Overview

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Ørteren is a frozen lake on the Hardangervidda plateau at 1143 meters altitude. A snowkite spot offering beautiful flat expanses. Prevailing west and northwest winds. Season from December to April. Access from the E7 road via Haugastøl.

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Spot forecast for Ørteren

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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Ørteren: 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

382h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 382 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is February, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 168 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Ørteren

Monthly averages — Ørteren — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	118 h	-7 °C	108 mm
February	13.5	113 h	-6 °C	109 mm
March	15.0	170 h	-1 °C	128 mm
April	15.0	174 h	2 °C	58 mm
May	16.5	152 h	9 °C	60 mm
June	26.5	382 h	11 °C	85 mm
July	20.0	233 h	16 °C	87 mm
August	26.5	319 h	12 °C	130 mm
September	16.5	154 h	10 °C	91 mm
October	19.5	184 h	4 °C	132 mm
November	17.5	142 h	-1 °C	98 mm
December	18.0	129 h	-3 °C	168 mm

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Technical details of Ørteren 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: 1,143 m

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