About this flying site
Excellent departing point for XC-flights to the SSW (Frutigen, Adelboden,...) along the ridge.
Niesen-2280 paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Niesen-2280.
Altitude2,254 m
Launch directionsSW
Coordinates46.6441, 7.6457
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Niesen-2280 is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,254 m. It works best in south-westerly 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 Niesen-2280
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Niesen-2280 doesn't cover.
Möntschelealpnortherly or north-easterly wind, 13 km away · 1,410 m · N, NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalRamslaueneneasterly or southerly wind, 9 km away · 1,470 m · E, S launchSchwandeggsouth-easterly wind, 1 km away · 1,720 m · SE launchAbendbergnorth-westerly wind, 10 km away · 1,830 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
rather steep, but ample space; wind situation on launch can be tricky!
Landing
- LZ 'Heustrich' (see picture): is lying within 5kms of airfield 'Rickenbach'; therefore special restrictions apply for approach and landing.
Access and parking
Funicular from 'Mühlenen on the Bern-Spiez-Kandersteg-Brig line; only local trains stop here. The local trains stop also at 'Heustrich' (primary LZ).
Local weather notes
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…
Flight rules
- 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…
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Paragliding sites near Niesen-2280
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