Overview

Snowkite

Gotthard Pass (Gotthardpass) is a snowkite spot at 2099 m altitude in Ticino, on the legendary pass connecting northern and southern Switzerland. The terrain at the top of the pass is open and exposed to winds. Snow cover is abundant in winter. The pass is a historic crossroads of the Swiss Alps.

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Spot forecast for Gotthard Pass Snowkite

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:30

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

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Gotthard Pass Snowkite: when to go?

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Season · peak

215h

in April · 19 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in April: 16 rideable days a month and 215 hours of usable wind, at 0 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 239 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 172 cm.

Monthly averages: Gotthard Pass Snowkite

Monthly averages — Gotthard Pass Snowkite — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	128 h	-3 °C	95 mm
February	16.5	151 h	-1 °C	81 mm
March	16.0	169 h	-1 °C	239 mm
April	19.0	215 h	3 °C	195 mm
May	16.5	158 h	6 °C	166 mm
June	8.0	92 h	14 °C	204 mm
July	0.0	0 h	14 °C	169 mm
August	0.0	0 h	16 °C	121 mm
September	3.0	37 h	9 °C	180 mm
October	2.5	26 h	6 °C	76 mm
November	14.0	119 h	1 °C	76 mm
December	16.0	122 h	-2 °C	83 mm

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Technical details of Gotthard Pass Snowkite spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,099 m

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