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Emmetten - Niederbauen paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Emmetten - Niederbauen.
Altitude1,573 m
Launch directionsN
Coordinates46.9467, 8.5368
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Emmetten - Niederbauen is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,573 m. It works best in northerly 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 Emmetten - Niederbauen
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Emmetten - Niederbauen doesn't cover.
Klewenalpnorth-easterly wind, 5 km away · 1,589 m · NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalSchartieasterly or southerly wind, 6 km away · 1,570 m · E, S launchOber Eggsouth-easterly wind, 5 km away · 1,580 m · SE launchBuochserhornsouth-westerly wind, 8 km away · 1,780 m · SW launch · thermalMusenalpwesterly wind, 8 km away · 1,750 m · W launchRinderstoecklinorth-westerly wind, 8 km away · 2,170 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Huge TO; just a few steps from gondola/ restaurant.
Access and parking
Gondola from Emmetten
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