Overview

Snowkite

Lake Marion is a snowkite spot in the southern suburbs of Minneapolis-St Paul. This lake offers a flat frozen surface for winter snowkiting. Easy access from the metro area. Good spot for urban Minnesota snowkiters. Season from December to March depending on ice conditions.

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Spot forecast for Lake Marion

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:20

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

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Lake Marion: when to go?

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Season · peak

50h

in March · 5.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to March, peaking in March: 5 rideable days a month and 50 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 212 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 16 cm.

Monthly averages: Lake Marion

Monthly averages — Lake Marion — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	0 h	-5 °C	1 mm
February	5.0	43 h	0 °C	10 mm
March	5.5	50 h	8 °C	72 mm
April	0.5	3 h	13 °C	71 mm
May	0.0	0 h	21 °C	70 mm
June	0.0	0 h	24 °C	212 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	48 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	85 mm
September	0.0	0 h	24 °C	33 mm
October	0.0	0 h	17 °C	20 mm
November	1.5	12 h	6 °C	42 mm
December	13.0	101 h	-3 °C	30 mm

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Technical details of Lake Marion 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: 302 m

Hazards

Check ice thickness. Risk of hypothermia and frostbite. Residential areas nearby. Ice fishermen sharing the space. Blizzards possible. Carry safety equipment.

Additional information

Frozen surface in winter with flat terrain. Ice reaching good thickness in mid-winter. Variable snow depending on precipitation.

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