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Spot forecast for Col de l'Aiguillon

Sunrise 07:54 · 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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Col de l'Aiguillon: when to go?

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Season · peak

66h

in January · 7.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in January: 4 rideable days a month and 66 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

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 1 °C. The wettest month is May, with 223 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 12 cm.

Monthly averages: Col de l'Aiguillon

Monthly averages — Col de l'Aiguillon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	66 h	1 °C	122 mm
February	1.5	4 h	4 °C	78 mm
March	0.5	4 h	5 °C	81 mm
April	1.5	14 h	9 °C	127 mm
May	0.0	0 h	12 °C	223 mm
June	0.0	0 h	17 °C	196 mm
July	0.0	0 h	18 °C	137 mm
August	0.0	0 h	20 °C	171 mm
September	0.0	0 h	12 °C	215 mm
October	0.0	0 h	9 °C	163 mm
November	3.5	19 h	5 °C	144 mm
December	3.0	19 h	2 °C	107 mm

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Technical details of Col de l'Aiguillon spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,293 m

Parking

Access is from the village of Baulmes towards the Col de l'Aiguillon. There is a small ski resort at the pass, so the road is cleared in winter.

Wind specificities

It's a pass with two spots that are oriented northeast. So they should work well in both bise (northeast) and southwest winds.

Hazards

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