Overview

Snowkite

Somers is a snowkite spot on Flathead Lake's north bay at 882m. Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western US. Somers Bay freezes in winter and offers an excellent snowkite surface with north-south channeled valley winds. Spectacular setting with views of the Mission Mountains.

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Spot forecast for Somers

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 18:38

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

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Somers: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

7h

in January · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to February, peaking in January: 1 rideable days a month and 7 hours of usable wind, at 0 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 35 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Somers

Monthly averages — Somers — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.5	7 h	-1 °C	16 mm
February	0.5	2 h	1 °C	13 mm
March	0.0	0 h	8 °C	9 mm
April	0.0	0 h	12 °C	11 mm
May	0.0	0 h	18 °C	22 mm
June	0.0	0 h	22 °C	21 mm
July	0.0	0 h	29 °C	35 mm
August	0.0	0 h	26 °C	6 mm
September	0.0	0 h	23 °C	10 mm
October	0.0	0 h	13 °C	11 mm
November	0.0	0 h	6 °C	31 mm
December	0.0	1 h	4 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Somers spot

The spot works with winds from N, S.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 882 m

Hazards

Flathead Lake does not freeze entirely — check ice conditions in the bay. Grizzly bears in the area (Glacier proximity). Severe hypothermia. Blizzards descending from mountains. Gusty valley winds. Currents under the ice.

Additional information

Frozen bay of Flathead Lake in winter. Good quality surface when fully frozen. North-south winds channeled by the valley. Drifts and bare ice. Verify the bay is fully frozen before riding.

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