make it all that way so we had to ride the south west wind which seemed to be a thermal that set in from the valley which starts in chamonix leading to argentiere all the way up.
Spot forecast for Col des Posettes | Balme
Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:38
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Col des Posettes | Balme: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
162h
in May · 16.5 rideable days
Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, March and November, at 14 rideable days and 4 °C. The low point is July, 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 0 °C. The wettest month is January, with 221 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 122 cm.
Monthly averages: Col des Posettes | Balme
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5 | 113 h | 0 °C | 221 mm |
| February | 7.0 | 59 h | 2 °C | 76 mm |
| March | 13.5 | 115 h | 2 °C | 68 mm |
| April | 12.5 | 139 h | 5 °C | 92 mm |
| May | 16.5 | 162 h | 8 °C | 108 mm |
| June | 1.5 | 18 h | 15 °C | 129 mm |
| July | 0.0 | 0 h | 16 °C | 182 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 0 h | 17 °C | 117 mm |
| September | 0.5 | 3 h | 11 °C | 170 mm |
| October | 3.5 | 39 h | 8 °C | 199 mm |
| November | 13.0 | 104 h | 3 °C | 163 mm |
| December | 9.5 | 69 h | 1 °C | 117 mm |
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Technical details of Col des Posettes | Balme spot
The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.
Spot opening date
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
not known.
- Spot type
- Resort (Ski lift access)
- Altitude
- 2,005 m
Parking
Parking at Telecabine Le Tour Col de Balme. You can take the lift to the spots or as we did used our tourskies and splitboard for about 45 minutes hike.
Wind specificities
When we went the wind was south west that goes up through the valley and we saw a couple of snowkites further up the hill when a thermal wind at the end of the day kicked in.
Hazards
We found the lifts the most dangerous and actually we lost one kite which got stuck. The spot did not have a flat set up spot but we did not make it up to the top where it might have been a lot better.
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