Snow-Kiting on the Bernina Pass

There are also ‘backcountry’ ‘hinterland’ facilities available with long and challenging tours. The Bernina Pass is a typical north-south corridor. Ideal wind conditions for the snow-kiting sport are in the north and the north-west. A northerly ‘Foehn’ (Sirocco) wind creates a steel-blue sky, whilst southerly ‘Foehn’ weather produces much snow. Kiters can access the area with their own motor vehicle or the use the Rhaetian Railway as transportation. Then, they can rig up their kites and set off at once.