About this flying site
Very good in winter!!! huge in summer, but prefer morzine for much safety
Avoriaz paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Avoriaz.
Altitude1,819 m
Launch directionsSW, W, NW
Coordinates46.1946, 6.7680
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Avoriaz is a mountain site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,819 m. It works best in south-westerly, westerly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly, north-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch and winch launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch and winch launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Avoriaz
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Avoriaz doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
Near the entry of Avoriaz, on right after 'Pierre et Vacances''s check'in, a little place to park car, it was built by PGHM handgliders in late 70's. It's short, but the glide is suitable to take off in 2-3 feet run.
Landing
near the telepheric, you can choose one of the many places. take care! you are down a big north face, so you have winds coming from the slopes, and winds coming from morzine.
Access and parking
Avoriaz Ski resort
Local weather notes
BAD: East winds (stranges effects), to much back wind at take off, poor thermals. BAD: South Winds (can hide 'Foehn') Good: North Very Good: North East (gret thermals conditions) Good: North West Average: West and South West (can hide a…
Flight rules
it's cool, no problem with heliport just at right from take off, take care it can have planes. It's a ski resort, you have many paragliders, small planes, copters...
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Paragliding sites near Avoriaz
Morzine4 km away · 1,559 m · SW launchCroix de Culet6 km away · 1,930 m · SW launchCrete des Champeys6 km away · 2,040 m · SE, NW launchCroix de l Aiguille7 km away · 1,813 m · E, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalAbondance7 km away · 2,320 m · SE, W launchLes Pétis8 km away · 1,512 m · SE launch · thermal
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