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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir.
Site briefing
Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,112 m and its mapped launch aspects are SW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
competitions are regularily held here 2021: PWC Final: http://www.disentis-open.ch/paragliding-world-cup-2020/home/home.html
Gendusas (Competition TO) other TO: Lai Alv: 46.712701N 8.789094E, 2500m
Sax (besides Hotel Sax: http://lodgesax.com/en/)
Cablecar from 'Disentis': www.disentis3000.ch then charlifts to Gendusas and Lai Alv (these chairlifts do not run always in summer >> walk from Caischavedra!)
Weather info: - act wx/ webcam: http://www.disentis-sedrun.ch/webcams/skigebiet-disentis.html - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/messwerte-an-stationen.html >> zoom in for winds in Disentis etc - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html
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/ - several wildlife protection areas - maxAlt: 3950m (always!)
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