Snowkite spot · United States
Snow Kite Libby Flats just need wind
Riders have kited it in NW.
- Works in
- NW
- Nearest airport
- LARLaramie Regional Airport, 46 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
worksno reports
Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.
Pparking
From riders
What you need to know
Watch out for
- Must avoid the trees.community map
Parking
- Drive to the end of the road (closed in winter) and park.community map
- Car park about 150 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap
Getting there
- Snowmobile access only from the end of the road closed in winter (GPS: N41 23.125 W106 14.445).community map
Conditions
- Backcountry freestyle area; snow on the north side of Browns Peak (N41 23.131 W106 16.282) is sometimes wind-scoured.community map
Riders' tips
- In NW wind, unless the snow is blown off, the north side of Browns Peak (N41 23.131 W106 16.282) works.community map
In riders' own words
- „On a NW wind and if the snow is not scoured away, North Side of Browns Peak N41 23.131 W106 16.282.“
- „Backcountry Snowmobile access only advanced kiters area.“
- „open areas that often are marginally large enough for kiting“
- „Drive to end of the road and park, (closed in winter).“
- „OpenStreetMap way/225875813“
- „Backcountry Snowmobile access only advanced kiters area. Drive to end of the road and park, (closed in winter).“
- „you need to dodge around trees.“
- „Libby Flats is a free style area“
Photos from the area
Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tony Webster, CC BY 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 | 11.2 knots · 5.8 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s |
| March | 9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s |
| April | 9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s |
| May | 7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s |
| June | 7.3 knots · 3.8 m/s |
| July | 6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s |
| August | 6.2 knots · 3.2 m/s |
| September | 7.1 knots · 3.7 m/s |
| October | 8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s |
| November | 10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s |
| December | 10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s |
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Sources: Community map “Kite Locations Map” (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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