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Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas.
Altitude2,169 m
Launch directionsS, SW, W
Coordinates46.0904, 7.2519
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,169 m. It works best in southerly, south-westerly and 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 Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas doesn't cover.
Haute-Nendaz - Tracouetnortherly wind, 8 km away · 2,200 m · N launchDugnynorth-easterly or north-westerly wind, 12 km away · 950 m · N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW launchPlan du foueasterly wind, 7 km away · 2,447 m · E launch · thermalVerbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeressouth-easterly wind, 4 km away · 2,166 m · SE, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
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
Landing
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…
Access and parking
Gondola from 'le Chable' or 'Verbier'; ask for special paragliding pass(?)
Local weather notes
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) -…
Flight rules
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/
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Verbier - Ruinettes _ Fontanets_Attelas
Verbier - Croix de Coeur_Savolyeres4 km away · 2,166 m · SE, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalPlan du fou7 km away · 2,447 m · E launch · thermalDent de Nendaz-24308 km away · 2,430 m · SE, SW launchHaute-Nendaz - Tracouet8 km away · 2,200 m · N launchNovelly-23608 km away · 2,360 m · N, W launchRandonnaz12 km away · 1,370 m · SW 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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