Overview

Snowkite

Squam Lake is a lake located in New Hampshire's White Mountains, used for snowkiting in winter when the surface is frozen. This mountain-surrounded lake offers a spectacular natural setting. The flat frozen lake surface provides ideal terrain for snowkiting with good fetch in multiple directions.

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Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 17:54

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

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Squam Lake: 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

103h

in February · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in February: 7 rideable days a month and 103 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%

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 -1 °C. The wettest month is May, with 114 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 15 cm.

Monthly averages: Squam Lake

Monthly averages — Squam Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.0	63 h	-1 °C	77 mm
February	11.5	103 h	1 °C	39 mm
March	5.0	34 h	6 °C	113 mm
April	2.0	15 h	13 °C	64 mm
May	0.0	0 h	19 °C	114 mm
June	0.0	0 h	25 °C	78 mm
July	0.0	0 h	28 °C	50 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	40 mm
September	0.0	0 h	23 °C	46 mm
October	0.0	0 h	15 °C	45 mm
November	0.5	2 h	7 °C	40 mm
December	4.5	35 h	-1 °C	88 mm

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Technical details of Squam Lake spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 171 m

Hazards

Check ice thickness before each session — minimum 15 cm required. Thin ice zones possible, especially early and late season. Very cold temperatures with hypothermia and frostbite risk. Obstacles under snow (rocks, branches). Wind can be gusty due to mountain channeling effects.

Additional information

Snowkite on frozen lake with flat surface. Snow quality varies with conditions — from powder to icy. Wind is channeled by surrounding mountains, which can create local accelerations. Very cold winter temperatures — warm equipment essential.

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