Take-off
Easily accessible from the Du Lac parking lot, this takeoff is suitable for summer evening thermal flights because it lets you easily reach the west face of the mountains.
Suossa, San Bernardino paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Suossa, San Bernardino.
Altitude1,700 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates46.4411, 9.2005
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Suossa, San Bernardino is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,700 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Suossa, San Bernardino
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Suossa, San Bernardino doesn't cover.
Martegnas-2600north-easterly wind, 30 km away · 2,600 m · NE launchBochèta de Vegeinaeasterly wind, 16 km away · 2,284 m · E, SE launch · thermalBocchetta de Curciusa, San Bernardinosouth-westerly wind, 2 km away · 2,280 m · SW launch · thermalPiz di Renten (Cima Croce)westerly wind, 17 km away · 2,122 m · S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
From the A13 highway, take the exit "San Bernardino" and drive south on the main road through and past the village until the road goes downhill again. You can park your car on the left side of the road, on the parking lot of Du Lac.
Local weather notes
Being in a small valley just south of the main alpine ridge, be really careful about weather conditions. FLYING WITH NORTH WIND CAN BE DEADLY! Check the wind conditions on www.cvlt.ch/vento
Flight rules
PLEASE LAND ONLY IN LOW GRASS AREAS OR ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD NEAR THE BRIDGES.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Suossa, San Bernardino
Bocchetta de Curciusa, San Bernardino2 km away · 2,280 m · SW launch · thermalBocca de Rogna - San Bernardino3 km away · 2,382 m · SE, S launch · thermalCamou, Pian San Giacomo4 km away · 1,348 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalConfin, San Bernardino4 km away · 2,147 m · SE, S launch · thermalCeta5 km away · 1,530 m · SE launchPiz Uccello6 km away · 2,657 m · SE, S, SW launch · 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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