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Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia) paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia).
Altitude2,040 m
Launch directionsN, NE, E, SE, S, NW
Coordinates46.7351, 9.1396
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia) is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,040 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly, southerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
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Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Usually you'll have thermic upwinds on the south side of the slope. The best place to launch is probably the steep meadow west of the gondola station.
Landing
There is no official LZ. Pick a freshly cut meadow. Don't land in high grass.
Access and parking
Gondola from Triel (Val Lumnezia): timetable > https://www.obersaxen-mundaun.ch/sommer/fahrplan-sesselbahnen/
Local weather notes
Föhn!!!
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