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Flims -Naraus-1850 paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Flims -Naraus-1850.
Altitude1,839 m
Launch directionsS, SW
Coordinates46.8606, 9.2676
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Flims -Naraus-1850 is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,839 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly 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 Flims -Naraus-1850
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Flims -Naraus-1850 doesn't cover.
Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia)northerly wind, 17 km away · 2,040 m · N, NE, E, SE, S, NW launch · thermalBündner Riginorth-easterly or easterly wind, 14 km away · 1,579 m · NE, E launch · thermalFlims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gionsouth-easterly wind, 5 km away · 2,210 m · SE, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalRieinwesterly wind, 12 km away · 1,710 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermalFeldis - Mutta -1980north-westerly wind, 16 km away · 1,980 m · SW, W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
grass, windsock available
Landing
LZ in Flims: downhill slope!
Access and parking
Gondola/ hike from Flims >> https://www.flimslaax.com/en/opening-hours-prices
Local weather notes
(strong) Föhn >> http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html actual winds >> https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/messwerte.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min
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): https://www.skybriefing.com/portal/
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Flims -Naraus-1850
Flims -Cassonsgrat2 km away · 2,664 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalFlims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion5 km away · 2,210 m · SE, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalFalera7 km away · 1,150 mRiein12 km away · 1,710 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermalSchabell13 km away · 2,110 m · SE launchBündner Rigi14 km away · 1,579 m · NE, E launch · thermal
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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