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Spot forecast for Ricken

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:27

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

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Ricken: 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

14h

in January · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to April, peaking in January: 1 rideable days a month and 14 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 17%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is May, with 176 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 14 cm.

Monthly averages: Ricken

Monthly averages — Ricken — 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	14 h	3 °C	140 mm
February	0.5	1 h	5 °C	82 mm
March	0.5	1 h	9 °C	116 mm
April	1.0	7 h	12 °C	112 mm
May	0.0	0 h	14 °C	176 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	170 mm
July	0.0	0 h	20 °C	163 mm
August	0.0	0 h	21 °C	126 mm
September	0.0	0 h	15 °C	172 mm
October	0.0	0 h	11 °C	142 mm
November	0.5	2 h	6 °C	130 mm
December	0.5	6 h	3 °C	94 mm

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Technical details of Ricken spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 934 m

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