Overview

Landkite

Corralco is a snowkite spot located in the Araucanía region of Chile, on the slopes of the Lonquimay volcano. This ski resort offers snowkite conditions during the austral winter.Wind blows variably between 15 and 30 knots in winter (June to September). The vast snow-covered plateaus offer ideal terrain for snowkiting.The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced snowkite riders. The altitude (1639 m) and cold require appropriate gear.

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Spot forecast for Corralco

Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 20:09

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

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Corralco: 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

181h

in January · 27 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in January: 23 rideable days a month and 181 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is July, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%

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 2 °C. The wettest month is June, with 406 mm. Snow depth peaks in May, at 20 cm.

Monthly averages: Corralco

Monthly averages — Corralco — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	181 h	18 °C	23 mm
February	22.0	167 h	19 °C	32 mm
March	20.0	159 h	14 °C	106 mm
April	18.0	141 h	9 °C	222 mm
May	12.5	86 h	4 °C	205 mm
June	15.0	107 h	2 °C	406 mm
July	9.5	48 h	4 °C	204 mm
August	11.5	101 h	4 °C	182 mm
September	16.5	122 h	5 °C	269 mm
October	18.0	124 h	9 °C	102 mm
November	22.5	176 h	12 °C	118 mm
December	25.0	212 h	14 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Corralco spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,639 m

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