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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Wangs -Pizolbahn Endstation.
Site briefing
Wangs -Pizolbahn Endstation is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,139 m and its mapped launch aspects are N. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Several launch sites at different altitudes availabe
Attention: LZ 'Wangs-Mels' is within '5km-radius' from airfield 'Bad Ragaz': observe restrictions!! >> see pictures
Gondola from 'Wangs': 'Pizolbahn: http://www.pizol.com/en/navpage.cfm?category=TransportH
Föhn!!! - Wind: https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min >> click on a station for details (ie Säntis) (The MeteoSwiss App is easier to use) - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - webcams/ act wx: https://pizol.com/updates/weather-webcams?lang=de_CH
Airfield 'Bad Ragaz': it is forbidden to fly between 'Ragaz' and 'Vilters'! Check also: http://www.fluggruppepizol.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pizol.pdf Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. More info on http://www.flyland.ch.
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