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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Niesen-2280.
Site briefing
Niesen-2280 is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,254 m and its mapped launch aspects are SW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Excellent departing point for XC-flights to the SSW (Frutigen, Adelboden,...) along the ridge.
rather steep, but ample space; wind situation on launch can be tricky!
- LZ 'Heustrich' (see picture): is lying within 5kms of airfield 'Rickenbach'; therefore special restrictions apply for approach and landing. Under NO circumstances land at the 'Rickenbach'-airfield or overfly this airfield (any altitude!) - this would severely threaten the existance of this great XC starting point!!! >> NO landings between LZ 'Heustrich' and LZ 'Frutigen'
Funicular from 'Mühlenen on the Bern-Spiez-Kandersteg-Brig line; only local trains stop here. The local trains stop also at 'Heustrich' (primary LZ). > https://www.niesen.ch/en/funiculair/timetable/?oid=1832&lang=en Limited transportation capacity for paragliders when very busy!
Webcams: https://www.niesen.ch/en/gallery/webcams/?oid=1936&lang=en Weather info: - Wind: https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min >> click on a station for details (ie Jungfraijoch) - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html
- LZ 'Heustrich' - ATTENTION: please observe strictly all restrictions if landing at LZ 'Heustrich'; - XC to the south (Frutigen/ Adelboden) along the ridge is tolerated (but: see above!); - 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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