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Spot forecast for Vorabgletscher

Sunrise 07:48 · 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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Vorabgletscher: when to go?

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Season · peak

188h

in March · 15 rideable days

The season runs from November to June, peaking in March: 11 rideable days a month and 188 hours of usable wind, at -1 °C. The low point is August, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 15%31+ knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 43% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is June, with 263 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 165 cm.

Monthly averages: Vorabgletscher

Monthly averages — Vorabgletscher — 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	114 h	-6 °C	140 mm
February	10.0	106 h	-4 °C	81 mm
March	15.0	188 h	-4 °C	149 mm
April	13.5	165 h	-1 °C	150 mm
May	9.0	99 h	1 °C	220 mm
June	9.0	100 h	9 °C	263 mm
July	0.5	1 h	9 °C	259 mm
August	0.0	1 h	11 °C	165 mm
September	4.0	26 h	5 °C	195 mm
October	3.5	25 h	2 °C	148 mm
November	9.0	80 h	-2 °C	144 mm
December	11.0	103 h	-4 °C	117 mm

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Technical details of Vorabgletscher spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,714 m

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