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Gardner Headwall snowkite spot

United States

Spot currently openAltitude 3,238 m 44.97 | -109.46

Overview

Gardner Headwall is a snowkite spot located at 3238 m altitude in the Beartooth Pass area, Wyoming/Montana. This Alpine wall offers steep and technical terrain for snowkiting. Prevailing west and southwest winds are powerful at this altitude. The spot is reserved for expert riders due to the technical terrain, extreme altitude, and demanding conditions.
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Spot forecast for Gardner Headwall

Sunrise 07:40 · 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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Gardner Headwall: when to go?

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Season · peak

329h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 329 hours of usable wind, at -6 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 1 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 1 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 30%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 21%31+ knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 44% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at -11 °C. The wettest month is May, with 72 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 43 cm.

Monthly averages: Gardner Headwall
Monthly averages — Gardner Headwall — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 329 h -11 °C 10 mm
February 27.5 315 h -10 °C 24 mm
March 29.5 366 h -7 °C 25 mm
April 27.0 313 h -3 °C 39 mm
May 21.0 236 h 2 °C 72 mm
June 5.0 63 h 9 °C 28 mm
July 0.0 0 h 14 °C 11 mm
August 0.0 0 h 13 °C 16 mm
September 1.0 11 h 9 °C 27 mm
October 7.5 64 h 2 °C 22 mm
November 16.0 147 h -5 °C 12 mm
December 17.0 181 h -7 °C 63 mm

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Technical details of Gardner Headwall spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

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Spot opening date
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Spot type
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude
3,238 m

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