Name: Jack Creek
Address: US

Overview

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Jack Creek is a snowkite spot located in southern Wyoming, at 2292 m altitude. This valley offers open terrain with prevailing west and southwest winds channeled by the terrain. The moderate altitude and accessible terrain make it a spot suited for intermediate riders wanting to snowkite in the Rockies.

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Spot forecast for Jack Creek

Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 18:19

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

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Jack Creek: 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

17h

in January · 4 rideable days

The season runs from January to March, peaking in January: 3 rideable days a month and 17 hours of usable wind, at 2 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 10%

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 -2 °C. The wettest month is August, with 41 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 5 cm.

Monthly averages: Jack Creek

Monthly averages — Jack Creek — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.0	17 h	-2 °C	10 mm
February	3.0	15 h	2 °C	10 mm
March	1.0	9 h	5 °C	21 mm
April	0.0	0 h	10 °C	16 mm
May	0.0	0 h	15 °C	12 mm
June	0.0	0 h	24 °C	4 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	6 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	41 mm
September	0.0	0 h	21 °C	8 mm
October	0.0	0 h	14 °C	14 mm
November	0.0	0 h	6 °C	6 mm
December	0.0	0 h	4 °C	6 mm

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Technical details of Jack Creek spot

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

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,292 m

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