Tundra White Desert 82km kitesurf and landkite spot

Russia

Spot currently openAltitude 235 m 68.87 | 34.87

Overview

Tundra White Desert 82km is a snowkite spot located in the tundra of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. This spot offers Arctic tundra snowkite conditions.Winds are powerful and constant in the tundra. The vastness of the landscape provides obstacle-free terrain for snowkiting. Reserved for experts due to the isolation and extreme conditions.
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Spot forecast for Tundra White Desert 82km

Sunrise 08:08 · Sunset 16:42

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

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Tundra White Desert 82km: 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

551h

in May · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to November, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 551 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is December, at 1 day.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days1 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days1 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at -8 °C. The wettest month is November, with 132 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 18 cm.

Monthly averages: Tundra White Desert 82km
Monthly averages — Tundra White Desert 82km — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 105 h -7 °C 71 mm
February 25.0 231 h -7 °C 52 mm
March 29.5 358 h -4 °C 69 mm
April 29.5 430 h -3 °C 82 mm
May 30.0 551 h 2 °C 56 mm
June 29.5 523 h 11 °C 82 mm
July 28.0 475 h 17 °C 66 mm
August 28.0 409 h 16 °C 71 mm
September 29.5 376 h 13 °C 92 mm
October 29.0 302 h 3 °C 68 mm
November 28.5 170 h -3 °C 132 mm
December 1.0 2 h -8 °C 111 mm

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Technical details of Tundra White Desert 82km spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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

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