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Blue Mesa kitesurf and wingfoil spot
United States · Colorado
Overview
Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest lake, located in the Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison at 2,285m altitude. This spectacular reservoir nestled in a canyon offers exceptional fetch and powerful channeled winds. Ice-cold water fed by Rocky Mountain snowmelt.
Spot forecast for Blue Mesa
Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 18:24
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Blue Mesa : when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
186h
in April · 25.5 rideable days
The season runs from March to August, peaking in April: 23 rideable days a month and 186 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 10 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is October, with 24 mm.
Monthly averages: Blue Mesa
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0 | 53 h | -2 °C | 11 mm |
| February | 13.0 | 94 h | 4 °C | 10 mm |
| March | 21.0 | 145 h | 8 °C | 19 mm |
| April | 25.5 | 186 h | 14 °C | 4 mm |
| May | 22.5 | 163 h | 17 °C | 17 mm |
| June | 23.5 | 163 h | 26 °C | 9 mm |
| July | 21.0 | 102 h | 28 °C | 3 mm |
| August | 23.0 | 114 h | 27 °C | 13 mm |
| September | 17.0 | 77 h | 22 °C | 11 mm |
| October | 16.5 | 83 h | 17 °C | 24 mm |
| November | 15.0 | 78 h | 8 °C | 18 mm |
| December | 10.0 | 51 h | 1 °C | 3 mm |
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Technical details of Blue Mesa spot
The spot works with winds from S, SW, WSW, W.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Advanced
On the water
Very cold freshwater (snowmelt), rarely above 15°C even in summer. Large reservoir with significant fetch. Short powerful chop channeled by the canyon. Water level highly variable by season — exposed banks in late summer.
Hazards
Altitude 2,285m — risk of altitude sickness and accelerated dehydration. Ice-cold water — thick wetsuit mandatory, rapid hypothermia if you fall. Violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning from June to August. Sudden and unpredictable canyon winds. Remote from emergency services.
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