Take-off
Near gondola station or along the ridge. There are multiple nice spots to take off. The takeoff towards NW is easy and safe. If there are southerly winds you can also start towards SE, but it's quite steep.
Fisetengrat paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Fisetengrat.
Altitude2,026 m
Launch directionsN
Coordinates46.8847, 8.9320
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Fisetengrat is a flying site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,026 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and north-westerly winds.
When the wind is wrong for Fisetengrat
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Fisetengrat doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
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Landing
NOT an official LZ! Avoid landing on fields with uncut grass! Use LZ in Linthal (Braunwald: http://paragliding.earth/?site=7669)
Access and parking
Gondola or Hike from Urnerboden. There is a bus from Linthal / Flüelen to Urnerboden. Note that you may need to wait a while at the gondola because it's quite small. When you show up and buy the ticket, you will be told your "time slot".
Local weather notes
Föhn! - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - Wind arrows: http://wepro.meteotest.ch/maps/smn/smn_dd.gif
Flight rules
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): www.skybriefing.com/portal/
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Paragliding sites near Fisetengrat
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