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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Ebenalp (Appenzell- Wasserauen).
Site briefing
Ebenalp (Appenzell- Wasserauen) is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,598 m and its mapped launch aspects are N, NE, E. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Attention: also numerous cables!! Download Flyer here: http://www.ebenalp.ch/flugsport (by clicking 'Flugsport_Flyer_pdf') More info on http://www.flyland.ch. Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. DABS (active danger areas etc): www.skybriefing.com/portal/
Different TO's available! - HG's takeoff right underneath gondola; - South TO: take off : 47.2837N, 9.4133E; - North TO: as indicated on map: 3min walk from gondola.
Different LZ's for HG and PG: - HG's land in the field to the North of the gondola station in 'Wasserauen'; - PG's: as indicated on map (to the south of railway station 'Wasserauen')
Gondola from 'Wasserauen' http://www.ebenalp.ch/
Föhn!!!! Weather info: Act wx: +41 79 269 07 27 - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/mess werte-an-stationen.html >> zoom in for winds on Säntis etc - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - http://www.schaenissoaring.ch
ATTENTION: different restrictions in force: check map at gondola station or see map at: http://www.ebenalp.ch/flugsport (download flyer by clicking 'Flugsport_Flyer_pdf'
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