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Niederhorn-1920 paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Niederhorn-1920.
Altitude1,920 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates46.7100, 7.7734
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Niederhorn-1920 is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,920 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly 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
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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…
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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