Kitesurf Location - Bielersee / Ipsach ( ID bielersee___ipsach )
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Continent: Europe
Country: Switzerland
Next Big City (Airport): Biel, Bern
Next Town: Ipsach
Latitude: 47.1184
Longitude: 7.2227
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Expert
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms
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Type:
- Flat
Hazards:
- Ships/Boats
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Due to being a lake, the water is flat and choppy. On West wind it gets some small waves.Edit
Type:
- Pebbles
Size:
- Small
Hazards:
- Trees
Location crowds:
- None
There is no sandy beach. There are kind of lagoons of gravel. The space to launch the kite is limited due to trees and has hazardous obstacles. Normally this beach is only used by kiteboarders. Windsurfers are starting some 200m away.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Air: spring 5-20°C, summer 20-35°C, fall 5-20°. Water: spring 10-18°, summer 18-24°, fall 10-18°. Winter too cold or frozen.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- March
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- W
Main Direction:
- W
Best wind (West) is normally in spring and fall. In summer there is thermal wind in the evening called `Bergluft`, but this wind is onshore, kiteboarding isn't suggested.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
From Bern drive westwards towards Biel. Before Biel drive south to Ipsach and then westwards to the lake.Edit
There is a no kiteboarding zone about 800m towards Biel. Due to limited space, this beach is for experts only.Edit
Edit
06-05-12 Kiter: This beach is experts only! NO space, hazardous obstacles!
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