La Brévine Snowkite snowkite spot

Switzerland · Neuchâtel

Spot currently openAltitude 1,044 m 46.98 | 6.62

Overview

La Brévine is a snowkite spot in the canton of Neuchâtel at 1044 m altitude. The Brévine Valley is nicknamed the "Siberia of Switzerland" due to its very low winter temperatures (record -41.8°C). The valley offers flat, open terrain ideal for snowkiting. Snow cover is generally good.

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Spot forecast for La Brévine Snowkite

Sunrise 07:58 · Sunset 18:37

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

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La Brévine Snowkite: when to go?

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Season · peak

21h

in January · 3 rideable days

The season runs from December to January, peaking in January: 2 rideable days a month and 21 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is February, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 1 2 3 January: 3 rideable days3 d J February: 0 rideable days0 d F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0 rideable days0 d A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 1 rideable days D 0 1 2 3 January: 3 rideable days3 d J February: 0 rideable days0 d F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0 rideable days0 d A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 1 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 37%

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 September, with 260 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 10 cm.

Monthly averages: La Brévine Snowkite
Monthly averages — La Brévine 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 3.0 21 h 3 °C 166 mm
February 0.0 0 h 6 °C 92 mm
March 0.0 0 h 8 °C 67 mm
April 0.0 1 h 11 °C 103 mm
May 0.0 0 h 14 °C 181 mm
June 0.0 0 h 20 °C 181 mm
July 0.0 0 h 20 °C 149 mm
August 0.0 0 h 22 °C 165 mm
September 0.0 0 h 15 °C 260 mm
October 0.0 0 h 12 °C 189 mm
November 0.0 1 h 7 °C 169 mm
December 1.0 7 h 4 °C 115 mm

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Technical details of La Brévine Snowkite spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, SW.

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Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude
1,044 m

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