French Alps · Paragliding site
Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Bozel (Le Pre).
Site briefing
Bozel (Le Pre) is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,481 m and its mapped launch aspects are 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.
Late start (after 13.00?) as it uses a mix of valley wind and thermals and is west facing.
Field above the hamlet of Le Pre.
Bozel in the field between the football field and the lake.
Take the Villemartin road from Bozel but turn off to Tincave, before Villemartin. Go through Tincave and out of a dirt track at the top until Le Pre. The track from Tincave is closed once the snow arrives and usually re-opens April/May.
Can get strong and bouncy in the middle of the afternoon, although rarely unflyable.
Stay out of the Vanoise National Park (to the South and South East) if flying XC.
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