Name: Saltfjellet
Address: NO

Overview

Landkite

Saltfjellet is a snowkite spot located at 679 m altitude in Nordland. A mountain plateau offering good landkite conditions.Consistent winds on the plateau. Suitable for advanced riders. Subarctic conditions. Long winter season.

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Spot forecast for Saltfjellet

Sunrise 08:14 · Sunset 17:11

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

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Saltfjellet: 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

478h

in May · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 3 °C. It peaks in May, with 478 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

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 -7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 220 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 53 cm.

Monthly averages: Saltfjellet

Monthly averages — Saltfjellet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	154 h	-7 °C	166 mm
February	28.0	255 h	-5 °C	82 mm
March	28.0	336 h	-2 °C	113 mm
April	28.5	377 h	-1 °C	73 mm
May	29.0	478 h	6 °C	55 mm
June	26.0	395 h	12 °C	104 mm
July	25.0	288 h	18 °C	73 mm
August	29.0	429 h	13 °C	129 mm
September	26.5	355 h	10 °C	82 mm
October	27.5	271 h	3 °C	169 mm
November	25.0	169 h	-3 °C	133 mm
December	27.0	129 h	-4 °C	220 mm

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Technical details of Saltfjellet spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 679 m

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