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Hinterrugg paragliding site and weather forecast

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

Altitude2,183 m
Launch directionsN, S, SW, NW
Coordinates47.1528, 9.3042
AreaSwiss Alps

Site briefing

Planning information for Hinterrugg

Alpine flying overview

Hinterrugg is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,183 m and its mapped launch aspects are N, S, SW, NW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.

Landing

right beside 'Iltios-Bahn' (cable railway)

Access and parking

Gondola from Unterwasser: http://www.chaeserrugg.ch/

Local weather notes

Föhn!! Weather info: - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/messwerte-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

Flight rules

underneath LS-R43! 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): http://www.skybriefing.com/portal/

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