Overview

Van Hook Resort is a snowkite spot located on Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. This vast frozen lake in winter offers ideal conditions for snowkiting with consistent northwest to west winds from the Great Plains. The large expanses of flat ice allow for long sessions. Spot suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Van Hook Resort

Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:51

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

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Van Hook Resort: 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

167h

in January · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to February, peaking in January: 17 rideable days a month and 167 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is July, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is May, with 90 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 12 cm.

Monthly averages: Van Hook Resort

Monthly averages — Van Hook Resort — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	167 h	-7 °C	1 mm
February	17.5	164 h	-4 °C	5 mm
March	14.5	146 h	4 °C	13 mm
April	16.5	176 h	13 °C	12 mm
May	16.0	172 h	19 °C	90 mm
June	18.0	200 h	23 °C	26 mm
July	12.0	112 h	28 °C	48 mm
August	12.5	133 h	26 °C	27 mm
September	12.0	107 h	25 °C	30 mm
October	16.0	149 h	17 °C	17 mm
November	16.5	130 h	4 °C	24 mm
December	17.0	125 h	-5 °C	18 mm

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Technical details of Van Hook Resort spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 556 m

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