About this flying site
Detailed info about Verbier: see Verbier Ruinettes/ Fontanet! http://paragliding.earth/?site=6831
Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres.
Altitude2,166 m
Launch directionsSE, S, SW
Coordinates46.1214, 7.2333
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,166 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly 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 Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres doesn't cover.
Haute-Nendaz - Tracouetnortherly wind, 6 km away · 2,200 m · N launchDugnynorth-easterly or north-westerly wind, 8 km away · 950 m · N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW launchPlan du foueasterly wind, 5 km away · 2,447 m · E launch · thermalVerbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelaswesterly wind, 4 km away · 2,169 m · S, SW, W launch · thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
- Croix de Coeur: top-landing possible; airfield just behind!! Best (late) afternoon - Savolyeres: grassy slope; morning launch
Landing
LZ 'les Esserts' (Golf): can be pretty 'thermic' in summer
Access and parking
by car from Verbier or via gondola 'Verbier-Savolyere', the walk for a few minutes.
Flight rules
Airspaces in Switzerland are a though subject, get all the info you can get before flying >> more info on http://www.flyland.ch.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres
Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas4 km away · 2,169 m · S, SW, W launch · thermalPlan du fou5 km away · 2,447 m · E launch · thermalDent de Nendaz-24306 km away · 2,430 m · SE, SW launchHaute-Nendaz - Tracouet6 km away · 2,200 m · N launchNovelly-23608 km away · 2,360 m · N, W launchDugny8 km away · 950 m · N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW launch
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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