Overview

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Monte Aquila is a snowkite spot in Abruzzo, located at 1591 m altitude on the Gran Sasso massif. The vast high-altitude plateaus offer ideal conditions for snowkiting with consistent winds and large snow-covered areas.

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Spot forecast for Monte Aquila

Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:16

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

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Monte Aquila: when to go?

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Season · peak

55h

in January · 7 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 5 rideable days a month and 55 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is March, with 179 mm. Snow depth peaks in April, at 14 cm.

Monthly averages: Monte Aquila

Monthly averages — Monte Aquila — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.0	55 h	4 °C	76 mm
February	3.0	22 h	6 °C	72 mm
March	2.5	28 h	7 °C	179 mm
April	5.5	49 h	10 °C	90 mm
May	0.0	0 h	13 °C	106 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	32 mm
July	0.0	0 h	22 °C	30 mm
August	0.0	0 h	22 °C	39 mm
September	0.0	0 h	17 °C	61 mm
October	0.0	0 h	12 °C	66 mm
November	1.5	13 h	8 °C	80 mm
December	6.5	53 h	5 °C	98 mm

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Technical details of Monte Aquila spot

The spot works with winds from N, S, SW, W.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,591 m

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