Paragliding sites for a westerly (W) wind in Austria

34 sites in Austria are rated best for W winds and 13 more are rated workable. Open any site for a live, hour-by-hour forecast scored for your wing.

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Best in a westerly wind

12er Kopf Zwoelferkopf (Pertisau- Achensee)1,441 m · NE, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Abtenau1,180 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Aineck2,066 m · N, NE, E, SW, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Bischling (Werfenweng)1,811 m · E, SE, S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal Burg Altpernstein - Hirschwaldstein955 m · N, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Choralpe1,654 m · W launch Diedamskopf2,046 m · SE, S, W launch · ridge soaring Fulseck (Gastein)2,013 m · W, NW launch · thermal Gaisberg (Salzburg)1,262 m · N, E, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal Goding1,129 m · SW, W launch Gosau - Zwieselalm1,578 m · N, NE, E, W launch · thermal Gumma2,243 m · E, SE, S, SW, W launch · thermal Hinterglemm (Zwolferkogel)1,921 m · N, E, SE, S, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Hochjoch2,230 m · W launch Hochsteinberg545 m · W, NW launch · thermal Hohensass1,309 m · SE, S, SW, W launch · thermal Jaga1,019 m · S, SW, W launch Kaiserburg2,024 m · N, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Lacknerkogel2,000 m · E, W launch Moscher1,654 m · N, NE, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Neunerköpfle (Neunerkopfle-Tannheim)1,803 m · N, SW, W launch · thermal Niedere - Andelsbuch1,582 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Obertilliach - Golzentipp1,998 m · SE, S, SW, W launch · thermal Pfänder / Pfaender974 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Polster1,884 m · N, SE, S, SW, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Schattberg (Hinterglemm)2,069 m · N, SW, W, NW launch · thermal Schmittenhöhe (Zell am See)1,912 m · E, SE, SW, W, NW launch · thermal Seeboden 022,063 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermal Sender Kleinerberg1,286 m · E, SE, S, SW, W launch · thermal UNTERBERGHORN Takeoff 11,490 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermal UNTERBERGHORN Takeoff 41,682 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Untersberg1,755 m · W, NW launch Wöllaner Nock1,982 m · E, SE, S, SW, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Zettersfeld2,199 m · E, SE, S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal

Also workable in a westerly wind

Brennkopf1,244 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermal Dreiländereck1,403 m · N, NE, NW launch Hochkalmberg1,801 m · SW launch · thermal Hohe Salve1,680 m · NE, SE, SW, NW launch · thermal Krippenstein2,046 m · N, NW launch · thermal Largotz2,157 m · N, NE, NW launch Mugl1,416 m · N, NE, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Oetscher1,497 m · NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal Pridröf1,961 m · E, SE, S, SW launch · thermal Schafberg1,761 m · SE, S, SW launch Schönleiten1,682 m · S, SW launch Seefeld2,053 m · SW launch · thermal Zwölferhorn1,496 m · N, NE, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal

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