Overview

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Montreal Soaring Club is an airfield near Hawkesbury at the Ontario-Quebec border, used for snowkiting in winter. The runways and surrounding fields offer flat, vast terrain ideal for snowkiting when snow-covered.

Check access and authorization with the club. Terrain is flat and clear — perfect for snowkiting. East and west winds are most frequent (aligned with the Ottawa Valley). Season: December to March.

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

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Montreal Soaring Club: when to go?

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Season · peak

39h

in February · 8 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in February: 4 rideable days a month and 39 hours of usable wind, at -1 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 106 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 34 cm.

Monthly averages: Montreal Soaring Club

Monthly averages — Montreal Soaring Club — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.0	25 h	-5 °C	68 mm
February	8.0	39 h	-3 °C	46 mm
March	2.0	20 h	5 °C	60 mm
April	0.0	0 h	12 °C	94 mm
May	0.0	0 h	19 °C	30 mm
June	0.0	0 h	25 °C	106 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	72 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	85 mm
September	0.0	0 h	23 °C	21 mm
October	0.0	0 h	15 °C	71 mm
November	2.5	15 h	5 °C	68 mm
December	4.0	26 h	-5 °C	72 mm

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Technical details of Montreal Soaring Club spot

The spot works with winds from E, W.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 51 m

Hazards

Airfield — check for no aerial activity. Obtain club authorization. Fences and ditches at edges. Frozen ground — hard falls. Helmet mandatory. Hypothermia risk in extreme cold and wind.

Additional information

Airfield runways and agricultural fields. Flat, open snow surface. Vast terrain — excellent for snowkiting with long runs. No obstacles on runways.

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