Snowkite spot · Switzerland
Hochwang St. Peter Snowkite
Riders have kited it in S, SW.
- Works in
- S, SW
- Nearest airport
- ACHSankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport, 70 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
Under the snow
Surface and skis
Riders have not described the ground under the snow. Early in the season and after a thaw, expect things to stick out.
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
bestworksno reports
Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.
From riders
What you need to know
Where to launch
- From the highest point of the lifts, ride down to the right onto the side plateau and rig up therecommunity map
Getting there
- At the Hochwang/St. Peter ski resort, take two lifts (chairlift + T-bar) to the highest point and ride down to the right onto the side plateaucommunity map
Riders' tips
- In ideal conditions, you can ride across Fiedriser Heuberge all the way to Klosters or Küblis.community map
Facilities
- Hochwang/St. Peter ski resort with a chairlift and surface liftcommunity map
In riders' own words
- „Wind idealer Weise aus süd, süd/west.“
- „Riesen Gebiet mit riesen Potential.“
- „bis zum höchsten Punkt und dann nach rechts runter auf das seitliche Plateau fahren. Aufbauen und ab gehts.“
- „Mit den zwei einzigen Liften (Sessel+Schlepp) bis zum höchsten Punkt und dann nach rechts runter auf das seitliche Plateau fahren.“
- „Beim Skigebiet Hochwang/St. Peter Mit den zwei einzigen Liften (Sessel+Schlepp)“
- „Man könnte im günstigsten Fall über die Fiedriser Heuberge nach Klosters bzw Küblis Kiten.“
Photos from the area
Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.
windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s
Values by month
| January | 3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s |
| March | 3.4 knots · 1.7 m/s |
| April | 3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| May | 3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| June | 2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s |
| July | 2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s |
| August | 2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s |
| September | 2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s |
| October | 3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| November | 3.3 knots · 1.7 m/s |
| December | 3.7 knots · 1.9 m/s |
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Sources: Community map “Kitespots in und um den Schwarzwald” (Google My Maps). 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.
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