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Cooking Lake / Bayshore ( ID Cooking_Lake___Bayshore )
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| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
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| Next Big City (Airport): |
Edmonton |
| Next Town: |
Cooking Lake |
| Latitude: |
53.4258 |
| Longitude: |
-113.0294 |
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Type: | - Lake
| Rider Ability: - Beginner
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| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
| Features: - Parking
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Type: | - Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
| Hazards: - None
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| Quality: | - Clean
| Best Tide: - Tide Independent
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Flat to choppy water. During winter the lake freezes, excellent for snowkiting. Muddy bottom and reeds on the shore.
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Type: | - Grass
| Size: - Small
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| Hazards: | - None
| Beach crowds: - None
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Grassy launch with reeds at the waterline.
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Spring: | - Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
| Summer: - Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
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| Fall: | - Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
| Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
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4 month season usually requires a thin wetsuit. You can also snowkite in the winter when the lake freezes.
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Best Months: | - January
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| Wind Type: - Frontal Winds
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| Best Direction: | - SE
| Main Direction: - SE
- NW
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Good winds all year round. Mainly NW winds, about 30% SE, which is best here. During summer expect some thermal gusts.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: - Short Walk
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From Edmonton head east to North Cooking Lake. Follow signs to the Bayshore development.
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No nightlife.
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