Overview

Landkite

Båtstjørn is a snowkite spot on the Hardangervidda plateau at 1157 meters altitude. This frozen lake offers a flat water surface ideal for winter snowkiting. Prevailing winds from the west and northwest. Season from December to April. Access from the E7 road via Haugastøl.

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Spot forecast for Båtstjørn

Sunrise 08:22 · Sunset 18:05

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

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Båtstjørn: when to go?

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Season · peak

332h

in August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 332 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is February, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 158 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Båtstjørn

Monthly averages — Båtstjørn — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	127 h	-7 °C	104 mm
February	14.5	129 h	-6 °C	122 mm
March	15.0	175 h	-1 °C	116 mm
April	15.5	187 h	2 °C	56 mm
May	18.5	179 h	8 °C	52 mm
June	26.5	387 h	10 °C	77 mm
July	21.5	253 h	15 °C	86 mm
August	27.0	332 h	12 °C	126 mm
September	17.5	161 h	10 °C	89 mm
October	19.0	191 h	3 °C	128 mm
November	17.5	151 h	-1 °C	98 mm
December	19.0	141 h	-3 °C	158 mm

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Technical details of Båtstjørn spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,157 m

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