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White Bear Lake is a snowkite spot in the northeastern suburbs of St Paul, Minnesota. This popular lake offers a flat, accessible frozen surface for winter snowkiting. Easy access from the Twin Cities metro area. Convenient spot for urban snowkiters. Season from December to March.

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Spot forecast for White Bear Lake13

Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 18:18

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

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White Bear Lake13: when to go?

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Season · peak

64h

in February · 6.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to March, peaking in February: 6 rideable days a month and 64 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is June, with 223 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 14 cm.

Monthly averages: White Bear Lake13

Monthly averages — White Bear Lake13 — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.5	2 h	-4 °C	2 mm
February	6.5	64 h	0 °C	17 mm
March	5.0	56 h	7 °C	67 mm
April	0.0	1 h	12 °C	55 mm
May	0.0	0 h	21 °C	99 mm
June	0.0	0 h	24 °C	223 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	114 mm
August	0.0	0 h	24 °C	69 mm
September	0.0	0 h	24 °C	31 mm
October	0.0	0 h	16 °C	46 mm
November	2.0	20 h	6 °C	45 mm
December	12.0	101 h	-3 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of White Bear Lake13 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: 288 m

Hazards

Check ice thickness. Urban lake with ice fishermen and walkers. Risk of hypothermia and frostbite. Snowmobile traffic possible. Respect other lake users.

Additional information

Flat frozen surface with good ice thickness in winter. Moderate-sized lake offering sufficient space. Variable snow depending on precipitation.

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