Bear Lake Kite Boarding...

[Jack Harmon]

Does anyone know how Bear Lake is for kite boarding?????
Are there any web sites for wind speed?

[lesvierra]

Bear Lake is an awesome place to kiteboard because the sandy beaches have been large and free of obstacles and the water is relatively shallow for hundreds of yards out.

The only problem is I havent heard of anyone having great success at forcasting the wind and riding it. I havent had success yet, but did capture a couple good days last year.

I'm excited to try again this summer. This time I'll try and stick to the south part of the lake. I hear the winds may be stronger at the south. Maybe that is why the sail boat harbor is down there.

Also hope to see a correlation with the weather station below and what I find out on the water. Good luck.

Weather Station
http://www.bearlakeweather.com/upload/C ... tm#history

Cam
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/images/slc/came ... mFrames=24

Cam
http://www.utahlakeview.com/

[Kenny]

Bear Lake has a thermal that comes out of the southwest on warm summer afternoons. It is gusty, puffy stuff, but rideable.

The best time to catch Bear Lake is on a post-frontal north. It can really blow hard with nice swell, but it is tough to predict.

I say always pack your gear, but I would not head to Bear Lake if you are planning on exclusively kiteboarding. It is a good place if you are staying for several days doing other things and when the wind comes up, you hop on you kiteboard and get it while you can.