Overview

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Nygardsvannet is a frozen lake on the Hardangervidda plateau at 986 meters altitude, near Haugastøl. A snowkite spot with a flat surface. Prevailing west to northwest winds. Season from December to April. Easily accessible from the village of Haugastøl.

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Spot forecast for Nygardsvannet

Sunrise 08:22 · 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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Nygardsvannet: when to go?

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Season · peak

289h

in June · 21 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 19 rideable days a month and 289 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is February, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 150 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 9 cm.

Monthly averages: Nygardsvannet

Monthly averages — Nygardsvannet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	88 h	-6 °C	99 mm
February	9.5	65 h	-4 °C	97 mm
March	14.0	135 h	1 °C	114 mm
April	14.0	141 h	5 °C	60 mm
May	14.0	115 h	12 °C	63 mm
June	21.0	289 h	13 °C	81 mm
July	16.0	160 h	18 °C	81 mm
August	20.5	224 h	14 °C	133 mm
September	11.0	91 h	12 °C	100 mm
October	13.0	116 h	5 °C	118 mm
November	13.0	105 h	0 °C	95 mm
December	15.0	100 h	-1 °C	150 mm

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Technical details of Nygardsvannet 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: 986 m

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