Overview

Landkite

Lægreid is a snowkite spot on the Hardangervidda plateau at 1145 meters altitude. Open and flat terrain, suitable for snowkite sessions. Prevailing west and northwest winds. Season from December to April. Access from the E7 road via Haugastøl.

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Spot forecast for Lægreid

Sunrise 08:21 · 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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Lægreid: 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

318h

in August · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 24 rideable days a month and 318 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is February, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 147 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Lægreid

Monthly averages — Lægreid — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	117 h	-7 °C	97 mm
February	12.5	111 h	-5 °C	106 mm
March	15.0	173 h	-1 °C	111 mm
April	14.5	173 h	2 °C	49 mm
May	17.5	164 h	9 °C	56 mm
June	26.0	380 h	10 °C	75 mm
July	19.5	230 h	15 °C	92 mm
August	26.5	318 h	12 °C	117 mm
September	17.0	156 h	10 °C	85 mm
October	20.5	184 h	4 °C	116 mm
November	17.5	145 h	-1 °C	85 mm
December	18.5	130 h	-3 °C	147 mm

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Technical details of Lægreid 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: 1,145 m

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