Overview

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Stuart Lake / Pump Station is a snowkite spot in northern Quebec, at approximately 58° north latitude, in the Kuujjuaq/Schefferville area. It is one of the most northerly and isolated snowkite spots in the world.

The frozen lake offers an immense ice and snow surface, swept by subarctic tundra winds. Conditions are extreme: intense cold (-20 to -40°C), strong constant winds, and total isolation. Reserved for self-sufficient experts with northern experience. Season from November to April, with prolonged darkness in winter.

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Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 17:15

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

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Stuart Lake | Pump Station: when to go?

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Season · peak

241h

in March · 25 rideable days

The season runs from November to April, peaking in March: 20 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at -9 °C. The low point is June, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -16 °C. The wettest month is July, with 103 mm. Snow depth peaks in March, at 21 cm.

Monthly averages: Stuart Lake | Pump Station

Monthly averages — Stuart Lake | Pump Station — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	188 h	-13 °C	32 mm
February	22.0	191 h	-16 °C	20 mm
March	25.0	241 h	-9 °C	46 mm
April	17.5	183 h	-2 °C	62 mm
May	0.5	1 h	7 °C	47 mm
June	0.0	0 h	13 °C	89 mm
July	0.0	0 h	17 °C	103 mm
August	0.0	0 h	17 °C	68 mm
September	0.0	0 h	12 °C	84 mm
October	0.0	0 h	7 °C	69 mm
November	13.0	101 h	-1 °C	51 mm
December	18.0	118 h	-11 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Stuart Lake | Pump Station spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 58 m

Hazards

EXTREME SPOT — only for self-sufficient northern experts. Deadly temperatures (-30 to -40°C with wind chill). Total isolation — no rescue services. Risk of frostbite and hypothermia within minutes. Sudden blizzards can reduce visibility to zero. Polar bears possible. Survival equipment mandatory. Accessible only by air.

Additional information

Ice and snow surface on a frozen subarctic tundra lake. Hard wind-packed snow (frequent sastrugi). Very thick ice (several meters) in winter. Surface often wind-swept, can be irregular. Visibility sometimes zero (blizzard, blowing snow).

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