Overview

Landkite

Orterdalen is a snowkite spot on the Hardangervidda plateau at 1068 meters altitude. This valley offers open terrain for snowkiting with channeled west and northwest winds. Season from December to April. Access from the E7 road.

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Spot forecast for Orterdalen

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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Orterdalen: when to go?

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Season · peak

367h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 22 rideable days a month and 367 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is February, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 152 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 9 cm.

Monthly averages: Orterdalen

Monthly averages — Orterdalen — 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	122 h	-6 °C	102 mm
February	13.5	114 h	-5 °C	101 mm
March	16.5	179 h	-1 °C	117 mm
April	14.5	177 h	3 °C	53 mm
May	18.5	159 h	10 °C	57 mm
June	26.0	367 h	12 °C	79 mm
July	18.5	209 h	16 °C	86 mm
August	25.5	295 h	13 °C	123 mm
September	16.0	141 h	11 °C	88 mm
October	18.0	165 h	4 °C	117 mm
November	18.5	141 h	-1 °C	87 mm
December	18.5	137 h	-2 °C	152 mm

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Technical details of Orterdalen 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: 1,068 m

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