The local kitesurfing club provides an area for launching and landing (grass). Only there it is allowed! Foil and tube zones are seperated (see billboard at the spot for additional info). In spring you can use the large alluvial fan that is created by the small englacial stream (see pictures).
In sommer quite sunny. Don´t forget your suncream and sunglasses. Typical continental climate. Wetsuit necessary throughout the whole year due to quite low water temperature. You also have to wear a buoyancy aid or impact vest due to Italian laws! Season throughout the whole year with the right equipment (snowkiting and kitesurfing). But normaly from Mai till Ooctober. It is a cold lake in the South Tirol Alps. In summer max 17°C water temps.
It is a thermal spot! Very good conditions with south winds (very constant, 3-6 Bft). Quite gusty and cold with North winds (2-6 Bft). Best direction is South. If the forecast shows South or Southwest you have a good chance. Works only in North and South winds.
From Austria (Landeck, Innsbruck) take the B180 and B184 south and then the 40 south. Pass the border to Italy until you reach the lake and the beach. From Italy (Merano) take the 38 west, then the 40 north towards Austria. Before the border to Austria you will pass the lake and the beach. From Rosenheim (2.5 hrs): Rosenheim-Innsbruck direction Bregenz, befor Landeck left up to the Reschenpass. From Munich (2.5 hrs): Garmisch, Lermoos, Fernpass, Imst, before Landeck left up to the Reschenpass. From Bodensee (1.5 hrs): pass Arlbergtunnel, after Landeck right up to the Reschenpass. After Reschenpass drive through Reschen, pass the lake on the left (5 min, about 2 km), pass the village Graun, 200m after behind Graun turn right onto the parking lot. Walk 150m to the Kitewiese.
If you kite there in spring and summer you have to pay a small fee for the usage of the local club site and the provided services named above. The rescue service is an extra payment. You need an international kitesurfing license and a private casualty insurance! Wetsuit and flotation vest are required the whole year. In Winter you can use the whole lake for snowkiting. Launch and landing only allowed on the kitezone `Kitewiese`. Tubes must have a a 5th line restart system. Before the first kitesurfer hits the water, call 118 and inform the rescue that kitesurfers will hit the water.
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