Kite spot on water · United States

Red Lake Peak bowl

Name: Red Lake Peak bowl
Address: US

Riders have kited it in W.

Show on the map38.7032, -119.9954

Works in: W
Nearest airport: TKFTruckee Tahoe Airport, 70 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

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

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Getting there

Requires skinning in from the sno-park.community map

Conditions

Fairly high-altitude snowkite spot.community map

Riders' tips

From the spot, you can continue further into the backcountry heading north.community map

In riders' own words

„Decent snow kiting on west winds.“
„requires skin in from snow park.“
„Decent snow kiting on west winds. Pretty high up“
„Can also continue from here into terrain further to the N.“

Photos from the area

ISS023-E-15665 - View of Earth · 530 m from the spot
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

ISS007-E-6219 - View of California · 530 m from the spot
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Hwy 88 next to Red Lake looking closer up at the back side of the Meiss sno-park california 2010 - panoramio · 722 m from the spot
skeight976, CC BY 3.0, 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.

5.1Jan2.6

5.4Feb2.8

5.4Mar2.8

5.2Apr2.7

4.9May2.5

4.8Jun2.5

4.5Jul2.3

4.5Aug2.3

4.6Sep2.4

4.7Oct2.4

4.9Nov2.5

5.3Dec2.7

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

Values by month

January	5.1 knots · 2.6 m/s
February	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
March	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
April	5.2 knots · 2.7 m/s
May	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
June	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
July	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
August	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
September	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
October	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
November	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
December	5.3 knots · 2.7 m/s

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Sources: Community map “USA NW Kite Spots” (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.