Overview

Snowkite

Krull Park is located in Olcott on the shores of Lake Ontario in western New York State. In winter, the park's snowy fields and frozen lake shores offer terrain for snowkiting. The region benefits from strong westerly winds from Lake Ontario and abundant lake effect snow.

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Spot forecast for Krull park

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:24

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

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Krull park: 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

110h

in February · 10.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to February, peaking in February: 8 rideable days a month and 110 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 96 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 12 cm.

Monthly averages: Krull park

Monthly averages — Krull park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.5	49 h	-1 °C	57 mm
February	10.5	110 h	2 °C	44 mm
March	1.0	8 h	9 °C	29 mm
April	0.0	0 h	13 °C	73 mm
May	0.0	0 h	19 °C	77 mm
June	0.0	0 h	25 °C	94 mm
July	0.0	0 h	28 °C	96 mm
August	0.0	0 h	26 °C	45 mm
September	0.0	0 h	23 °C	22 mm
October	0.0	0 h	17 °C	77 mm
November	0.0	0 h	9 °C	33 mm
December	0.5	3 h	1 °C	69 mm

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Technical details of Krull park 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: 92 m

Hazards

Lake Ontario ice unstable and dangerous - stay on land. Strong winds and gusts from the lake. Hypothermia. Check snow and ice conditions before each session.

Additional information

Snowy park terrain and Lake Ontario shores in winter. Lake effect snow can be abundant. Variable surface depending on snow and ice conditions.

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OLCOTT HARBOR NY US1.4 km

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