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Landkite

Haugastøl is Norway's most famous snowkite spot and one of the most renowned in Europe. Located at 990 meters altitude on the Hardangervidda plateau, between Oslo and Bergen, it is the historic starting point for snowkiting in Scandinavia. The village has tourist infrastructure (hotel, train station) providing easy access. The plateau offers kilometers of open terrain with consistent west to northwest winds. The season runs from December to April with optimal conditions in February-March. Numerous snowkite events and competitions are held here. The terrain is varied with flat areas and gentle slopes. It is the ideal place to discover snowkiting in Norway.

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Spot forecast for Haugastøl

Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 18:04

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

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Haugastøl: when to go?

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Season · peak

272h

in June · 21 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 18 rideable days a month and 272 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is February, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 134 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 9 cm.

Monthly averages: Haugastøl

Monthly averages — Haugastøl — 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	80 h	-5 °C	93 mm
February	8.0	57 h	-3 °C	91 mm
March	13.5	129 h	1 °C	100 mm
April	13.5	126 h	5 °C	55 mm
May	13.0	102 h	12 °C	62 mm
June	21.0	272 h	13 °C	77 mm
July	14.5	143 h	18 °C	82 mm
August	19.5	210 h	14 °C	127 mm
September	10.0	85 h	12 °C	100 mm
October	11.5	107 h	5 °C	106 mm
November	12.5	98 h	0 °C	82 mm
December	14.0	94 h	-1 °C	134 mm

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Technical details of Haugastøl 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: 990 m

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