About this flying site
Not often used
La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées) paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées).
Altitude1,420 m
Launch directionsSE
Coordinates46.4294, 6.1322
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées) is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,420 m. It works best in south-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées)
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées) doesn't cover.
Noirmontnortherly wind, 7 km away · 1,421 m · N, NW launchCrozet (Les Deux Potes)north-easterly wind, 18 km away · 1,512 m · NE, E, SE, S launch · thermalLa Dôleeasterly or north-westerly wind, 3 km away · 1,660 m · E, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalSaint-Cerguesoutherly or south-westerly wind, 4 km away · 1,001 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermalSeptmoncelwesterly wind, 19 km away · 1,066 m · W launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Leave your car at the arrival of 'la barillette'. walk 10 minutes down to find (not easily) the Takeoff. See the plan. Thats an abrupt corridor in the trees. Max 15-20 meteo wind.
Landing
In 'La Rippe', easy, larges fields
Access and parking
http://www.cvld.ch/pages/sites-de-vol/sites-du-club/la-barillette-ou-les-burnes-gelees.html
Flight rules
Take care of the TMA of Geneva airport. max. 2000 meters on the Jura, and 1050 on the plain http://www.cvld.ch/pages/securite/espace-aerien/tma-de-geneve.html
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées)
La Dôle3 km away · 1,660 m · E, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalSaint-Cergue4 km away · 1,001 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermalNoirmont7 km away · 1,421 m · N, NW launchLa Vesancière8 km away · 1,250 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermalMijoux12 km away · 1,314 m · NW launchPetit Mont-Rond12 km away · 1,491 m · ridge soaring and 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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