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Gitschenberg paragliding site and weather forecast

Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Gitschenberg.

Altitude1,360 m
Launch directionsE, S
Coordinates46.8774, 8.5905
AreaSwiss Alps

Site briefing

Planning information for Gitschenberg

Alpine flying overview

Gitschenberg is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,360 m and its mapped launch aspects are E, S. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.

About this flying site

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Access and parking

(private) gondola from Seedorf

Local weather notes

Föhn, Valley wind (>> see pix!) - 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): https://www.skybriefing.com/portal/...

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