About this flying site
competitions are regularily held here 2021: PWC Final: http://www.disentis-open.ch/paragliding-world-cup-2020/home/home.html
Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir.
Altitude2,112 m
Launch directionsSW
Coordinates46.7062, 8.7998
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,112 m. It works best in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir doesn't cover.
Sunnig Gratnortherly wind, 15 km away · 2,040 m · N, NE, E, SE, S launchArninorth-easterly wind, 14 km away · 1,290 m · NE launchCungieri-1800easterly or southerly wind, 2 km away · 1,800 m · E, S launchPlatta Cotschna-2160south-easterly wind, 14 km away · 2,160 m · SE launchRiederseggwesterly wind, 13 km away · 2,200 m · W launchGemsstocknorth-westerly wind, 18 km away · 2,900 m · NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Gendusas (Competition TO) other TO: Lai Alv: 46.712701N 8.789094E, 2500m
Landing
Sax (besides Hotel Sax: http://lodgesax.com/en/)
Access and parking
Cablecar from 'Disentis': www.disentis3000.ch then charlifts to Gendusas and Lai Alv (these chairlifts do not run always in summer >> walk from Caischavedra!)
Local weather notes
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 -…
Flight rules
Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch.
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Paragliding sites near Disentis: Caischavedra - Lai Alv - Plaun Tir
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