Snowkite spot · Czech Republic

Skelná Huť

Name: Skelná Huť
Address: CZ

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map49.2903, 13.1120

Nearest airport: KLVKarlovy Vary Airport, 102 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Under the snow

Surface and skis

The ground is a field, stubble or ploughed land, so it needs more snow.

Riders say:

Stubble base, requires more snow.

Rule of thumb: the smoother the ground, the less snow you need. On a mown meadow riders usually start from about 20 to 30 cm; on stubble, ploughed fields or dwarf pine you need much more.

Bring rock skis

For your first sessions, early in the season and anywhere the snow is thin, use old skis (“rock skis”) or an old snowboard. A stone hidden just under the snow can cut the base of new skis on the very first run.

Tips for this spot

On hills the wind is stronger and gustier than the forecast says. Behind a forest it breaks and swirls, so launch well away from trees.
Wind and frost add up: at −5 °C and 20 knots (10 m/s) it feels like about −14 °C. Goggles, a balaclava and spare gloves.
Frozen snow is hard: a helmet and back protector are worth it even on a flat plateau.

On site

Wind and riding area

riding areaPparking

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Large spot.

Watch out for

Narrow asphalt road running through the middle of the spot.community map

Parking

Car park about 250 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Stubble base, requires more snow.community map

Riders' tips

The paved road in the middle of the spot is ideal for road gaps.community map

In riders' own words

„velkej spot“
„OpenStreetMap way/990072287“
„OpenStreetMap way/787787414“
„uprostred spotu mensi uzka asfaltka“
„je tam strniste, takze potrebuje vic snehu“
„uprostred spotu mensi uzka asfaltka kdo si chce zaskakat pres cestu tak je to idealni“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

8.9Jan4.6

8.7Feb4.5

8.3Mar4.3

7.0Apr3.6

6.9May3.5

6.3Jun3.2

6.3Jul3.2

6.1Aug3.1

6.4Sep3.3

7.0Oct3.6

7.3Nov3.8

8.3Dec4.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
February	8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
March	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
April	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
May	6.9 knots · 3.5 m/s
June	6.3 knots · 3.2 m/s
July	6.3 knots · 3.2 m/s
August	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
September	6.4 knots · 3.3 m/s
October	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
November	7.3 knots · 3.8 m/s
December	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s

Nearby

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Sources: Community kite spot map at kiteboarding.cz. Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.