Name: Sunshine Meadows
Address: CA

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Spot forecast for Sunshine Meadows

Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 18:40

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

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Sunshine Meadows: when to go?

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Season · peak

132h

in December · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to April, peaking in December: 17 rideable days a month and 132 hours of usable wind, at -6 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -9 °C. The wettest month is December, with 63 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 48 cm.

Monthly averages: Sunshine Meadows

Monthly averages — Sunshine Meadows — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	98 h	-9 °C	4 mm
February	15.5	100 h	-9 °C	22 mm
March	19.5	116 h	-5 °C	24 mm
April	9.5	49 h	-1 °C	22 mm
May	3.0	13 h	5 °C	48 mm
June	0.5	2 h	8 °C	56 mm
July	0.0	0 h	14 °C	48 mm
August	0.0	1 h	13 °C	39 mm
September	0.0	0 h	11 °C	12 mm
October	1.5	8 h	0 °C	38 mm
November	16.5	104 h	-5 °C	29 mm
December	21.5	132 h	-6 °C	63 mm

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Technical details of Sunshine Meadows spot

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

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,292 m

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