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Croix de l Aiguille paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Croix de l Aiguille.
Altitude1,813 m
Launch directionsE, S
Coordinates46.1962, 6.8609
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Croix de l Aiguille is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,813 m. It works best in easterly and southerly 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 Croix de l Aiguille
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Croix de l Aiguille doesn't cover.
Valerettenortherly wind, 7 km away · 2,019 m · N, S launch · thermalLes Giettesnorth-easterly wind, 8 km away · 1,380 m · NE launchLes Pétissouth-easterly wind, 1 km away · 1,512 m · SE launch · thermalCroix de Culetsouth-westerly wind, 3 km away · 1,930 m · SW launchRefuge de Chalinwesterly wind, 7 km away · 2,585 m · N, W, NW launchCrete des Champeysnorth-westerly wind, 1 km away · 2,040 m · SE, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
by car; check with flights school if they have space available: https://www.parafly.ch/?lang=en
Flight rules
Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch. DABS (active danger areas etc): https://www.skybriefing.com/portal/
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Croix de l Aiguille
Les Pétis1 km away · 1,512 m · SE launch · thermalCrete des Champeys1 km away · 2,040 m · SE, NW launchCroix de Culet3 km away · 1,930 m · SW launchAntème4 km away · 1,748 mSignal de Soi4 km away · 1,993 m · SW, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalValerette7 km away · 2,019 m · N, S launch · thermal
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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