Overview

Snowkite

Scharpenacken is a snowkite spot located in the hills of the Bergisches Land in North Rhine-Westphalia, at an altitude of 326 meters. This open plateau offers good conditions for snowkiting in winter when snow covers the surrounding meadows. The hilly terrain allows for varied sessions with enough space to ride safely. The prevailing west and southwest winds regularly sweep across this exposed terrain, providing reliable conditions for winter snowkiting.

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Spot forecast for Scharpenacken

Sunrise 08:03 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Scharpenacken: when to go?

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Season · peak

27h

in January · 3 rideable days

The best month is January: 3 rideable days and 27 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is February, 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 3 °C. The wettest month is January, with 159 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 7 cm.

Monthly averages: Scharpenacken

Monthly averages — Scharpenacken — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	3.0	27 h	3 °C	159 mm
February	0.0	0 h	7 °C	93 mm
March	0.0	0 h	11 °C	46 mm
April	0.0	0 h	14 °C	107 mm
May	0.0	0 h	18 °C	150 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	88 mm
July	0.0	0 h	21 °C	109 mm
August	0.0	0 h	23 °C	92 mm
September	0.0	0 h	18 °C	114 mm
October	0.0	0 h	12 °C	129 mm
November	0.0	0 h	8 °C	102 mm
December	0.0	0 h	5 °C	98 mm

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Technical details of Scharpenacken spot

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

Depending on conditions: S, SSW, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 326 m

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