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Snowkite

Urnerboden is a snowkite spot at 1368 m altitude in the canton of Uri. Urnerboden is Switzerland's largest alpine pasture and offers vast, flat, open terrain ideal for snowkiting. Winds channeled through the valley are regular. Snow cover is good in winter. The spot is accessible and suited for riders of all levels.

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Spot forecast for Urnerboden Snowkite

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Urnerboden Snowkite: when to go?

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Season · peak

13h

in March · 2.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, October and March, at 4 rideable days and 6 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 380 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 145 cm.

Monthly averages: Urnerboden Snowkite

Monthly averages — Urnerboden 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	7.0	44 h	2 °C	163 mm
February	1.5	11 h	4 °C	68 mm
March	2.5	13 h	5 °C	119 mm
April	2.5	19 h	9 °C	145 mm
May	1.0	6 h	11 °C	181 mm
June	0.5	2 h	18 °C	283 mm
July	0.0	0 h	18 °C	380 mm
August	0.0	0 h	20 °C	207 mm
September	0.5	3 h	14 °C	200 mm
October	3.5	22 h	11 °C	183 mm
November	2.0	11 h	5 °C	139 mm
December	1.0	7 h	3 °C	146 mm

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Technical details of Urnerboden Snowkite spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,368 m

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