Sankt Englmar landkite spot

Germany · Bavière

Spot currently openAltitude 1,021 m 49.02 | 12.82

Overview

Sankt Englmar is a snowkite spot located in the Bavarian Forest (Bayerischer Wald), at approximately 1021 m altitude. This popular winter sports resort, nestled between the Danube and the Böhmerwald, offers open high-altitude spaces suitable for snowkiting. The region has several ski areas (Grün-Maibrunn, Pröller-Ski-Dreieck, Predigtstuhl) reaching over 1000 m altitude, with good winter infrastructure. Snowkiting is described as an increasingly popular "insider" experience there. The vast snow-covered fields at altitude offer terrain suited for intermediate riders. Winds are variable depending on the valley orientations.
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Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:09

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

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Sankt Englmar: when to go?

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Season · peak

151h

in April · 18 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in April: 16 rideable days a month and 151 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is August, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days18 d A May: 16 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 9 rideable days9 d A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days18 d A May: 16 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 9 rideable days9 d A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is September, with 170 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Sankt Englmar
Monthly averages — Sankt Englmar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.0 172 h 1 °C 99 mm
February 13.0 123 h 3 °C 71 mm
March 10.0 97 h 8 °C 44 mm
April 18.0 151 h 11 °C 59 mm
May 16.0 134 h 13 °C 151 mm
June 15.0 144 h 19 °C 112 mm
July 15.5 111 h 19 °C 91 mm
August 9.0 72 h 20 °C 87 mm
September 14.5 135 h 14 °C 170 mm
October 10.5 113 h 9 °C 76 mm
November 10.5 85 h 3 °C 72 mm
December 12.0 89 h 1 °C 56 mm

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Technical details of Sankt Englmar spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, NE, E, SE, S, SSW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date
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Open all year round
Spot type
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude
1,021 m

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