Beta 1.0 Version

Type:	Flat, Chop
Hazards:	No Info
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

It's a lake, mostly choppy 10 to 40cm.

Type:	Grass, Sand
Size:	Small
Hazards:	Trees
Beach Users:	No Info

Beach partly sand and partly grass. Upwind kitebeach, downwind windsurf. The beaches are quite nice and clean but sometimes some rubbish due to storms or something else. The launch it's quite safe, some trees around, but not a problem. Some stones in the water.

Best Months:	April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds
Best Direction:	S
Main Direction:	N, S

The wind is coming from South, it's the best for kiting. Avarage kite size is 16 meters. Wind from 10-30 knots. The season of thermal wind stars in March/April till October. No one is kitesurfing with North winds. The South wind is regular, and sideshore or sideonshore. South wind is coming 6 out of 7 days. South wind: 14-19:00, steady usually 7-18 knots. North wind: sporadically usually 15-40 knots, very gusty. These 4 winds are possible: Tivano: blowing the whole year from 6-10am out of NE. It's coming out of Veltlin and if it is missing, it means that the weather will be bad. Breva: blowing out of the South if the Tivano becomes less. It's the main wind on this lake and mainly in the North quiet strong, blowing from about 10am to sunset. Ventone: blowing from the North, often after a thunderstorm in the mountains with gusts up to 40-60km/h. Not recommended to kite in. Menaggino: out of the South with strong gusts, mainly after thunderstorms in summer. The wind is coming from South, it's the best for kiting. Avarage kite size is 12 meters. Wind from 10-30 knots. The season of thermal wind stars in March/April till October. No one is kitesurfing with North winds. The South wind is regular, and sideshore or sideonshore. South wind is coming 6 out of 7 days. South wind: 14-19:00, steady usually 7-18 knots. North wind: sporadically usually 15-40 knots, very gusty. These 4 winds are possible: Tivano: blowing the whole year from 6-10am out of NE. It's coming out of Veltlin and if it is missing, it means that the weather will be bad. Breva: blowing out of the South if the Tivano becomes less. It's the main wind on this lake and mainly in the North quiet strong, blowing from about 10am to sunset. Ventone: blowing from the North, often after a thunderstorm in the mountains with gusts up to 40-60km/h. Not recommended to kite in. Menaggino: out of the South with strong gusts, mainly after thunderstorms in summer.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From Milan take SS36 to "Lecco" and than straight on to Colico. From St. Moritz go to Chiavenna and than to Colico. The launch is in the North of Colico.

Rules:

Restricted Zones

Just respect locals, the spot and the nature. Kitebeach is not recommended for beginners since the windsurfers beach is just downwind. Upwind kitebeach, downwind windsurf.

Some pubs, bars in the area. Nice summer parties.