Overview

Snowkite

Snowkite spot located in the Rateče valley near Kranjska Gora in the Julian Alps, at 850 meters altitude. The wide snow-covered valley floor in winter offers excellent terrain for snowkiting with winds channeled by the surrounding mountains.

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Spot forecast for Rateče

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Rateče: 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

8h

in January · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to February, peaking in January: 1 rideable days a month and 8 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is September, with 202 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 8 cm.

Monthly averages: Rateče

Monthly averages — Rateče — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.5	8 h	4 °C	98 mm
February	0.5	2 h	6 °C	76 mm
March	0.0	0 h	10 °C	121 mm
April	0.0	1 h	14 °C	113 mm
May	0.0	0 h	16 °C	174 mm
June	0.0	0 h	23 °C	111 mm
July	0.0	0 h	24 °C	161 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	131 mm
September	0.0	0 h	18 °C	202 mm
October	0.0	0 h	13 °C	169 mm
November	0.0	2 h	7 °C	73 mm
December	0.0	0 h	4 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Rateče spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 850 m

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