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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas.
Site briefing
Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,169 m and its mapped launch aspects are S, SW, W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Download of area info (as PDF): https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/en/fluggebiete-sicherheit/fluggebiete/fluggebiete/ > Wallis > Verbier
TO 'Ruinettes': just 'fall' out of the gondola... TO 'Fontanets': walk for about15mins, facing SW, W. (46.0842 N, 7.2583 E) TO 'Attelas': rarely used anymore; small/ steep
LZ 'les Esserts' (Golf): can be pretty 'thermic' in summer! (Windsock available) LZ 'Montaigner' (Chapel): (Windsock available) LZ 'Champsec': less windy in the afternoon than 'Montaigner' (Windsock available) LZ 'le Chable': WINTER only (1.Dec - 15.Apr)
Gondola from 'le Chable' or 'Verbier'; ask for special paragliding pass(?)
Weather info: - Wind: https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min >> click on a station for details (ie Attelas) (The MeteoSwiss App for Iphone etc is easier to use) - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - 7-day FCST: https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/verbier_switzerland_2658168 - some webcams: https://www.seeverbier.com/webcams/
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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