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Niederhorn-1920 paragliding site and weather forecast

Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Niederhorn-1920.

Altitude1,920 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates46.7100, 7.7734
AreaSwiss Alps

Site briefing

Planning information for Niederhorn-1920

Alpine flying overview

Niederhorn-1920 is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,920 m and its mapped launch aspects are SE, S. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.

Take-off

towards midday increasing tailwind onlaunch!

Landing

Interlaken-Lehn or Interlaken-Höhenmatte

Access and parking

Cablecar from 'Beatenberg': http://www.niederhorn.ch

Local weather notes

Weather info: - act wx 'Niederhorn': http://m.windline.ch/meteodata.php?stationID=4109 - Webcam: https://www.niederhorn.ch/webcam/ - Wind: https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min >> click on a station for details (ie Jungfrau) (The MeteoSwiss App is easier to use) - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html

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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