Take-off
- TO 'North': 5min from Gondola station; windsock; summer and winter; easy; with moderate N-winds dynamic soaring possible; Route of flight: via 'Gotschnagrat' to LZ 'Klosters' - TO 'South': between gondola station and restaurant; summer…
Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820 paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820.
Altitude2,808 m
Launch directionsN, S
Coordinates46.8344, 9.7956
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820 is a hill site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,808 m. It works best in northerly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820 doesn't cover.
Klosters - Gotschnagratnorth-easterly wind, 5 km away · 2,221 m · N, NE, SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalDavos - Parsenn- Hoehenweg -2200easterly wind, 3 km away · 2,167 m · E, SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalDavos - Weissfluhjoch -2650south-easterly wind, 1 km away · 2,630 m · SE launch · ridge soaring and thermalDavos - Schiahorn -2700south-westerly wind, 2 km away · 2,700 m · SE, S, SW launchMedergen-Wangeggwesterly wind, 5 km away · 2,279 m · SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermalBraemabuehlnorth-westerly wind, 7 km away · 2,490 m · N, NE, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
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Landing
- 'Davos': info/ pictures to be found here: http://www.paraglidingearth.com/en-html/index.php?site=7883; - 'Klosters': info/ pictures to be found here: http://www.paraglidingearth.com/en-html/index.php?site=7806; - LZ 'Seewiese' (beside…
Access and parking
'Parsennbahnen' from Davos
Flight rules
Entire airspace in Davos CLOSED durning WEF (World Economic Forum)!!! Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. More info on http://www.flyland.ch.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Davos - Weissfluhgipfel -2820
Davos - Weissfluhjoch -26501 km away · 2,630 m · SE launch · ridge soaring and thermalDavos - Schiahorn -27002 km away · 2,700 m · SE, S, SW launchDavos - Parsenn- Hoehenweg -22003 km away · 2,167 m · E, SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalDavos - Strela -24403 km away · 2,440 m · SE launchDavos - Schatzalp -19804 km away · 1,973 m · E, SE, S launch · thermalMedergen-Wangegg5 km away · 2,279 m · SW, W launch · ridge soaring and 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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