Overview

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Copahue is a snowkite spot situated at 2540 meters altitude in the province of Neuquén, near the Copahue volcano. The snowy plateaus offer excellent conditions for snowkiting. Reserved for advanced riders, the spot is exposed to strong westerly and southwesterly winds with demanding high mountain conditions.

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Spot forecast for Copahue

Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 20:06

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

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Copahue: 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

66h

in December · 11 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are December, March and June, at 9 rideable days and 6 °C. The low point is July, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at -3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 364 mm. Snow depth peaks in October, at 36 cm.

Monthly averages: Copahue

Monthly averages — Copahue — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.5	30 h	16 °C	16 mm
February	6.0	30 h	16 °C	9 mm
March	9.0	47 h	11 °C	63 mm
April	7.5	42 h	4 °C	193 mm
May	6.0	27 h	-1 °C	195 mm
June	8.0	38 h	-3 °C	364 mm
July	2.5	13 h	-1 °C	129 mm
August	4.0	23 h	-2 °C	186 mm
September	7.0	41 h	0 °C	257 mm
October	2.5	14 h	3 °C	76 mm
November	8.0	40 h	6 °C	75 mm
December	11.0	66 h	10 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of Copahue spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,540 m

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Nearby spots

All spots: Neuquén

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