Name: Folgefonna Glacier
Address: NO

Overview

Landkite

Folgefonna Glacier is a snowkite spot located on the Folgefonna glacier at 1593 m altitude. A vast glacial expanse for landkiting.Strong and variable winds on the glacier. Reserved for experts. Extreme high-mountain glacial conditions. Possible crevasses.

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Spot forecast for Folgefonna Glacier

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Folgefonna Glacier: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

229h

in December · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at -1 °C. It peaks in December, with 229 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 39%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 21%31+ knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 39% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -9 °C. The wettest month is December, with 832 mm. Snow depth peaks in October, at 3333 cm.

Monthly averages: Folgefonna Glacier

Monthly averages — Folgefonna Glacier — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	225 h	-9 °C	568 mm
February	27.0	283 h	-7 °C	492 mm
March	29.5	384 h	-5 °C	493 mm
April	27.5	365 h	-2 °C	284 mm
May	30.0	465 h	2 °C	181 mm
June	30.0	494 h	2 °C	377 mm
July	29.0	406 h	5 °C	151 mm
August	30.0	483 h	4 °C	543 mm
September	25.0	341 h	2 °C	299 mm
October	29.0	337 h	0 °C	564 mm
November	27.5	231 h	-4 °C	560 mm
December	30.5	229 h	-4 °C	832 mm

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Technical details of Folgefonna Glacier spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,593 m

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