Take-off
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12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee) paragliding site and weather forecast
Austrian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for 12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee).
Altitude1,441 m
Launch directionsNE, W, NW
Coordinates47.4280, 11.6960
AreaAustrian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee) is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,441 m. It works best in north-easterly, westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for 12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee)
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction 12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee) doesn't cover.
Largotznortherly wind, 22 km away · 2,157 m · N, NE, NW launchStaffeleasterly wind, 24 km away · 1,430 m · E launchZillertaler Höhenstrasse -Melchboden (Mayrhofen)south-easterly wind, 25 km away · 2,005 m · NE, E, SE launch · thermalSeegrube (Innsbruck)southerly wind, 28 km away · 1,898 m · SE, S, SW launchRofansouth-westerly wind, 5 km away · 1,654 m · SW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Landing
Windsock: by far the best (and biggest) wind indicator is the Achensee itself: just watch the waves...
Access and parking
Gondola from Pertisau (10mins from LZ): https://www.karwendel-bergbahn.at/en/summer/prices-cable-cars.html
Local weather notes
Wind! The so called 'Bayrischer Wind' (because its coming from Bavaria) can become too strong for PG's to fly (launch and land), so you'll have to wait until it settles down in the evening...
Flight rules
Airspace info: >> https://paragliding.earth/?site=9011 (Rofan)
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Paragliding sites near 12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee)
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