Overview

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Rifugio Sapienza is a snowkite spot located on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, at nearly 3000 meters altitude. The site offers vast snow-covered expanses in winter with consistent west and northwest winds.The volcanic terrain and open slopes allow for great snowkite sessions. Access is from the Sapienza refuge, the classic starting point for winter activities on Etna.

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

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Rifugio Sapienza Etna: when to go?

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Season · peak

113h

in January · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to March, peaking in January: 9 rideable days a month and 113 hours of usable wind, at -1 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -2 °C. The wettest month is January, with 175 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 16 cm.

Monthly averages: Rifugio Sapienza Etna

Monthly averages — Rifugio Sapienza Etna — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	113 h	-1 °C	175 mm
February	8.0	67 h	-2 °C	140 mm
March	8.5	77 h	0 °C	108 mm
April	1.0	3 h	4 °C	78 mm
May	0.0	0 h	7 °C	130 mm
June	0.0	0 h	13 °C	42 mm
July	0.0	0 h	16 °C	11 mm
August	0.0	0 h	14 °C	121 mm
September	0.0	0 h	10 °C	49 mm
October	0.0	0 h	7 °C	31 mm
November	0.0	0 h	2 °C	35 mm
December	1.5	14 h	-2 °C	71 mm

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Technical details of Rifugio Sapienza Etna spot

The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,978 m

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